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Hi,

What are you waiting for?angst.gif If you are someone who is sitting on this board and you are reading ALL the postings and not saying anything—this is quite normal. I did that for a few months too. I was trying to figure a few things out about weight loss surgery. Having WLS is one of the biggest decisions you will ever make. What I learned once I started asking questions was; there is an enormous amount of helpful people on this board that helped me along the way and answers my hundreds of questions I had. You can NEVER ask too many questions OK. Two of them were my mentors and I received incredible amount of support from them and I am so blessed and thankful for their help.bringiton.gif

OK here is my challenge for you “newbies” Please don’t give another day of your life away being fat and unhealthy. confused.gif Start asking questions. Start the process of educating yourself and maybe set a date to have WLS. I had sleeve weight loss surgery 3 ½ years ago by Dr. Aceves and lost 105 pounds and have kept it off. Nina Dr. Aceves's Patient Coordinator is fabulous and will help you set a date and answer so many of your questions about the cost. I have extreme amount of experience and I am more than willing to answer any and all of your questions. So get off the fence and start asking things that you are curious about.heart.gif

Hugs,

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Sleeved 10/21/2008clap.gif

Lost 105 pounds

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