Newbie intro

BlueEyedBaby · December 31, 2006

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Hello everyone. What an awsome forum. I'm so glad to have found you. I am 40 years old and have been slightly overweight all my adult life, but have really ballooned over the past 10 years, mostly I believe due to thyroid and hormone problems. I, too, have tried just about every diet out there and a few made up ones of my own, without success. 2 years ago my best friend had a RNY done and although she had great success with the weight loss, the complications were massive and because I was by her side the whole time, I saw first hand that I did not want to go through that no matter what. On top of the fact that I am an RN and have an aversion against cutting out parts of my body. But my curiosity was peaked so I started doing research on weight loss surgeries. That is when I came across the lap band. The more I learned, the more I liked. I was so excited. Then I found out that my insurance would pay for RNY but not the lap band. It was "too new". This was a year ago. Since then I have moved from Florida to Tn and have a new insurance that says they will pay for it. Which is why I am here now.

I have made the decision to go for it. My first MD appointment is Jan. 17th. I have full support of my awsome hubby and the rest of my family just says "cool". I guess they know that as an RN, I have enough medical knowledge to not venture into something like this without researching it thouroughly. Anyhow, I just thought I would intro myself and jump in because I just may need a little support from some "old pro's" and maybe I can eventually contribute to someone elses success.

Sign me,

Taking the first step.....

JDru · December 31, 2006

Welcome blueeyedbaby! Congratulations on taking control of your health...it's exciting isn't it? It sounds like you have done the reserach and you are relaly ready to make the changes necessary for success. This site is a great resource for information and support. Keep us updated on your progress!