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Hello all! I am new to this site, but so far i love it! Everyone has such great advice and are so supportive! I am 27 years old, 2 kids and am a nurse at a local hospital. I have been overweight my whole life and been looking into wls for about 5 years. My insurance just changed at work and by the grace of God, WLS is covered!!!!! I am 5'3 and currently 247....Yikes! I am not only having wls to lose weight, but i am doing it because I am way to yound to have the health issues that I do! Just in the past year I have been put on BP meds, and an anti-depressant. My labs showed high LDL and high C-reactive Protein. I am too young for this!!! Can't wait until the fall so I can get my surgery date scheduled and get my life back!!

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We are the same age! I have 3 kids....7 year old twins and a 5 year old!! Welcome to the forum family!!!

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Forgot to add that I am 5'3 and I was 247 before my surgery!!

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Welcome am new on this 2 n am young like u n I also have 2 kids

Welcome!!!

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That's good to hear. I been drinking Biotin for a long time now but not because the hair I used to drink it cause it just to make my metabolism faster. But after I had my daughter it didn't work so I stop it. N know the am going to have the surgery am back on again

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Hi wellcome!! Love this site as well I'm 27 also with a 3 year old son I'm 5'11 358lb and dropping ....... I had WLS last weds welcome and good luck on your WL journey

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Welcome to the group. I'm not as young anymore LMFAO. It does make me feel better to say I'm 32 & I have a 15 year old I had my teenager at 18. Then added 2 more kiddos 4 (turn today) and 2 year old.

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Hi wellcome!! Love this site as well I'm 27 also with a 3 year old son I'm 5'11 358lb and dropping ....... I had WLS last weds welcome and good luck on your WL journey

Congrats on the weightloss!!! How has your recovery been going?

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Welcome to the group. I'm not as young anymore LMFAO. It does make me feel better to say I'm 32 & I have a 15 year old I had my teenager at 18. Then added 2 more kiddos 4 (turn today) and 2 year old.

I had my daughter when I was 18 also! Then added her sister almost 2 years ago......

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