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Hi everyone

Didn't know where or if I should introduce myself, so I thought I might as well do it in the lounge. My name is Sigurveig (Veiga), I have decided to do the rny gastric bypass and I have a doctors appointment next monday to applicate for that. I live in Iceland (the country not the shop) hehe and here the goverment pays for the surgery, so financing is no issue for me.

I am 33yrs old mother of two children, my spouse and kids are all skinny with out effort. So I stick out like a sore thumb in family photos, and just in general when with them out'n'bout. I am 5ft 1in and 270pounds with a bmi of 51. I don't have any obesity problems like sleep apnea or high bloodpressure but I am in physical pain and I can just feel my body getting crushed little by little under all this weight and I just have to do something. Diets work but the amount of pounds to loose is so overwhelming and I give up 1/3 of the way to goal.

So now I get to wait untill it is my turn to go thrue the program for the surgery, hope it will not be a long wait.

Anyway this is me, nice to meet you all.

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Welcome. I hope your time flies by :)

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Welcome to the forum Sigurveig!

I live in Norway and I have not seen any other scandinavian here but us!

I had my gastric bypass 8/10-12 at a private hospital in Oslo.

I have lost ca 30 kg and would like to loose 10-15 kg more.

Best thing I ever did,I am happier and do not feel like my body is giving up anymore.

High bloodpreassure,back ond knee pain gone,no more astma and acid reflux!

I live with my fiance and our to girls,age 10 and 12.Hope you can get your surgery soon,your life really change for the better!

Big hug and god påske!

Solveig

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Welcome to the forum Sigurveig!

I live in Norway and I have not seen any other scandinavian here but us!

I had my gastric bypass 8/10-12 at a private hospital in Oslo.

I have lost ca 30 kg and would like to loose 10-15 kg more.

Best thing I ever did' date='I am happier and do not feel like my body is giving up anymore.

High bloodpreassure,back ond knee pain gone,no more astma and acid reflux!

I live with my fiance and our to girls,age 10 and 12.Hope you can get your surgery soon,your life really change for the better!

Big hug and god påske!

Solveig[/quote']

Hæ Solveig, takk. Thank you for you kind words, I just had my doctors appoinment today. So I am officially on the waiting list but I don't have a surgery date yet, but I have taken my first step towards it. Btw I have alot of relatives in Norway, my big sister lives in Ågskardet not so far from Bodø.

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I'm brand new here, too. I'm waiting for a surgery date also. I'm excited & terrified at the same time! Lots of emotions :) Good luck! Michelle

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I'm brand new here' date=' too. I'm waiting for a surgery date also. I'm excited & terrified at the same time! Lots of emotions :) Good luck! Michelle[/quote']

Good luck to you too. It took me 10 years to take this step so all I am left with is exitement. But still a lot of emotions. One is a litle bit of anxiety to get to know a new face and body, to redefine myself. I untill now have never known anything but fat me. Can not wait to see how I really look like under all of this fat.

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