Nervous in Florida

[southernbrat 0]

OK I'm a single mom of a beautiful 7yr old. I'm 5'4 and 364. Has anyone had real success with this? Any downfalls?

[mal0712 101]

OK I'm a single mom of a beautiful 7yr old. I'm 5'4 and 364. Has anyone had real success with this? Any downfalls?

I'm 5'4 335 right now. My dad had gastric bypass 10 years ago and went from 475 down to 225. Where there is a will there is a way!! I've just started journey:)

[southernbrat 0]

My surgery is scheduled for the end of next month and I am beyond nervous and not sure what to expect

[anaxila 501]

@@southernbrat, to figure out what to expect, just do what you're doing. Hang out here, read, research, talk to people who've had it done, etc.

The biggest help for me was a book called "Obesity Surgery: Stories of Altered Lives" by Marta Meena and Lindsey Ricciardi. It's available on Kindle, which is how I read it; I'm not sure how easy it is to find in stores as it's a few years old (published 2008). The authors conducted in-depth interviews with 33 people who had RNY and told their stories throughout the book. Some of the interviewees were 10 years out from surgery, while others were just 6 months out. It was not all sunshine and roses, but reading and understanding their journeys was a huge help to me in deciding to take that big leap myself.

Good luck!