New in town :)

[blashlee 509]

Hi everyone. My name is Ashlee, I am 27 and I'm a pre-op candidate for gastric bypass. I live in San Diego, CA (and have all my life!) and my surgeon is Dr. Julie Ellner. I'm very new to the process and I don't personally know anybody who has had weight loss surgery so I'm looking forward to meeting others who are walking this path with me.

I'm especially interested in talking to other young ladies close to my age (20s-early 30s) who have had any weight loss surgery. I recently attended a support group and found that there was nobody there close to my age and somebody 55 isn't going to have the same emotional and social struggles that someone 27 is (no offense if you're 55 but I bet your friends don't wanna go out drinking with you every Friday).

Looking forward to meeting folks and gaining much needed support!

[LilMissDiva Irene 3,282]

@@blashlee Hi there and welcome to the rest of your life! WLS has been both a blessing a somewhat of a curse for me at times. But the best thing I've learned in this is that I am much stronger than I ever imagined. If you need a friend, I'm here! Cute pup too. I have some Maltese that I just adore.

[zedqueen 27]

Hey doll! I am 22 here. Currently residing in Indiana. Welcome! I'm kind of new Here also. Just had surgery January 13. So I'm pretty fresh off the boat. This is truly a life changing journey and it can be a positive journey if you follow the doctors orders. You'll get to meet some pretty amazing ppl and your eyes will open to many things you never thought before. You will have your ups and downs. But hopefully more ups. I just had my down today when I went through a terrible two hr dumping syndrome session. But afterwards you feel better and you learn lessons. I'm two weeks and three days out and I've already lost 27 pounds. This can be a blessing if you remain strong

[meryl0707 16]

Welcome! You'll find varied age ranges here. I went to a support group in November and there was no one under 40 there. I'm 32 and scheduled for surgery March 12th. If you have questions or want to chat, let me know. I've been through the initial consultation, 5 months of the 6 month supervised diet ( required by my insurance), psych eval and re-consultation so far. I have appointments every week until my surgery date. It's a challenging process but I'm looking forward to the day.

[freshair 135]

Hey welcome I'm 30, im 2 months post opp gastric bypass , took me about a year and a half to get surgery. i live in Canada and would be glad to answer any questions you might have. You can message me privately too

[blashlee 509]

Welcome! You'll find varied age ranges here. I went to a support group in November and there was no one under 40 there. I'm 32 and scheduled for surgery March 12th. If you have questions or want to chat, let me know. I've been through the initial consultation, 5 months of the 6 month supervised diet ( required by my insurance), psych eval and re-consultation so far. I have appointments every week until my surgery date. It's a challenging process but I'm looking forward to the day.

Thank you Meryl! My insurance doesn't require the 6 month diet but I am on a liver shrinking diet prescribed by my surgeon. If all goes well we are looking at possibly the end of March for surgery.

Hey welcome I'm 30, im 2 months post opp gastric bypass , took me about a year and a half to get surgery. i live in Canada and would be glad to answer any questions you might have. You can message me privately too

Thank you! If I have questions i definitely will!

[hanna91 33]

Hello ladies. I'm Hanna 23 and residing in st charles mo. I am actually just staring the process myself but have two family members who have had the surgery. Would love to make some friends my age going through the same thing

[zedqueen 27]

Hello ladies. I'm Hanna 23 and residing in st charles mo. I am actually just staring the process myself but have two family members who have had the surgery. Would love to make some friends my age going through the same thing

hey Hanna. Ngawa here. Almost 23. Had the roux en y procedure done January 13 of this yr

[laurenjane 35]

Hi @@blashlee! I'm Lauren. I live in San Diego and Dr. Julie Ellner is my bariatric surgeon too. Like you, I'm also a native San Diegan. I'm 37, so I don't exactly fit into the age group you were looking for, but I'm close!

My first consultation with Dr. Ellner was on February 20. I was not required by my insurance to do a 6 month supervised diet, but I've been on Dr. Ellner's liver shrinking diet since 2/20. Currently I'm STARVING! I've completed all but one of my pre-op required appointments and I'm hoping to get a surgery date at my next appointment with Dr. Ellner on 3/19.

I'm planning on going to the next support group meeting, so hopefully I will meet you there!

[blashlee 509]

@@laurenjane

You're closer to my age than the people I met before, and actually pretty close to age range of people I normally socialize with anyway! i would love to meet you at the next support group I got my date at my 2nd appointment and it was confirmed two weeks later. I'm seeing her again on 03/18, we will have just missed each other. I really am glad I have found Dr. Ellner, she's great and so is Dawn, they always get back to me right away when I have questions and I always feel comfortable and at ease with her. My surgery is April 6th, we are getting things underway. It's exciting but also terrifying all at once.

Edited March 13, 2015 by blashlee

[laurenjane 35]

Hi @@blashlee! I'm so glad to hear that you got your surgery date at your second appointment! I really wasn't ready for surgery at my 1st appointment, but I definitely am now. I'm getting anxious and I just want to get my surgery scheduled! I agree, this is both exciting and terrifying, but I'm ready to get it done and get on with my life!

I really like Dr. Ellner and Dawn too. When I first began looking at local bariatric surgeons, I was immediately impressed with Dr. Ellner by her website alone. She seemed so open, friendly, caring and willing to provide as much information as she possibly could. Once I went to one of Dr. Ellner's seminars, I knew that she was the right surgeon for me. I had to change my insurance in order to go to her, but I'm glad I did. I am confident that I will have a successful surgery and follow-up experience with Dr. Ellner.

I look forward to meeting you at the support group on 3/25!

Edited March 13, 2015 by laurenjane

[blashlee 509]

I changed my insurance to see her as well and I'm really glad I did. My previous insurance had a lot of hoop jumping and it was about to go up on cost anyway. Things shook out really well, I'm 23 days away. A little freaked out but I mentally feel pretty ready and have a great support team in my family and friends.

[laneydasilva 34]

Hi was surgery worth it u have any complications?

[Tamika 10]

@@blashlee hi I'm 27 and I had gastric bypass yesterday and i am still in the hospital right now. ...Besides the pain I have walked yesterday and today.... they also found a Hernia and repaired it as well so my pain experience is so much like labor pains if you have a child you would know what I mean ●_● omg but I have no problems so far....other than being morbidly obese I am a healthy 27 year old...i think I worried so much about the day of surgery and all of the horror stories that it's really was not that bad...

[Tamika 10]

I am so excited to embark on this weight loss journey let's support each other! Because you will need people to talk to especially people who have gone through it