Melis
10-15-2010, 03:12 PM
Hello all. My name is Melissa and I am 35 years old. I am married but with no children....yet. I just received approval for my roux en y procedure from my insurance company and my surgical date is November 15th.
A little background on me, I have been overweight my entire life. I can remember having to shop in the husky kids section when I was little and I was wearing adult sizes long before all my little friends were. Like many I have been trying for years to loose weight. My first diet was at the tender age of 12. I lost a few pounds here and there but nothing ever stuck. My current weight is 336lbs. I have been researching bariatric surgery for years. I finally feel like i am at a point in my life where I am able financially and medically to do this. I have an amazing husband and wonderful group of friends and family that are supporting me in my journey.
One thing that has kind of thrown me back a bit is the emotions I started to feel when I got notice of my approval and surgery date. It is now Friday and I got my approval only 2 days ago...but these past 2 days have been filled with tears. My tears are tears of joy, relief, excitement,and fear of everything that is unknown to me. I find myself frantically searching the internet trying to find out everything I need to find out about anything having to with WLS. The group I am going to for my surgery has an amazing host of resources for their patients...but I find myself wanting to know more and more. Which I assume is not a bad thing really. I think I need to step back and realize that I have educated myself enough and have faith that I can handle the challenges to come. I look forward to getting to know my way around this site.
:wavey::wavey::wavey:
A little background on me, I have been overweight my entire life. I can remember having to shop in the husky kids section when I was little and I was wearing adult sizes long before all my little friends were. Like many I have been trying for years to loose weight. My first diet was at the tender age of 12. I lost a few pounds here and there but nothing ever stuck. My current weight is 336lbs. I have been researching bariatric surgery for years. I finally feel like i am at a point in my life where I am able financially and medically to do this. I have an amazing husband and wonderful group of friends and family that are supporting me in my journey.
One thing that has kind of thrown me back a bit is the emotions I started to feel when I got notice of my approval and surgery date. It is now Friday and I got my approval only 2 days ago...but these past 2 days have been filled with tears. My tears are tears of joy, relief, excitement,and fear of everything that is unknown to me. I find myself frantically searching the internet trying to find out everything I need to find out about anything having to with WLS. The group I am going to for my surgery has an amazing host of resources for their patients...but I find myself wanting to know more and more. Which I assume is not a bad thing really. I think I need to step back and realize that I have educated myself enough and have faith that I can handle the challenges to come. I look forward to getting to know my way around this site.
:wavey::wavey::wavey: