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My husband is kind of neutral at this point, but he keeps his opinions to himself about it. He knows it is something I need and want to do. Be strong and stand up for yourself and make sure he knows how important this is to you and your health.

I am glad to hear you are doing better Aly. Keep in touch with us and dont be afraid of questions~!

You are NOT a failure!! Make contact with one of the people that was involved in preparing you for the procedure, be it a doctor, nurse, dietician, therapist, etc. Let them know your frustrations. Talk to your family doctor, find out from him what your resources are! You have made the first step...

Hey Kap I was proud of the fact I was going to have surgery, and I told anyone who would listen! I work in a hospital surrounded by doctors and nurses who have given me much support. Some say "your not that fat" or "your not heavy enough are you?" (I laugh at their honesty!), but in the end it...

Hi everyone, my name is Teresa. I am new here as of today :cool: I will be having Open Gastric Bypass surgery on May 4th, and I am very excited and nervous at the same time. It took about 10 months to get to this point and I have learned so much along the way, and hope to learn more, especially...

The reason many of us regain the weight is that we go back to our old ways of eating. No diet or surgery will be successful for us unless we can create that new life of healthier eating. I would like to add that 900 calories a day is NOT healthy for you or anyone for that matter. You are...

I wish you the best Karen! I also am a bit nervous, but extremely excited at the same time. It wasn't all real to me until I was actually scheduled for surgery May 4, 2012. Since then I have been online daily learning what is to come, learning about protein products, the stages of eating what...

I live in Minnesota Andrea, but from the time I saw my physician in June 2011, who recommended I try for the procedure, until I was scheduled for surgery this May 4, 2012 was almost a year.