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Thanks everyone! The surgeon I'm seeing is the only one within hundreds of miles of me that does bariatric surgery and he specializes in it. His office has its own weight management team - nurse practitioner, 2 dieticians, as well as works with a psych team, a physical therapist, and a sleep...

When I first started the program, I read through all of the information and thought to myself "I can do this, no problem". I realized last night that it was a very abstract concept to me at that time. My how time flies when you are having fun! I read through the program again last night and...

Take a deep breath, then another. The mail could just be held up by the weather. I would give it a few more days. They are probably also going by business days. Hopefully you will hear from them soon. If you haven't heard from them by say, next week or so, give them a call and find out...

Congratulations Ralph! It must feel so wonderful. And congrats on your 50th anniversary! I'm really happy for you!

Tillies, I'm wishing you luck tomorrow and you will be in my thoughts. You must be so excited.

Welcome to the forum!

I know starting out can feel a bit overwhelming. For me, I am going through a weight management center that is in with the surgeon w. They gave me a detailed list of things I had to do before surgery including the 6 months of weight management. I also had to quit smoking. It was one of the...

I'm wishing you such good luck with your surgery. You will be in my thoughts! And yes, as far as I know, coffee is out, at least for my surgeon it is.

Wow - that is really 1uick! Good luck with your surgery and I will be keeping you in my thoughts.

Good luck with your surgery! I will keep you in my thoughts.

Hi! I'm new to the group as well, but have read so much helpful information and felt the support from this group. I haven't had surgery yet, hopefully in a couple of months but I'm really excited to get my new life started. Hope to see you around often!

I am also new to this site and your story sounds like an echo of mine. I'm looking at surgery sometime in April hopefully. I also have no family support with the exception of my husband. My parents don't approve at all, but morbid obesity runs in my family as does diabetes. I think your idea...

So sorry for your loss, Ralph. Yes, there are many good treatments for macular degeneration now, however the type that I have has no treatment available. It involves the nerve cells of the macula and is genetic. It started when I was 10 and keeps progressing, don't know how far it will get...

Ralph, I have a juvenile form of macular degeneration so I use magnification and the zoom tools on explorer to read the forum. I have a hard time with audio as my mind tends to wander LOL. I have learned braille however, slow gong as that may be, it helps me to take notes and read...

Thanks Cheyenna and Ralph! Ralph, one of the reasons I joined this group is that my nearest local group is an hour away and I am blind so I don't drive. I do have the most important support in my husband, you are right about that.. I really appreciate the support and information.

Oops, title was supposed to say site. LOLHi everyone! I am new to this site and it has already been a big support for me. I have 1 month left for insurance requirements, had all my testing, and cleared by psych, then hopefully I can get surgery scheduled. I am planning on having gastric...