Hi everyone, I am a newbie around this site though it looks very familiar to a Thinner Times site I was visiting the last few weeks and Low Carb Friends I have been w/ since last year....where I have made two terrific buddies and we chat everyday.
I didn't feel the right vibe at Thinner Times so I hope to feel better here. A little about me,
I am a mom, 30 yrs old and have a wife (yes, you read that correctly) of 8 years. We live very comfortably in Davenport Iowa and together we have a great family and friends we share our lives with. Kate (wife) had gbypass a year and 3 months ago, I was carrying our daughter at the time so I waited until now, the time for me. I never thought I'd get this surgery to tell you the truth, thought my life would be dieting every other Monday and gaining and losing 40 pounds til the day I died.
I wasn't a fat kid, the fat friend and until I turned 20 I wasn't even really that overweight, though compared to my size 2 friends and not fitting that 'mold' I was taunted a little.
I have been dieting for the better part of 18 years, I still remember my first diet in 8th grade and with the exception of pregnancy, I have never gone longer than a couple weeks w/o a new plan that was going to be 'it' this time....
ANYWAY, once I realized I'd qualify it went very quickly. I started researching years ago and waited til now - but from start to finish (tomorrow
) w/ the Bariatric center it was less than 2 months. For once my insurance wasn't going to cause a problem.
I am ready, scared but prepared....I lived it everyday w/ Kate and I have several patients that have gone through it (I am a medical technologist for a family practice Dr.)....though nothing can prepare myself for what I personally will endure.
Imagining myself a slimmer person at this point is the most exciting feeling in the world - I am so tired of the pain. I hope I am strong enough to do well with this....I hope to meet a couple if not more, great people along the way.
Tomorrow is my rebirthday. I couldn't be happier......as for now I do the clean out bit, almost time for my 2nd colon cocktail, could there be anything more disgusting than that fosfa-soda stuff????
Thanks for reading, so far you all look pretty terrific, or should I say, fabulous.
New here, tomorrow is my day! 
hi there and welcome! I am also new here and am waiting for approval of my appeal. This is an awesome site and everyone is so supportive, you will love it!! Good luck and my prayers are with you tomorrow!!!!
So long as you are putting your best foot forward, then, 
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