Thank you kindly.  I wasn't that excited at first but the more come here and share with others and hear from others who are having surgery around the same time, the more excited I get.  
Blessings and health to us all

I agree with Ruxanby.  Call your doc asap and quarantine your little darling .    She'll thank you later.  I had a sick little girl myself last week and was really nervous about getting whatever she had.  I medicated her, supplemented her (and myself) and loved her at arm's length.  She cleared right up and I never caught her cold, thank God.   Good luck. 

350 current weight 5'7"
160 my goal weight
230-192 doctor's estimation of what I we can reasonably expect to lose (60% -80%) of excess weight

The doctor gave no specific requirement, however.  My thoughts are that some of that  extra weight will be extra skin that must be removed.  Additionally, I plan on lifting weights again( muscle weighs more that fat)  so as long as I look good in my clothes and I'm healthly, I'm happy.

 

Hi there.  Congratulations on your surgery as well.  I'm having surgery on the 17th and I am concerned with getting comfortable.  Could you elaborate on why sleeping is such a pain and do you have any suggestions?  Thank you so much. 

Hey all.  I am mellyw and I am having surgery on the 17th like most of you-( yeah us!).  This has been a long time coming as I having been working on this since 2001 and seriously over the last 4 years.  I had to change surgeons which I am extremely happy about because my last surgeon and the one I have now are like night and day.  I am not nervous but I'm not super excited yet either.

 You see, with my last surgeon my surgery was cancelled twice  just hours before surgery.  The first time  it was for a pretty legit reason but the second time the Dr's. reason seemed a little iffy and it didn't help that just hours later he was away on vacation.  

Said all that to say that I'm a little gun shy -people.   But my current very kind comptetant and patient surgeon said that he reviews everything way ahead of time (like 2 weeks before at our final pre-op appt)so there are few surprises and that he wouldn;t cancel surgery for something like a little anemia ( and the previous doctor did say I was "a little anemic" as he packed his bags for vacation).

 So forgive me if I sound a little negative but I want to be as honest as I can because someone might be in the same boat as I was and am.   WHew!  So here we all go . . . .