Hello - new here :)

Hello everyone. My surgery date is Thursday, April 20th. I'm so excited it's almost here. How nice that there's an entire area dedicated to people having their surgery now. I look forward to getting to know you all Lizzie

congratulations Lizzie, It will be fun to go through this part of our lives with so many other people. I'll be thinking about you on Thursday and I'll send a prayer up for you that everything goes smooth. Darla

Hi Lizzie! Fairly new to this board also. It really helps knowing that there are alot of other people going through things the same time you are. Congrats on your date and you will be in my prayers. Keep posting on your progress, ups and downs, etc. Denise

Hi Lizzie. Glad you could join us here. You're almost to you're date...are you feeling as nervous/excited as I am? I am going a little crazy waiting for the 18th to get here! Lisa L.

I'm not nervous at all. I thought I would be as it got closer but the closer it gets the more excited I get. I just cannot wait to be on my way to a healthier, more active ME I have some health problems with my back and knees which the weight just makes more painful so I'm really excited that I will eventually be in less pain. I'm not feeling the need to have a last hurrah with food. That's another thing I thought I would want to do, but I don't. I'm thinking that it was fun while it lasted but that part of my life is over. Just like I loved tap dancing and gymastics when I was younger (and thinner LOL), I enjoyed it then, think of it fondly.... but that part of my life is over. My life when I could eat anything I want to is now over and I'm fine with it. I'm so excited that my date is so close! Good luck to everyone who is going in soon also Lizzie