I'm alive...mostly :P

Melissa...thank you so much! You're right, financial may be an issue, but there's larger issues at stake here. I'd lean on friends if I had them, but I do have family, and while it may not be the *kind* of support I'm looking for, at least I know they're there. Besides, I have a therapist, so that works for me...LOL. I also have to agree on the WLS journey giving strength. I chose to have surgery so that my quality of life would improve...I've found that to be true now in ALL aspects of my life, and not just health. I didn't make THIS life altering decision to be miserable elsewhere. Thanks for the shirt compliment. I'd offer to send it to you when you ARE pregnant, but sheesh, you'd swim in it!! Congrats on your WL success, you've done/are doing fabulously! Here's to an even more successful new year to you!