Hi! I am new here. I think I have only posted once. I was tentatively scheduled to have my surgery on December 21st. But that was up in the air.  But I got a phone call this morning from the surgeon's office saying that my date for surgery is DECEMBER 28, 2009!!!  I also have to have an endoscopy done on the 17th, which is the date of my last class for the 24-week program I am attending for the WLS.  

I am a ball of nerves now. I think I have been all along but it seems worse now. But just pray for me as the countdown time begins. I start my liquid diet on the 17th as well. So much to do. I am going to go and pack up most of my old summer clothes and give them to Good Will because i will have a new wardrobe by Summer!!! 

I am on my way to my transformation journey and becoming a new me!!!

God bless!!
Angela

 Wow!!! I am so excited and happy for you!!! I just found out today that my surgery is scheduled for 12/28/09 as well!!! Woooohoooo!!! Let the countdown begin!!!! I am a ball of nerves right now. But I am so happy for you and everyone else on here.  Be blessed!!!
Angie

Well last thursday was my final with the surgeon... I was a little put off that my original surgeon wasn't there and i was "thrown" into the room with someone new. Well I as always just went with it and asked him the same boat load of questions my doctor was going to get. He passed the test and was very serious and liked that I asked questions, so acutally I left feeling pretty good about the whole thing.
So this friday is the day..... I have had a sick tummy all weekend, I think its just nerves. Its hard to believe that everything finally came together after years of looking into this. I catch myself still second guessing myself but not as much. I think I read too much online and made the mistake of looking at a "fill" on you tube. Big mistake for someone who hates needles....I woke sunday morning at 4am thinking OMG what the heck am I doing to myself by impalanting something in me and why can't I just do this on my own and then I came the realization that I have tried to do it on my own for years and it didn't work. I think one of my issues is of course the "what ifs" after surgery. I am self pay and I worry something will go wrong and I will have to mortagage the house again to pay for anything that went wrong. I noticed also being self pay that i did everything on my own, I sorta felt like I had to chase paperwork, call, etc. more so than when i have ever had anything done with insurance. That part kinda sucked, and although my doctors office was kind enough I guess they were too busy trying to get peoples insurance to approve that us self pays because our lack of insurace to pay we got thrown to the side. I sure know after the monies I paid out last week I am going to do exactly what I am supoosed to so I won't regretful.
I hope everyone this month has a smooth surgery and a speedy recovery. :) If anyone wants to be a "buddy" please let me know I need all the support I can get.

YAY!!! Cannot wait either!! Make sure to update ASAP!!!
nee'
well, Text!!!

12/09 is going to be a great day!!! I am also doing my VSG on that day! I can't believe it's 2 days away! Good luck every one!