I'm new here

Hi everyone. I am fairly new to the WLS journey. I attended a seminar last week and I'm starting the insurance approval request. I'm 29 years old, actually I'll be 30 in just 30 days. I have a son who is 2 years old who will be having open heart surgery on July 15th. I'm dealing with a lot of worries right now. My husband is very supportive of the surgery, and my friends and family that I've told so far seem to be for the most part. Anyway, I look forward to posting here. Jessica

Hiyas again, welcome!!!

Thank you Char!!

Hi Jessica~ I'm new here too but already have my surgery date of July 12th~ I wanted to send ya a (((Jessica))) hug and some prayers for your son~ and to let ya know I have been waiting for my surgery for 3 years and will do my best to help ya in any way~ I've been researching my surgery for 3 years and had to wait due to insurance reasons~ I hope you have sent your packet back in and if ya need help with a Psych just ask away~! Any questions are welcomed~! Hope to talk with ya soon~ either way~ best wishes to you and yours~!

Jennifer, thank you so much for the support! I have been wondering about the Psych evaluation. I'm worried I'll say the wrong thing and get denied. Is there really a wrong thing to say though? Any advice would be great!

Jessica~ I went to see a real nice lady by the name of Joanne Lyon~ She was great~ I dont think there is a wrong thing you can say~ Personally I just stuck with old reliable (K.I.S.S~keep it simple stupid) lol~ I was open and honest with her about my past~ how long I had tried to diet~ the diets I had tried~ when I first thought of myself as overweight~ a traumatic *incident* that happened in my adult life that I believe lead me to the road I now sit on~ (my 1st hubby raped, murdered & dismemebered a woman when I was prego with my first son) I think that whole *I took what I thought I could get because no one else was gonna love me* comes into play with that marriage~ lol I have a great relationship with my hubby (who is 10+ in my opinion) mom & siblings and my *donor* (my father) wasnt a part of my life till I was almost 30~ my family helped put the *D* in disfunction~ lmbo~ (step dad was a jerk~ mom was overweight too~ I know...... SHOCKER~ lmbo) are ya starting to see the *pattern* here~? lol As you can see I have a very open and honest personality~ I shoot from the hip~ I figure if honesty *shocks* ppl~ atleast I know I was honest~ (seeing your name drug through the papers kinda makes ya a little harsh) Dont get me wrong~ the *traumatic* events in my life *crippled* me.. for lack of better words and I have thought on more then one occasion that I just shouldnt be here~ but I have my faith~ and have felt the loving arms of God around me when I felt as if I couldnt move anymore~ ohhh my~ brings me to tears when I think of those times in my life~ but~ alas~ 2004 is my year~ and only good will come to me this year~ I decided that last year~ lol and have stuck to my guns~ taking all those baby steps to make my life better~ I am SO lucky~ I have a support system around me that the armoured truck company doesnt have~ Sorry about writing you a book~ *wiping* tears~ there are many forms of *theraphy* lol~ this is one for me~ please~ dont hesitate to ask for anything~ I will do all I can~ and go the extra mile with you for the things I just dont know~ lol {{{{~Jessica~}}}} Good Luck & God Bless~! :dancin:

Jennifer, I"m SO very sorry to hear about what happened to you. I just can't even imagine going thorugh that. I admire you so much for what you have gone though. Please let me know if there is anything I could do for you to support you with your weight loss. Jessica

Jessica~ ty for your kindness~ I appreciate ANY support and know that my surgery will be a success~ I have no fears going into this and feel as if I couldnt be more prepared~ 2 weeks and counting~! yeah~! I will be thinking of your family especially your son on the 15th~ I've asked everyone to say a lil prayer on that day just for God's angels (all children are God's angel's) and I feel he too will be surrounded by intelligent, caring & compassionate individuals that will give him nothing but the best that they have within them~ Take care and please keep me posted on what is happening with you and your son~ my hubby (Jason) will be reading my emails for me and I'll tell him to keep ya posted on me post op~ if he doesnt I will when I return from the hospital~ ty for your empathy~ If ya need any help just ask~ after all~ we are in the same boat~! :~) Jennifer

Jennifer, I do hope to hear how are you doing. I'll be thinking about you. I think you are going to do wonderful! Thanks for the thoughts on my son. My WLS has been put on the back burner so to speak for now. I'm not changing anything, still waiting on approval etc; but I just haven't thought about it as much ya know. Sunday before church service we get to meet a couple who went through this with their daughter. I think that will be comforting to me. We also found out there will be a golf tournament in our son's name in Topeka in August. I thought that was just so sweet. Please email me personally whenever you want! I would love to hear from you. Sorry my replies seem to be getting shorter, I'm feeling more and more tired daily from worrying. It's amazing how much worrying can drain you physically isn't it??? Hope to talk to you soon! Jessica