hey i'm a newbie

hi i'm new to this message board and new to this wls process looking for friends and a shoulder to lean on [tacky i know].

Welcome Susie!!  Great name  :o)

i always thought susie was an awsome name no matter how you spell it

hi susie, you are in good hands. dr. steele is completely awesome. i love her. she is an extremely skilled surgeon and truly cares about her patients. good luck with everything.

 Welcome! This is a great board with great & supportive people! Good luck in your journey

thank you for the postive wishes, i will defintely need all the support that i can get !!!!!!!  if you need  support or a friend just let me know and i'll be there.

 Great to have another MD-er here! Where are you in the process?

~Jen

well currently i have done everything my doc has asked me to do, quit smoking, went to three support group meetings at bay view and let me just say those support groups for post op and pre op patients are great !!  but getting back on track had my meeting with the nutritionist and i'm having my psych evaul today. crossing my fingers hoping that i get an all clear. also i have to lose 60lbs before surgery per dr.stelle instructions, so far i have lost 14lbs so far but i have not  weighed myself for two weeks. tonight when i go to the gym i will weigh myself and post my results on my blog so wish me luck.

 No worries about the psych eval, as long as you're relatively sane and have normal expectations of the surgery you'll do just fine 

60 pounds is a tall order pre-surgery! I'm sure she has very good medical reasons, but yikes! I'll be pulling for you and watching your blog to see how you're doing. 

~Jen

Hi Susie,

Welcome to the board.  The group here are very supportive and will to answer question about there experiences.  How far alone are you in the process.


Linda