Welcome back and congrats on your consult!!  It's an exciting step!!!  Wish you all the luck!  If you have any questions......you know we are here for you!   Keep us posted!

wow Deirdra sounds like your plate is full right now, no pun intended.  good luck with everything

Hello All,
 I'm not sure anyone will remember me but I was on the board (not very actively though unfortunately) about two or three years ago. I suffer from obesity and have watched a friend go through Roux en Y surgery very successfully but at the time I was hesitant to take that leap of faith. And then when I finally WAS ready to at least go look into it with a surgeon, the one closest to me did not take Medicare. Well, that has changed and Medicare recently completed their side of things and he's approved!
 Now, to the good news--I have my FIRST SURGICAL CONSULT on August 20th!!! I am both excited and nervous!! I already went to a support group informational meeting last September so that is done. I also am scheduled for a sleep study consult on August 9th. And, for other reasons, my primary care nurse practitioner had me see a cardiologist a few months ago and I had a stress test done at that time and that came back with a "leaky valve" but the cardio doc assured me "You could live to be a 100 with that. Yours is not a dangerous one."  I had my gall bladder out in Nov 2006 so don't have to worry about that either lol. So... now I'm waiting patiently and thinking that just mayyyybe, I could have surgery before the year is over if I am initially approved!
 Hope all is well with everyone, Lori

Just thought I'd drop in again and say I was hoping to see alot of old friends and new ones yesterday.  You're all a bunch of hard working people I see.  I've had a few rough weeks and actually put on 3 lbs.  ouch,  we've had a birthday cake in the house, brownies, chips,  I've been bad.  really need to refocus.  I've done ok with my walking, i've managed to get in my 10 miles a week, but probably should work on making it 12 miles.  Today is Date day for me and hubby, he takes Thursday off from Golfing.  He has an Eye appointment and then we plan on going out on our boat.  I Do need to get in my walk at some point.  I'm very bad about not getting it in if I dont' do it early in the morning.  Stop in and tell me a little something about yourself.  I'm desperate for friends. haha 

damn, I just looked in my appointment book and we have company coming in from FL on sept 25, 4 of them, I need to be home.  I'm sorry,   maybe other's will be willing.  ugggggg/oiyyyyyy