THANK YOU TO EVERYONE!!

I just want to say "THANK YOU" to all the wonderful, supportive, people I've met on this site. I opened my email the other day and had 5 messages from people I don't even know, telling me they'll be praying for me and will be here waiting once my surgery is over to help me thru everything. (Licia, Judy, Marie, Erin, Laurie) It means so much to have so many people that care, especially strangers, when your own friends and family aren't there to support you because they don't agree with the decision. (My own mother doesn't know I'm having this surgery and that's because when I thought I was going to get approved back in April I told her about it and all I got was negativity and she would say (in front of my children) how I'm crazy, I'm going to die, my kids will be orphans, etc...) So I decided not to tell anybody about it this time around and once I start losing weight that's when I'll spill the beans. So once again, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. It really means a lot to me. Love, Rachel

I also would like to send a prayer your way Rachel. Just remember that not only do you have the good lord with you but all your new acquaintences from here. If that isn't the best support group ever, then I don't know what is. I am hoping to have my surgery in the fall. Just had the psych eval. yesterday so now things are on their way. I wish you all the success that life holds Dawn

Do you have a date in mind? Everything for me just sort of fell into place, I wanted it on the 12th and that was the only day open. I feel this surgery is my miracle and the answer to the prayers of fat people!! (I have prayed daily for years to get this weight off and years ago I didn't qualify for the surgery so God must have had His reasons) I'm just thankful I have so many people to share this with!!

Rachel, I know how you feel about the negativity. I reluctanty told my parents a few weeks ago. They are constantly trying to find stories to tell me about the negative things that can happen and dieing and all of that. I simply reply with "when I have the surgery there is a risk of complications, but without the sugery there is no doubt I will die or have serious health problems at an early age.". That does a pretty good job of shutting them up. I just don't talk about it much to them, but I did feel I owed it to them to know about the surgery, because in the even something does happen to me during the surgery, they are my family and they shoudl know what I am going through and that there is that slim chance of something happening to me. Good Luck with your surgery and with your family. I know how difficult family can be when dealing with this. Shawn M.