Hello everyone!

Seems a bit quiet over here! Hi, my name is Ju Ju and I am 41, have a son and I am scheduled to have my WLS on September 15th with Dr. Ikramuddin, God willing. I am really scared to have it but I know that it is the best thing for me. I have been overweight for over 30 yrs and my body, mind and spirit can't take it anymore. My co-morbitities are increasing and I do not want it to become more life threatening. Before, I was overweight with no problems; now, I have high blood pressure, Type II diabetes, and I can barely walk a block without being in pain or out of breath. I cant live like this anymore especially because I now have a 16 month old who needs me. I want to have the energy and fun it takes to deal with this boundlessly energetic boy! I was so depressed when I realized I could not even sit on the floor and play with him. I don't want to waste precious time that I have him being so little. Plus I want to be a healthy role model for him to look up to and for him to eat healthy and grow up not thinking of food as I did--a way of life.

Anyway, even though I am scared, I am willing to do anything if it means me healthy and my son the best mom I can be. Right now, its early days; I have appointments sceduled for my psych eval at the end of this month, my BCC on the 21st, and my cardiologist, my pcp, etc during the next 8 weeks. I am anxious that all will go well. I'm a nervous wreck really. LOL!

JuJu

Are you doing the RNY? Your name is bandis4me but is says RNY for your surgery. Do you live in MN? Your profile say Texas... confused. :) Welcome and seems like you are on the right path!

LOL!  Yes, I am doing RNY! When I first joined, I was doing Band but that was 2 yrs ago; after talking with my current doctor, we decided that RNY was a better choice because my co-morbities got worse and he wants a lot of my weight off ASAP. I also changed states so no, I am not in Texas. :0)