New OH member

Hello everyone! I'm new to OH and I just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Becky and I live in Greenville. I'm 29, married, and have a 4 year old son that has Autism. I work full-time, am a full-time student, and full-time advocate for my son (which is really like 5 full-time jobs). I love shopping, photography, and scrapbooking (although my husband would refer to me as a "collector"). Like many others, I've been overweight my entire life and have finally decided that WLS is my best option to get the weight off. I'm in the process of going through my pre-op appointments and I hope and pray I'll be able to have surgery in December. It will be between semesters and just an ideal time to get it done. My life is pretty hectic and I hope the decision to have WLS is a good one. I know in the end I'll be happier/healthier and better able to deal with all of life's curveballs. I'm extremely happy to have found OH (thanks Mindy) and I look forward to making new friends and joining everyone on the loser's bench!

Welcome to the board!!!

WELCOME Becky!  You have found a great place to hang out and get great information.  So you are a scrapper too?  and like you, I do more collecting than actual scrapping, mostly due to time constraints.  i have a scrapbook started to document my weightloss journey, pictures are on my profile if you want to see them.  You'll find that the folks here on the NC Board are SOOOO Supportive and loving!  Alice

Welcome Becky to the NC boards I am sure you will experince the warmth and love we all show to each other here. Personally I look at each and everyone of us here who has had wls or getting started to have it are heros we have been strong enough to have the surgery and all the ups and downs before during and after make all of us some very special people. Again welcome to the boards and congratulations on making the best choice for your life.                                             Annie

Welcome!!!  This is a great place to come and "hang out", get some great information and make some good friends.  :)  Welcome again!

hi becky! welcome to the NC boards

Hi Becky! Welcome to the NC boards. Wishing you luck with your pre-op appointments.

I work in Greenville and my Dr is Chapman with ECU. I've heard lots of great things about Dr Nazari too. Good luck getting it scheduled when it's convienent for you. That will probably be the most difficult part.

Hi Becky,      Welcome to the NC OH boards. We hope you will be a regular here. The more the merrier. Good luck in your quest to a healthie life. Lisa

Hey Becky,

Welcome!  I'm a newbie here too... well, been a lurker for a while and just started posting last week.  I've heard great stuff about Dr. Naziri too... another Southern Surgical doc.  See you around as we head out on our adventure.

Thanks everyone for making me feel so welcome!