I was approved!!!!!!!!!!

Hello everyone-- It happened yesterday. The Dr.'s office called to tell me I was approved !!!!!!!! I am so excited. Of course I spent most of yesterday on the phone with family & friends. I have to admit, my 75 year old mother was not as happy as I was. She in fact minimizes my weight. I weigh almost 300 lbs and she is used to me. She does not think I am big enough to do this. So, she is worried about this, and of course, her approval would be nice too. She did not say it, but I can tell she is not in favor. I have talked to her several times and given her information on it but she will not even look it over. I figure, if you don't want to worry, then educate your self. She does it for eveything else. Oh well. I am happy and going through with it. I meet with my surgeon next week. Chris

Hi Chris, WooHoo! Congratulations on getting approved. I am so excited for you. Sometimes it takes awhile for others to understand what you are going through. Let us know how you are doing. Mona

Thank you Mona ! It is people like you that keep me headed in the right direction. I appreciate your kindness. Hopefully my mother will come around in time . Take Care,

Chris

Congratulations Chris. Get ready for an amazing exciting time, lots of changes but to me it was like being reborn. Your mom loves you and she is scared for you. Don't push her, she may never come around, or once you start getting healthier she may become your biggest fan. You are doing this for you, hang in there and congratulations!!

Hello--and thank you !! I am so very excited. I just want my mom to feel as fortunate as I do  Out of  8 in our family, two of us are obese. The other sister is a nurse and is afraid for me and would not consider it at all. My strength comes from these boards, my husband and kids.  The Lord has truly blessed me.-AMEN !! Chris

Congrats!! Family and friends support help make the journey so much easier, but sometimes people have to see the results and health benifits before they will believe. And maybe more of what you have planted has taken root than you think. Being scared for a loved one going through this can be harder than what we are going through. We have taken months or years to gather info, research, and learn, and then when we fill family in they may only have a short time period to adjust to all the information. At least we have this great site to pour out our worries and fears to someone who is been down that same road. Anyway Congrats Cindy