First visit

Well, I had my first visit on Friday August 19th with Dr. Forbes and staff. It was very interesting, and I am very excited about the process. Of course this does not mean that I have been excepted as a candidate yet. I have to have afew different tests done along with the pysch evaluation, but right after I left the office I scheduled all the tests that I could. Her office needs to schedule one so I am waiting to hear when. Hopefully it will be soon or before my next appointment which is September 21st. I also started the South Beach diet on Sunday, (I had one and a half days to prepare). This is only day two, and all is well, but I am hungry. I will write again.

If I can give you one piece of advice, I'd tell you to be patient!! This is a lengthy, sometimes frustrating process. The tests get annoying, the doctor's staff get condescending, you sometimes feel like you do nothing mut go back and forth to the hospital/doctor's office. Just remember the goal: HEALTH!! I had my surgery on 4/21/05 and am down 70 pounds and have 35 left to go. Sometimes the whole process had me ecstatic, sometimes it had me depressed, sometimes it had me angry. Just be patient and remember that you're adding years to your life by doing this... L*

Karen, Hun congrats on taking the first step and getting your jouorney started. ~Hugs~ It can be a very long and tiring road BUT SO WORTH IT! This really is the best thing I could have done for myself and I am only down 56 lbs, I have another 104 to go until I reach my goal so I am only imagine how good it is going to feel. I hope all your appts go smoothly and quickly for you, please keep us posted as you move forward hun ~Hugs~ Take Care Debra P 285/229/125??