Looking for someone to talk with

I am a nurse in Texas trying to find financing for WLS as my insurance doesn't cover it. I am the mother of 3 and happily married. My husband, however, doesn't like to discuss things ad nauseum like I do... so I'm looking for someone who will. Besides, I love to have good messages when I open my e-mail , and not just junk!!! I am also a good listener. Thanks, Melissa Massey

Hi Melissa, I hash things over and do research till there's nothing else to find out about a subject. I'm like that with everything. It drives my hubby crazy. I've only been on these boards for a week. This is looking like a good option, but I'm sure I'll weigh the pros and cons for several months. It seems so permanent, but then the results people get are incredible, just unbelievable. I want to be thin so bad. I can't even imagine what it would feel like to not be fat. I have been overweight since my preteens. When I went to college I weighed 143 lbs, I was 5'9 so I was a size 10, but even then I thought I was fat because I was so used to being fat. Crazy. By the time I finished college I was 200 lbs, 16 yrs later now I'm 296. Anyway, I'm rambling. I wanted to say hello. Blessings, Rhonda

Rhonda, I know exactly what you mean. I have researched the ins & outs of every type of WLS, ways of financing, & every other thing I could think of to look for. I have pages of notes I have taken on all these things. I'm glad I'm not the only anal person on this board!! Thanks for your response, and I look forward to hearing more from you. Melissa Massey

Hi Melissa, When I first started looking into this surgery I found the OH site and think it great! Whenever I meet someone who has had the surgery, I pick their brain as much as possible..I catch whatever program I can find on tv about it....Well one day I was telling my husband about someone I had met that had the wls done....He told me that I was obsessed with the whole thing. Dont get me wrong, he is supportive with whatever choice I make, but when he said that he made me mad , and if I am being honest he may have hurt my feeling, just a little...So I just quit talking about it to him, I went to my 1st consult and didn't even say anything about it...of course he remembered that I had the appt and asked me about it but at least he was the one who brought it up..Well to make a long story somewhat short, I turned to OH site so I could talk to others that need to talk about it also....feel free to write me anytime...I live in calif... take care, karen

Dear Karen, Have you had surgery yet? I have come to the realization after 13 years of marriage that men & women are very different! What does that say about my worldliness?!? The doctor I have decided on is in Mexicali which I understand is on the California/Mexico border. Have you heard anything about Dr. Aceves? If only I could find a large sum of money lying around!! Anyway, thanks for replying, and I look forward to talking with you more!! Melissa Massey

Would love to exchange e-mails with you. I'm at [email protected]. I'm nearly 8 mos. out and have lost 93 pounds and nearly three sizes (from about a 4x to a 1x and falling). I could use someone who would listen to me, too, and I'm willing to listen. The biggest thing is the emotional eating ... the doctors don't really treat that! Anyway, write me if you are interested. I'm turning 50 in April, am single with three cats and work at a newspaper in Michigan. Eileen Briesch