I am APPROVED

YEAHHHHHH!!! Melissa!! We will be thinking of you as you go thru this MAJOR life changing event... I am also going to Dr. Duncan so tell him I'm on my way soon. I'll be the FAT one.. lol... God Bless... and congrats again... Margaret

Thank You Margaret, Have you been to his seminar yet, If so how far have you gotten? You'll be the FAT one....ehhh, Everyone is the FAT one before surgery, hehehe. Best of luck and keep me posted. Hugs, Melissa

You go girl!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ain't it great to hear those wonderful words " you are approved". Good luck, I finally got ahold of my doctors office yesterday to schedule an appointment to meet with the surgeon the 14 Sept. You aren't to far behind me. Once again " YOU GO GGUUURRRLLLL" Ken

Thank You Ken, those are the best words I have heard in a lonnng time and once it's all said and done I will be to be called a "LOSER". you are right,I'm not far behind ya, just don't stop or I might hit ya in the butt, lol. Hugs, Melissa

YAY!!!! It won't be long now!!!!

Thank You Gretchen, you are sooooooooooooo right, It won't be long now. Melissa

WooHoo Melissa... you go girl, you got it done!!!! Isn't a wonderful feeling?!?!?!? Keep us up to date on a surgery date! Congrats! Hugs, Susan

Thank You Susan, It is definately an AWESOME feeling. I will definately let you all know when. Hugs, Melissa

Melissa, That's great news, you will soon be one of us in no time. Make sure you comply in getting all your test done before surgery & start now eating smaller portions & drink only water. No sodas, carbonated drinks, etc. You will have to start doing this anyway so why not start now. You will have to lose some weight before surgery so start out by cutting out all fried foods, eat lots of salads, tuna, & fish. Start using a saucer or childs plate to eat your meals off of. This will make your plate look full and you will not over eat. Eat yogurt for breakfast, small salads for lunch & salad w/tuna or fish for dinner plus drink lots of water, I lost 24lbs before surgery by doing this. Drink 1% or skim milk, it helps you lose weight. Take care & welcome to our side of the world. Size 26/28 to size 8 / 310lbs start of journey 276lbs day of surgery 159lbs as of today

Thank You Karen, I have already started eating lighter, (Salads, Yogurt, Tuna) I have never been addicted to carbonated drinks, so when I went to his seminar in June, I stopped that, also I do NO fried foods at all, plus I have cut out my sugar and do crystal light, so I think I'll be ok, hopefully, lol. I am sooooooooo hoping for a middle to end of Oct date, we'll see. It feels great to know that I have sooooooooo much support from every one, even tho I haven't met face to face, I feel like I know so many. Hugs, Melissa