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Congratulations on making the decision to have the surgery!  I was a normal weight (125 - 135****il I turned 30.  Then I took a medicine for migraine headaches that caused me to gain 40 lbs. before I knew what hit me.  At that point I just kept gaining.  I tried many diets and couldn't get the weight off.  I feel like I wasted 20 years of my life being fat.  Really, between 30 and 50 years old should be the best time of your life.  I think it's great that you're going to have it now.  You have the rest of your life ahead of you.  There's absolutely no point in waiting.  

I wish I had done it much sooner.  I did think about it for a long time but it just "clicked" after I had gallbladder surgery that I needed to go ahead and do it.  I was in my surgeon's office, and there was a brochure about the different types of weight loss surgery that another surgeon in the practice did.  I asked my surgeon about it, and he encouraged me to do it.  As you know, it was a long process getting approved by my insurance company, but I've never regretted it.

I had high blood pressure and high cholesterol that completely went away after the surgery.  I came here before my surgery and got encouragement and learned a lot like you are doing.  I wish you luck going forward.  

Congrats on making the decision to have surgery. As others have said, make sure you take all of vitamins and supplements.

I sure wish I didn't wait until I was 48 to have the surgery!

Welcome! I myself am just 22 and had surgery 4 months ago. Being young only gives you a bigger, better chance to be successful and to enjoy your new life for many many years to come. I can't believe I didn't do it sooner!