Welcome!

lacey, by now you have gone to the seminar. what have you decided?  i hope you are all pumped up about it. thanks for joining out little family. we are here for you. let me know if i can be of help. vick

Hi Every One!
                       Name is June and I am new here. I joined OH at the end of January. I have read many profiles. I am 45 years old. My wieght has been a yo yo since I was a small child. I will be seeing my Bariatric doctor March 9th to discuss if I am a candidate. My primary has informed me that I am that if I dont get this done I wont see 50 or 55. I have a 5 year old still living at home. My BM is 57 I have 206 pounds to lose I am 5ft6 356 pounds. 
            I am on medicaid so hopefully they will approve it. I have C.O.P.D Emphazyma, Bursitus, Fibromyalgia, Chronic Asthma and Sleep apnea
I saw your group and new I needed to join.

Morning June and welcome to this fine family.  I am taking a copy of your post and sharing with the rest below.  You will like the positive tones here.  Participation is the key to getting the most out of the support.  Hope for the best for you.  I am 5 months out from surgery now and my knees are singing the praises of less of me to carry around. 

Hugs, Kathy

june, welcome to our little family.  sounds like u are in the right place. we are here to support you and for you to support us.  a lot of your medical problems will resolve themselves after u lose the weight. good luck to you. vick

Hi everyone
My name is Debbie and I am British but now living in Dubai. I am scheduled for a gastric sleeve and gall bladder removal on 9th March in the American Hospital in Dubai.

I am 287 lbs as of today and have about 120 lbs to loose. I have been on the lose weight/gain weight merry-go-around since I was 16 - now 43 and time to do something about this.

My gall bladder surgery is on insurance and the sleeve may be, if not I will pay for it myself anyway as i've decided that this is my year and it's time to put me first !

Take Care
Debbie

Good Morning Debbie, great to make your aquaintance.  I am adding you to my list for surgery in March.  Please post often to get the most of the support here at bariatric buddy group.   I am glad that you are putting yourself in the top spot for this year.  I am adding your intro to a thread below, more members read the individual threads than this group welcome thread.  Thanks for posting, I want to learn more about you and share your success along the way. 

Hugs, Kathy

debbie, glad to hear from you. we will be here for you and your surgery.  keep us posted and let us know what is happening. good luck to you. vick

Hi Name is June
                               Not sure I have posted in here yet. I am new here for a a month now. This has been hard for me as well as for many others I am sure. I am around 200 pounds over weight. I have three children two are adults living on their own. My youngest is 5 and she rocks and the reason I am here today. I have a great boyfriend with out  him I could not accomplished my daily activities. I will be talking with my Bariatric Dr March 16Th this is the fifth time they have changed the appointment. I have done every thing so far as wanted except his consultation and seeing his dietitian and have to do sleep apnea test. Was told there is no guarantee medicaid will pay for this. I have multiply health issues to many list lol broken lemon here. But to valuable to trade in lol. Any ways nice to meet every one. Look forward to meeting new people and creating new adventures. Life changes is what it is all about. We begin here.

Hey June! So glad to have you with us here. Glad to hear your boyfriend is so good to you. I wish you the best of new beginnings! Good luck getting approved and a date!

Hello. I am a 40 year old overweight woman who is just sick and tired of being sick and tired. I have two children ages 22 and 19. I have two grandchildren, ages 1 and 1 month. And a husband of 22 years. I need to lose at least 120 pounds. I have been struggling with my weight since my second child was born. But in the past 10 yeas it was gone completely out of control. I have tried WW so many times, I tried a Medifast program for a few weeks ( it was so gross), I have tried following Southbeach, and many other commercial programs. I have tried counting calories and fat grams. And I can lose 20-30 pounds and I gain it right back.
I currently have Obstructive Sleep Apnea, High Cholesterol, A total knee replacement ( due to a injury) and severe joint pain in my legs. I am prediabetic and  was told I have metabolic syndrome.
Whats so frustrating to me is I cant succeed at losing weight. I try and lose and then fail.
I have been looking into weight loss surgery for many years. I get frustrated with insurance and give up. I guess I need to dig in and make them listen to me.
I want to live. I want  to have a life that doesnt involve pain everytime I move, or feeling like I cant breathe when I walk a flight of stairs. Or one in which I can play with my grandkids on the floor and hope and pray I can get off the floor.
I guess I need to talk to people who know how I feel and can understand how hard it is. I have read that the journey to approval of being able to have WLS is a long one. I need help with patience and guidance.

Thanks in advance and God bless