I have a Date!!!

i am so excited!!! i had my consult on the 17th and already had my psych eval yesterday...my date is APRIL 26th!! i cant believe how true this is becoming. now to hunker down and start losing before my date!! #1 on my list is to quit smoking!!!

i have been a memeber on this board for a few weeks but i dont post much cuz no one ever seems to respond no matter where i post.  i cant contain this excitment and i wanted to share it  again.. :)

Got my attention!  Congratulations.  Dont be a stranger, stick yur foot in the door and keep posting.  You will get the hang of it.

I'm at the same place you are re WLS Sunshine, only my surgery is coming sooner (I hope). I am in the process of doing my pre-op medical exams and getting insurance approval, plus I too am trying to quit smoking, which right now seems impossible. As luck would have it, my surgeon is a smoker too, so he only advised me to reduce the amount I smoke, not quit. He also prescribed for me inhaled meds, something you dilute in juice and is making me blow up balloons for the next 15 days so I can prepare my lungs for the anesthetic.
Good luck to both of us and Happy Holidays!

Amalia.. Congrats to you as well! Let us know when you get your date! Glad he is having you get your lungs working better. Kep in mind the less you smoke the better. smoking slows the healing process.

I smoked before surgery. Quit, then ended up back at it. I am now psyching myself up to quit again.. this time for GOOD! I need to quit because I have my TT coming up in early Feb and do not want to impair my healing or risk infection due to prolonged healing time.. and besides, I am soo tired of smoking. Need to quit to enjoy life in my new healthier body, even longer!

Amelia, you too will succeed in stopping the smokes.  Do what is needed for your health.  The balloon blowing sounds like good exercise for the lungs.  Cool idea.  I am here for your support, just come back and let us know what is on your mind. Nice to see everyone posting here at the bariatric buddy group.  Send your friends this way for support as well.  Hugs, Kathy

amelia, hope u have good luck on the smoking thing, it is soooooooo important for your health. vick

YEEEEHAAAAAAA!!! Congratulations girl! I am sooo happy for you~! It will be here much faster than you think it will.. trust me. Oh how time flies!

Post here anytime! It is very rare that someone won't reply to your post here. We all really care about each other here!

Thanks for sharing your great news! I look forward to traveling your journey with you!
Hugs!

So happy for you.  Seems like just yesterday that I too was waiting.  The time flew past and yours will too.  Use this time for accomplishing needed things pre-op.  We are here to be your shoulder to lean on.  Come back frequently and update us on your life.  Your friends here at bariatric buddies will support you.  I have complete faith that you will succeed with stopping the smoking.  Just the first step to a healthier you.

Yeeeeee hawwwwwww.  Hugs, Kathy

wow i cant believe it some responses...lol i have been on these boards for a while as you can see from when i joined. it just seems other parts of the boards are snobby...lol
thanks everyone for the enouragement i appreciate it. i plan on quitting new years. my boys are having their tonsils out next week and i may need that as a crutch to relax. i dont know how i will take watching them get put under...hugs everyone and thanks again for the responses. now that i know people here actually care i will post more ;O)

hey, sunshine, congratulations!!!!!!!  good luck on the smoking thing. also, what is your name, if you don't mind me asking. would you rather i just call you sunshine?  let me know if i can help in any way.  vick