Hi, just joined

i just wanted to stop by and say hello.  I'm Shawn Marie and i elected to have the lap band surgery.  I have not had my initial consult as of yet, but i have scheduled all my required appointments for the procedure and for my insurance.  I had an appointment to begin my 3 month supervised diet period but we are having a snow storm so i had to reschedule for the 21st, this is cool cuz i meet with the exercise person on that day as well.

I think my surgeon requires alot but that's good, it lets me know he cares and wants me to succeed.

I look forward to making many new and great friends here.

Hello Shawn Marie!  Welcome to Bariatric Buddies!

If you ever have a question or need a place to vent, this is the place for you.  Everyone here is willing to support you in anyway you need - just ask!  

I  wish you the best of luck on your quest and look forward to hearing about your successes!  Take care!

Kim, thanks and since you mentioned it, i need help and support with my mortgage-how bout it-lol

shawn, welcome to the family.  hope you will find what you want here,  i did.  your doc is having you do all this stuff because insurance requires it. also, they want to make sure you are healthy enough for surgery.  ask question, tell us about yourself, tell us how you are feeling, let us help answer those questions and support you and become your friends.  nice to meet you. feel free to let me help you in any way i can. vick

Welcome shawn marie! So glad to have you in our group here! I look forward to traveling along side of you in this most awesome and sometimes challenging journey!

Good luck with all of your appt's and keep us posted on how everything is going for you.

There's a lot of awesome folks in our grou here. You are sure to make lots of new buddies and get a lot of encouragement and support.
Again..welcome!

Hello Shawn Marie and welcome to the group!  There is a lot of support here and I'm glad you found us.

You are doing the same thing I did.  I had most of my appointments taken care of before I ever set eyes on the surgeon.  It can get frustrating sometimes but just hang in there; it will all be worth it when the weight starts coming off.

Colleen

thank you all so much, i am going to blog later, there is so much support that you will retype the same story over and over again.  A summary
i met with my dietician today-he was so GREAT, he is an endo dr so i am going to see hime from now on for mydiabetes management. 

Greetings, soooooo glad you found us.