New To The Group!

Hello everyone,
My name is Shelby, Im 22 and I just joined this site yesterday as i JUST recieved my surgery date of December 17th, 2010. Any help or tips or tricks any one wants to offer would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks!!!

Welcome Shelby!  Its great to have you with us. Read  lots of previous posts and you will learn a ton! Congrats on your soon to be surgery! I don't have time right now to write out tips hints, advice, but I am sure you will get lots! Meanwhile, read read read through all the posts here and you will get more than you ever expected.

Thanks so much. I definatly will. I went to my first support group meeting last night and it was an amazing experience!! i should have gone earlier!

Hi Shelby and welcome to the group!  My best suggestion beyond reading the posts and asking questions is to do your homework.  "WLS for Dummies" is a great place to start.  Every surgeon has his or her own point of view on certain things so opinions can be very different.  You will also learn alot from your surgical team; you should be having a session with a nutritionist or dietician, exercise coach or PT, a psychological evaluation, not to mention the bloodwork, stress test and EKG and all that stuff.  You will be so busy getting ready for your  surigical date that the time will fly by.

Good luck and I look forward to seeing you post; this is a great group!

Colleen

Hi Shelby, welcome to the group.  Congrats on getting a surgery date.  Tricks, read lots of posts, ask any and all questions.  Do anything you cn in the time before surgery to change habits to the healthy ones that will get you to goal after surgery.  Any weight loss will make the surgery easier on you and for the surgical team.

Come to monday chat sessions for a time for questions and answers.  We share and support each other during the chat sessions.  Topics depend on the questions of those present during the chat session.  I send out notices with the shortcut to chat space each monday.  Post often and share with us.

Hugs, let's be loser's together.

Thanks!! I will definatly check out that book, I have read "The real skinny on weight loss surgery" and it was very helpful.!! i never thought id be so excited to become a loser! haha