Hey DeeDee, all the best on your surgery!  can't wait to hear how it all goes for you. I can see me doing the same as you with the eating and what not.
Terrie Can you add me to the facebook one too, under Wanda Tobin-Hammond.  Thanks

 I was just browsing through the site, and noticed that there is a gallery of before and after pictures. Some of them are very dramatic. I found a few people who look to be my height and weight, and while the body shape is kinda difficult, it is interesting to see what they looked like a year post surgery.  I have really gotten excited about the potential this surgery has.  I mean I know people have gained it all back after the surgery, I've seen that on the Biggest Loser even, contestants that gained back their weight after Gastric Bypass or Banding. That part scares the you know what out of me.  I really want to get it off, and get active. I have always wanted to be a runner, and I have done run and walk treks and loved the feeling of running.  Hopefully when I get down to a decent weight I can learn to run and help me keep it off.
My thoughts are really with those of you having surgery on the 13th. I would love to be that far along in the process.  I have three daughters, ages 8, 9, and 10 and I want to be well and healthy.  I've been overweight my entire life and right now I feel like I am more than ready to put my best foot forward and live the life I have always wanted. Ive been overweight my entire life and it's my time!
Wanda

 Hey Terrie, Im pretty excited for you! Mind if I sneak a peak on your progress on here? I will be thinking of you for sure on the the 13th, while I work away at the HSC.  Good luck on it all.  I think the liquid diet got to be the worst part. Sticking with a full liquid diet for two weeks before the surgery is gonna be hard for me.. AFter the surgery I can see it being a bit easier, as you are sore and what not from the surgery, but before will definatly be hard for me.

I got my referral a few months ago and sent in the same day. I know that one of the girls, is apparently expecting and she is trying to get alot of sessions done before she goes of on Mat leave. I know there has to be a huge list right now. I hope to find out this week or next when I will have my meeting with R and R.  I remember thinking about going to ON years ago to have it done. I have this vision of me getting healthy  finally. I wanna be a big time loser! 
Thanks for the support, You too Mary. I will be watching you all!
Wanda

I totally agree with you. Dunderdale said on the news on Friday that she will be looking into it again this week. What infuriates me is that if I abused my body with booze, and killed my kidney they take care of my medical needs, If I smoked and got lung cancer they take care of my medical needs, and if I jumped in a tanning bed three times a week and ended up with skin cancer they take care of my medical needs. But because this is the after effect of having excessive weight on, then I dont count! This is just discrimination against overweight people again!!!! this is worse than those who point and stare. To me this surgery is on par with breast reconstruction, or skin grafts, The fact being that the overlapping skin causes ulcerated sores, and can cause the body to become septic, and it's a danger to the patient. The cosmetic aspect of it is not even part of my consideration, and they have done it before so why all of a sudden is it taboo to take care of us? And did you notice that this is only coming into effect since the start of the Bariatric program? Do they anticipate the numbers having the surgery to grow and are cutting it off before hordes of people can come forward needing it? Either way it needs to be addressed. It is a medical procedure, and we need it!