http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/14_mariposa/blog/14_Mariposa's Bloghttp://www.obesityhelp.com/member/14_mariposa/blog/2009/12/27/3-days-counting-down-/Sun, 27 Dec 2009 18:23:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/14_mariposa/blog/2009/12/27/3-days-counting-down-/<br /> I I have three days left until my surgery. It&rsquo;s all I&rsquo;ve been thinking about this past week, but at least I had Christmas used for a distraction. It helped out a lot and now it&rsquo;s just three days away. Christmas was still hard because my family members would ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/14_mariposa/blog/2009/12/04/got-my-approval---/Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:48:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/14_mariposa/blog/2009/12/04/got-my-approval---/I finally got my surgery date. I'm so  so excited!!!! <br /> My surgery is officially scheduled for December 30, 2009        <br/>http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/14_mariposa/blog/2009/10/03/-mariposa-/Sat, 03 Oct 2009 18:17:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/14_mariposa/blog/2009/10/03/-mariposa-/  <br /> At the end of September of last year I made my annual doctor&rsquo;s appointment. I was so nervous to approach my doctor with the subject of Bariatric surgery. I thought that she would be against it; but to my surprise she thought I would be a good candidate for bariatric surgery. ...