Introduction

Sep 05, 2009

I just wanted to introduce myself. I've been obsesively lurking the forum here for a few weeks since I began the inital pre-op steps. You have such a wonderful, supportive community here! It's really impressive how genuine and giving people on the board seem to be overall.

A bit about myself: My name is Sarah and I live in the suburban Philadelphia area. DH and I will be celebrating our 4th wedding anniversary in October. We have a set of twin boys who are 14 months old.

I've been gathering a lot of information about what to expect before/after surgery and what challenges may lie ahead. Because of the babies, it's difficult for me to attend the in-person support group meetings. This forum seems to be a type of extended support group. :) I'm going through Dr. Bonnani's program at Abington, though my surgeon will be Dr. Antanavicius. The DH and I are both looking to have DS, though I told him I get to go first. ;) We've both been heavy since childhood, and I've actually been contemplating WLS for the past 8 years. I finally took that big step of getting myself involved with a surgical program. I'm still pretty eary in the process though, having done a bunch of preliminary testing and the psych eval. My surgical consult is scheduled for two weeks from now.

I am so excited about embarking on this new journey. All I want for Christmas this year is my surgery date!

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