Went to my second BRS support meeting on Tuesday.  Got a lot of information out of this one. Last month there was a post-op who monopolized the meeting. She was very nice and it was great to see how happy she was.

I am trying to implement some of the changes required post-op now; like not drinking with my meals, eating protein first.

I need to be mindful of when I my stomach hungry and not when my head says I am. Listening to my head is what got me here.

I still feel so in the dark about the surgery.  I only recently began my process; but I feel like I don't know enough.

How long will I be out of work? What are the dos and don'ts? Do I find this out when I meet with the nutritionist?

The hospital I am having it at only has the support group once a month. I don't think that is often enough. Are there other groups on Long Island that welcome people from other hospitals?

I worry: will I be able to have the surgery in 2012? What if my employer changes health insurance companies?  I'm sure everyone has felt the same things when they were going through the process.

I can hardly wait!

Today is my first day on OH.  I have heard so many good things about it from a support group I attended with my mother.

About two weeks ago, I met with a surgeon to discuss the Sleeve.  I have made all my appointments except the pysch eval. I am waiting for the pysch to join the group so she will covered by my insurance.

I attended my first "for me" support group.  I was surprised how small the group was compared to the ones I attended with my mother.  But it was nice. I was able to get a lot  of information from the folks who had had the sleeve.  I walked out of there super excited about my future and motivated.

My husband had come with me; it was very helpful for him. One woman expressed how unsexy she felt and it finally made sense to him all the times I was saying it.