Hello from a freaked out newbie!

Hi everyone!  I just stumbled upon this site and wow....it looks amazing!  I just saw my doctor on Monday, and we started the discussion of surgery for me.  I have struggled with weight all my life, and I DO NOT want my son to grow up without me.  I live near Cary, married for 5 years to Dave, work PT, love to scrapbook, and am sooooo confused about all the things I am reading!  I hope it's ok that I join y'all and read up on all this info.  Have a great Wednesday!! Kim :)

Kim, Welcome to the NC board. I hope you enjoy it here as much as I do. Everyone is wonderful and so helpful/supportive. Linda

Glad you found us. Hope you have a good day. If we can help,we are here............

Welcome to the boards Kim.  I wish you lived closer, I'd love to learn how to scrapbook!  Good luck with your search, I hope you find the answers you seek. Take care. Ellen

Welcome! I am a scrapper, card maker, papercrafter, and love crafts in general. The people here are a lot of help and full of info. You will love them Myrtis

Hey Kim!

Welcome to the NC Forum. I have found it to be a really very supportive place where there is no such thing as a "stupid question." So be sure to ask plenty of questions and post your experiences. We all learn that way!

RE: scrapbooking ... I love to do it. I live in NW Raleigh near the airport. I've decided that I'm going to scrap my experiences related to WLS. I'll probably use the info on my profile and maybe add some journaling to that. I need to be sure to get photos of myself on the way down :-). I just saw some recent photos. UGHHH! But I still need document the process.

Please feel free to check my profile (just click on my name or photo) and you are welcome to contact me anytime.

Barb

Hi Kim and welcome!   I am just starting to learn how to scrapbook and have made a small 12 month album to display my monthly pics for my first year after WLS.  Sounds like we all need to get together for a scrapbooking party, huh????    Congrats on making the decision to have WLS.  So far it's been an awesome journey for me.  The hardest part is getting thru all the tests and doctors appointments and then waiting on insurance approval.  The first few days after surgery were pretty rough just because I didn't feel too good and I was very sore, but now everything is great and I am so glad and thankful that God has allowed me to have this wonderful tool to help me get my life back.  I am 15 days out of surgery and have lost 17 lbs!!  I've actually lost a total of 30 lbs if you count my pre op loss too!  So I am very pleased and excited!  Please feel free to ask any questions you may have.  Everyone on the NC board is great and will help in any way we can! Hugs, Donna

Welcome!  Always glad to have new input.  I have found this site to be helpful, supportive, and informative. I live in Rocky Mount and have two small children.  I know how you feel about getting healthy for me and them.  I also acrapbook, but as of now I am almost 9 month behind realith.  And WLS surgery will only delay even more.  Hopw to meet you soon.  Alane

Welcome to the boards Kim. You will find a wealth of information on here. try not to get too confused. Each doctor is different and they will lay things out for you. I also love to scrapbook. It is so much fun. Sounds like there are lots of scrappers on here. Take care. Lisa

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