Hello to everyone, Im Debbie from the UK i've been lingering around this site for couple weeks & all of your stories are so inspiring to me, I have an appointment next wednesday with my doctor to talk about hopefully having the gastric LAP-BAND® surgery, Through the telephone conversation with him last week it sounds like he's giving me hope, I lie awake everynight with thoughts of being slimmer/healthier, Im tired of crying tears of being unhappy the way i look & feel.. I want to be NORMAL the one who fits in the crowd with the rest & not the big bubbly girl who hides her pain on the inside & dreams of doing normal activities, going on vacation, riding a horse, wearing a bikini, wearing skimpier clothes in summer instead of sacks When i look at the before/after pics of you guys on here, i think to myself is it trick photography, Can i really look like you, All i know is i cant bear anymore of what i am & the hurting & misery im going through, My doctor did say there wasnt a long waiting list for surgery if i qualify to have it done through the NHS, im keeping my fingers crossed please do the same for me My husband friend wife had the surgery done 5yrs ago & she has been great with answering questions but it feels like i have tons more i will stop for now, dont want to bore people to death, but im looking forward to gettng to know you all more :) |