Have finally registered after months of dipping into various threads in this forum so just wanted to say hi 
I am at the very beginning of this journey - literally, as I have been thinking about gastric band surgery for a long time & only just decided I really am going to do it. This is going to sound really silly but one of my biggest hurdles was how to tell my mum. I might be a grown adult now but I was really worried! I didn't want to give her sleepless nights and finally took the plunge yesterday but she really surprised me with her reaction... she was worried (of course), but basically said that she knows I wouldn't have come to that decision lightly and would have done lots of research beforehand. And that was it. There was more drama in my head at that moment than in real life & for that I was grateful. I love my mum!
The other big step (small in the grand scheme of things, I know) was calling to book a consultation. I did it an hour ago while I was feeling brave, spoke to a very nice lady at the Hospital Group who answered some of my initial questions and booked me in for an initial consultation with Dr Al-Hussaini on 21st Dec (who would apparently be doing the surgery, should I turn out to be a suitable candidate). The final thing I've done now is register on here, after ages of meaning to do so!
So here I am. Hello everyone, am really excited, nervous, apprehensive, the whole lot - I feel I am on the edge of a life changing decision and glad to have the support of the amazing people on this forum I feel somewhat embarrassed about the fact I'm seriously thinking about this.... I know many people see bariatric surgery as the 'easy / lazy way out', and can't bear the thought of telling other people about it. Want to talk to my sister about it but know she would be devastated at the thought & do everything in her power to talk me out of it - which I completely understand.
I am also worried about going ahead with surgery is the fact it's elective / cosmetic - I just don't want to regret taking the plunge (or God forbid have serious complications or anything) when my weight is something I have (unhappily) lived with to date, and in theory could do so indefinitely. However I know the risks are minimum and had the same concerns when having laser eye surgery a few years ago (i.e. 'I've lived with bad eyesight all my life so why mess with it?') - which I never regretted for one moment.
So there we go, I've blathered on enough. Am pretty sure this was just meant to be a quick hello!!
I am at the very beginning of this journey - literally, as I have been thinking about gastric band surgery for a long time & only just decided I really am going to do it. This is going to sound really silly but one of my biggest hurdles was how to tell my mum. I might be a grown adult now but I was really worried! I didn't want to give her sleepless nights and finally took the plunge yesterday but she really surprised me with her reaction... she was worried (of course), but basically said that she knows I wouldn't have come to that decision lightly and would have done lots of research beforehand. And that was it. There was more drama in my head at that moment than in real life & for that I was grateful. I love my mum!
The other big step (small in the grand scheme of things, I know) was calling to book a consultation. I did it an hour ago while I was feeling brave, spoke to a very nice lady at the Hospital Group who answered some of my initial questions and booked me in for an initial consultation with Dr Al-Hussaini on 21st Dec (who would apparently be doing the surgery, should I turn out to be a suitable candidate). The final thing I've done now is register on here, after ages of meaning to do so!
So here I am. Hello everyone, am really excited, nervous, apprehensive, the whole lot - I feel I am on the edge of a life changing decision and glad to have the support of the amazing people on this forum
I feel somewhat embarrassed about the fact I'm seriously thinking about this.... I know many people see bariatric surgery as the 'easy / lazy way out', and can't bear the thought of telling other people about it. Want to talk to my sister about it but know she would be devastated at the thought & do everything in her power to talk me out of it - which I completely understand. I am also worried about going ahead with surgery is the fact it's elective / cosmetic - I just don't want to regret taking the plunge (or God forbid have serious complications or anything) when my weight is something I have (unhappily) lived with to date, and in theory could do so indefinitely. However I know the risks are minimum and had the same concerns when having laser eye surgery a few years ago (i.e. 'I've lived with bad eyesight all my life so why mess with it?') - which I never regretted for one moment.
So there we go, I've blathered on enough. Am pretty sure this was just meant to be a quick hello!!
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