Tonight I attended a bariatric surgery support group per the requirement for surgery approval. The one particular support group that is closest to me only happens once a month and for some reason I feel an incredible urgency to get all of the requirements out of the way. If I missed this meeting, there wouldn't be another until November. November is such a crazy month, I worried that something would come up that would prevent me from attending and slow down this process even more.
The support group was a very open and encouraging group of people. I wish the moderator had directed the conversation more, but still, a lot of information that I wouldn't have considered asking about was discussed. It was incredibly encouraging to see the amount of weight everyone had lost, because (If I'm honest) my biggest fear is that this surgery won't work for me.
I was probably the newest person to the group and to the process, though for half of the group, it was their first time coming. Almost everyone there already had a surgery date and I know for a fact that I was the only one who'd yet to meet the doctor. This made me a little more hesitant to share or ask questions because I felt like maybe I shouldn't be there so early in the process.
Anyway, I finished this requirement and I look forward to going back again post-operative to share my experiences.
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