u/Logical_Branch6683

I’m travelling over from the USA in November for a last minute trip to visit family in Wales, and I’m finally hoping to catch a Wrexham match while in my home country.

Forgive my lack of knowledge about how the ticketing system works, but I’m trying to figure out if there’s still any chance of getting tickets for the home games while I’m in North Wales.

For the November 7th game, the website says “Apply for Tickets.” I understand I need to purchase a membership to be eligible, but does that mean the ticket ballot is still open, or have tickets already gone on sale and I’ve missed my chance?

For November 3rd, it says “Sold Out,” so I’m guessing I’m out of luck for that one. Or does it sometimes say sold out before tickets actually go on sale? I assume not, but I’m trying to understand how it all works!

We’d absolutely love to get to both games if possible, although I know there are plenty of other people hoping for tickets too!

Any advice on how best to go about it, or whether there’s still a chance, would be hugely appreciated. Thanks so much!

35F 5’4 385 lbs

I need some honest “come to Jesus” advice. Should I seriously consider gastric sleeve?

I’m really looking for honest advice here, not reassurance or people telling me what they think I want to hear. I’d like to hear from people who have actually had bariatric surgery, struggled with GLP 1s, or have been in a similar situation.

I’ve been overweight since childhood and have tried to lose weight for most of my life. I was recently diagnosed with stage 3 lipedema, which is another piece of the puzzle, although I know it doesn’t explain everything.

I started GLP 1s in 2023 at around 360 lbs. I actually got down to about 310 lbs at one point, so I know they can work for me. But I haven’t been able to maintain that loss. For more than a year now, I’ve basically been bouncing between 350 and 390 lbs, and I’m currently back at 385 lbs.

I tried Wegovy for about 8 months, but had pretty bad nausea and vomiting and couldn’t tolerate it well.

I’ve also been on Zepbound, including getting up to 15 mg. I’ve had some breaks because of insurance issues, but overall I’ve given it a pretty good shot. Unfortunately, I haven’t gotten meaningful or sustained weight loss from it.

The weird thing is that Zepbound has definitely affected my appetite, just not necessarily in the way I expected. I’ve developed aversions to a lot of foods and sometimes very little sounds good, but I can still really want soda and sugar. So I don’t feel like my problem is simply eating huge portions. I still have a lot to work on with cravings and my relationship with food.

I know that part is on me too. I currently have a therapist and have worked with a nutritionist, but I think I need a registered dietitian who really understands bariatric patients and possibly another therapist who specializes in eating behaviors.

I’ve considered gastric sleeve before, but I’m honestly scared of surgery. The idea of permanently changing my stomach scares me. I’m scared of complications and regretting it.

But I’m also getting scared of doing nothing.

I’m 35 and want children in the future. I want to be able to travel with my husband, have better mobility, be in less pain and just have a better quality of life. I don’t want to still be having this same conversation with myself five years from now.

So I guess I’m asking people who have actually been through this:

Am I at the point where I should seriously consider bariatric surgery?

Did you feel like you had exhausted GLP 1s before surgery? Did surgery work when medication didn’t? Did it actually help with cravings and food noise? If you were terrified of surgery, what made you finally do it? Do you wish you had done it sooner?

And if you decided not to have surgery, what ultimately worked for you? Could I try another GLP 1 or another medication that worked better for you?

I know surgery isn’t a magic fix and that I would still need to work on my relationship with food before and after. I’m not looking for someone to tell me surgery will solve everything.

I honestly just need a little bit of a come to Jesus moment from people who have been here.

If you were looking at my history and were in my shoes, would you at least go to a bariatric consultation? Or would you keep trying other things first?