Hi Eleanor,
I'm Jenny, and I'm new to the boards. I'm 28 and am married with a 6 year old boy and 15 month old girl. I'd love a buddy as well. What part of the journey are you currently in? So far, I've been making the changes my psychologist and nutritionist reccommended for me as far as diet and exercise. I have also been reading and researching a ton. I don't have a surgery date yet, I've gotten all of my tests and procedures completed and now we're just playing the waiting game. I feel very blessed to have been assigned to the surgeon I was assigned to. He seems incredibly supportive and compitent and I have complete faith in him that he will take wonderful care of me. Well, I'm fairly new to the forums, so not sure of the details of how everything works, but I'd love to chat with you, if you'd like. Good luck to you and I hope to hear more about your journey.