mountain_lover

Hello I posted you a reply on your thread about your 3rd day on the pre-op diet. I hope it will help you. Just hang in there, don't give up. Just start doing better where you are right now, don't worry about failing or messing up in the past. Keep moving forward.

Hello Ky.hen, I am so glad that you are doing so well. I hope you will be posting some new picture of yourself, if you haven't yet. I posted some pictures in a new album "Night before Pre-op Diet pictures". It is so hard to believe that it is almost time to have surgery. Time is going so fast now that I have so many things to do. I put off so many things until I knew for sure that I was approved. Thank you for your support and comments.

Hello Sarah, I read your comments on the thread "Feeling down". I left you a reply and some others made comments also. I wish you all the best. Anytime you have any questions there is always someone who will want to help you on this forum. I hope you will be feeling better soon.

Hello Tiffykins! I have been having many health related issues going on and lots of things going on in my family. I will be back soon to chat. I did update my ticker. I have been on a stall for over a month or so. Maybe I am back on track now. Thanks for posting your comments. Hope you are doing ok.

Hello Tiffykins. I am back, have lost 72 pounds total since July, I just want to let you know again that You have been a great inspiration. Thanks From Cathy I want to read all your recent comments soon. And look at your photos.

Hello, Hope you are doing OK. Please let us know how you are doing. I will be so happy to hear from you.

Hello, I am glad to have you on my friends list and to be a friend of yours. I wanted to let you know that I changed my profile picture, but I still have the same name, Mountain_lover.

I decided to look at the photos again and when I looked at your pictures, they really inspired me. I am having my surgery Dec.2 and I noticed that you were about the same size that I am before having surgery. I decided to check to see if you posted your story and I had posted on your thread 11/09/09, but I read it all over again. You will inspire alot of people with your weight loss. Thank you. You look great!!!

I enjoyed looking at your Christmas pictures, and WOW what a difference. You look so beautiful. You look like a different person. You are a great inspiration!! I am only 5 weeks out, so I am really hoping for some big changes now after looking at your pictures!!

I enjoyed reading your story and I made a reply to you. I wish you all the best

I have some good news to share with you. Medicaid here in Ky. approved my sleeve surgery and the date of surgery is Dec.2 right here in Somerset. I am so happy, but now I am experiencing so many emotions. I have to start my pre-op diet on Nov.18. I am so glad I have this forum to come to to get some information and support.

I hope all is going well with you. I see you have not posted in awhile, will be glad to see some more of your comments on here. I have been off for awhile also. I just recently posted some new photos on here. I used one of them to put my new profile picture. I am now at 181.6 pounds. I do not regret having the sleeve.

I hope you will add some current before photos of yourself. I put you on my friend list and if you would like to add me to your list I would sure appreciate that very much. That way we can stay in touch. Thank you and have a great day!!

I just read your story and I am happy that your surgery is over and you are down 10 pounds . I left you a reply on that thread. I wish you the best. I hope you will post some of your after photos along the way. I hope that I get approved for surgery very soon. We are at almost the same weight. If you want to add me to your list of friends , I would be glad to be your friend. I will be glad to add you to mine.

I left you a reply on Tell Your Story "Waiting! getting closer......" I appreciate all your comments and it is so true what your quote from Aristotle said. I have another comment that someone told me before, CONCEIVE, BELEIVE AND ACHIEVE ------ it really helps me alot, I hope it helps you too.

I left you a reply on your thread about the pre-op diet, I hope it helps, but check with your doctor first. Welcome to the sleeve forum. Please keep us up to date on your progress.

I looked at your pictures and I am glad that you came to this forum. Please tell us your story and let us know about your surgery journey. You are in the right place, this is the best forum that I have ever been on. Best wishes on your journey.

I posted a new thread titled, " PLEASE READ THIS IF YOU NEED TO APPEAL (BCBS AND OTHER COMPANIES), You might find it interesting

IF I had not looked at your photos, then I may not have found your posting on your story and I would not have read about the blood clots in your arm. I am experiencing problems in my right arm and now I am going to have it checked out tomorrow. I will let you know what I find out. Thank you for posting the pictures. I do believe that God puts certain people into our lives for a special reason. May God bless you!!

If you don't mind letting me know, could you please let me know how much you weigh. How long have you been maintaining at your current weight? Thank you Cathy

Please let us know how you are doing, are you out of the hospital ? When you feel up to responding please post real soon. Everyone is concerned about you!!

Thank you for your comments.

The chews taste like a tootsie roll, but do not have sugar in them. You can ask the Wal-Mart pharmacy if they have them or if they can order them. They are in a yellow bag that will zip lock. I like to say"I have now had my candy for the day" after I eat one each day. They are small, but they sure are good, much better than the wafers!!

Today is Feb. 6. I hope you have been getting all the answers to your questions in helping you decide on a Doctor and your decision to have the Sleeve. As soon as you get a date let us know. I do believe that you are really thinking everything through and I hope all goes well with your surgery.

Welcome to the Sleeve Forum. I hope you get answers to your questions. I hope your surgery goes well. I am glad to see that you are doing this at an early age. I am 55 years and I wish I could have had this done years ago. Well I am so happy that I finally had it done on Dec. 2, 2009 and now my journey has really begun. I started out at 257 lbs. a year ago, went up to 266 in July, down to 232 the night before surgery and now I am at 201. I have no regrets. Please keep coming back to let us know how you are progressing. Thank you for starting a new thread. I was scared in the beginning when I decided to have a sleeve instead of the Band, but my fears became less and less after reading more and more postings on here and seeing all the good results others were having from the sleeve. It gets easier at time goes on.