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Hi, There is a sub forum which is Revision - Band to Sleeve, that has a lot of great info. I am having my band removed and sleeve done in 12 days! Good luck to you! Cheers, Dottie

Good luck! Think positive thoughts! All will be well!

How about going to a store that sells higher limit scales... and trying it out in the store. No need to buy. Test it!

Congrats...2 days is 2 days...all the quicker to get started. My surgery is in 13 days!

Congrats...as you said, that's 10 down never to return! Think positive! My surgery is a little over 2 weeks away... and I have lost 36 pounds so far on my pre-op. I have three days of clear liquids just before my surgery...I know we can do this! Good luck to you! Cheers, Dottie

I had one fill after my band surgery. 2.85cc. Sliming and Pbing was almost a daily experience. About 8 months after band surgery, it got too tight... I was having trouble liquids. Had to exist on thin soups and such for two months before I could fly back to the States for an unfill. The band has never really worked for me. I had a complete unfill last September... and now only 2 weeks until I get this band out! My doctor is saying that I will need to do a barium swallow the morning of the surgery and possibly a endoscopy. I will do whatever he recommends...just wondering about every bodies experience. Thanks for the feedback. Cheers, Dottie

Congrats and wish you the very best of luck in your new you!

Hi, Just came across this study published June 2012... about the three common types of bariatric surgery. The quote that I found the most interesting was.... The rate of a gastrointestinal leak, considered a serious complication, was three-tenths of one percent (0.3%) for sleeve gastrectomy versus four-tenths of one percent (0.4%) for gastric bypass patients. The percentage of procedures requiring reoperations due to complications was 15.3 percent for the gastric band, 7.7 percent for gastric bypass and 1.5 percent for sleeve gastrectomy. And... A third study on sleeve gastrectomy conducted by the Naval Medical Center in San Diego found while gastric bypass patients lost more of their excess weight after the first year, 72.3 percent versus 63.7 percent, there were no statistically significant differences in excess weight loss after two and five years. This study examined 486 patients, half had gastric bypass and half had sleeve gastrectomy. Here is the link to the article... http://asmbs.org/2012/06/new-studies-weigh-in-on-safety-and-effectiveness-of-newer-bariatric-and-metabolic-procedure-sleeve-gastrectomy-demonstrates-weight-loss-and-safety-comparable-to-more-established-procedures/ Good luck to all the Sleevers! Dottie

Hi, My NUT wanted me to lose 32 pounds before surgery with the last two weeks being liquids only. I have lost 36 pounds since January... and now my NUT says I have to do the liquids only pre-op diet for 3 days before surgery. My surgery is scheduled for September 10th. January 2012 - 297 lbs February - 292 lbs March - 287 lbs April - 281 lbs May - 277 lbs June - 271 lbs July - 265 lbs August - 261 lbs (so far)

Thank you Suzanne! You are inspiring! It will work for me! It will work for me! That is my new mantra... and I will make it happen! Cheered, Dottie

Inspiring! I can do this! You look Fab! Onederland is just around the corner!

Congrats! Your smile is brighter... the ladies are swooning, I'm sure!

Good luck Natalee! Please keep us posted. My revision is in 25 days. Nervous and excited! Look forward to hearing from you! Cheers, Dottie

Oops...losing track of time! 25 days to go!