GrammyK

Haven't been on for awhile, but I am doing great. Losing is very slow and I even had a 4 week stall that really was freaking me out. I'm losing weight again, about 1 lb a week and I am now down 43 lbs pre op, 36 post op. My clothes are a bit baggy and I'm so glad I had my closet to "shop" in. You know how it is when you yo-yo diet for 44 years!! Many different sizes. This time around, I gave all my big clothes away. Never did that in the past. I WILL NOT gain this weight back!!! Hope everyone else is doing great!

Really cute, I can relate to several of them!

Thanks for all the replys. It does seem strange that an insurance wouldn't pick you up because of this surgery. After all, we are all getting healthy and in the long run, it will cost the insurance companies a lot less to carry us. This is why we are all going to this extreme to get healthy!!

Hi! I just heard this rumor that after we have this surgery, we are uninsurable for 5 years, if you try to move to a different insurance company than the one you have now. My friend who had the sleeve done 2 days after I did was thinking of quiting her job where she now gets her insurance thru until she heard that no insurance company will pick her up because she had the sleeve. Anyone else hear or know about this?

Hi! I was sleeved on April 10th and have lost 36 lbs so far. I'm doing great. what is even greater is that I am no longer diabetic or hypertensive, which was my original goal. I still seem to have problems getting all of my fluids and proteins in, especially when the day is so busy. I'm retired and don't seem to have enough time in the day to do everything! Go figure. I'm so glad that their is this forum for over 60 because it seems most of the sleevers are in their 20's to 40's and they seem to be losing weight faster than us older folks! I just hope and pray it continues to come off. We just got back from a 3 week vacation to see our kids and I ate all kinds of things I shouldn't but in small amounts of course. I lost 3 lbs! Boy was I surprized. I know that if I did not have the surgery, I would have gained at least 5 lbs and kept it on. Now I'm back home eating the right foods again. Hope everyone else is doing great!