SweetTee

Prayers going up and blessings raining down! Save me a seat on the losers bench!

You will do fine. I pray that you have a speedy recovery. Can't wait to hear about the tons of weight that you will lose! Good luck!

You look fantastic. I have read your earlier accounts that detailed your leak and your struggle to recovery. It's so good to know that when things turned around everything began to come together. You look so happy and I think it's great how you share your story with others. This can give hope to those having complications because I'm sure sometimes they probably think it will never get better.

Good for you. You do look great!

No as of yet I haven't started a blog. I will most definately try to record and take pictures during my stay.

I will definately look for you. I'm sure we will cross paths in the hotel at least. If you blog about your experience, I will be following! Good luck and I'll see you there.

Congratulations!

Great talent!

I'll be there October 5, 2012.

I'm scheduled October 5, 2012 with Dr. Garcia! Finally, I can hardly wait!

Another newbie present and accounted for. I will be sleeved October 5, 2012 by Dr. Fernando Garcia. This has been a long time coming and I am anxiously counting down. So glad to see so many AA sisters taking charge of their health and to also know I'm not alone in this struggle.

Hello there! I'm new here and I have finally picked a date. I am scheduled to be sleeved on October 5, 2012. I'm nervous and also at peace with this decision. This will be the first thing i've ever did for "me". Can hardly wait to join the losers bench. I know this won't be an easy ride, but I pray that I don't fall off!

Good luck and God bless!

I'm also planning on an October date.

Were you all exercising? If so when was it safe for you to start?

I discussed it with my PCP and she was ok with following me up post op. I plan on seeing her once I return and letting her handle my post op needs.

Keep up the good work! You look great!

I know this two week diet will be the hardest thing for me. I am a bread and pasta lover and I realize I will have to file for a divorce from those foods. From what I hear on the forum, they are pretty hard to handle post op as well. Having to cook for my husband and kids will be a test of my will power, but because I know how important this is to my health, I refuse to submit when the day comes. But, without a doubt, I know this will be the hardest thing for me. Good luck on your pre op diet and upcoming surgery.

OMG in less than a month! Shouts out to you! You look great!

Yeah, I corresponded back and fourth with Omar and Dr. Kelly does not do any type of inhouse things himself. Omar said he'd gotten burned a few times and does not like to do any of that anymore. I 'm still in the deciding phase. By the end of this month, I will have chosen a doctor and sealed a date. This is just such a difficult decision and I definately want to make an informed one. Thanks to all of you for your input. I figure if it's meant for me to use Dr. Kelly or any other physician for that matter, then it will all work out in my favor when the time comes (meaning money wise). Being self pay on a budget, I want to have the safest surgery with the least cost to me of course. I'm just praying and patiently waiting.

Beautiful pictures. For some reason, I pictured Tj to be some run down place with crowded buildings but everything is actually beautiful. I'm definately feel better.

Glad to hear you had a good experience. Congratulations on joining the losers bench! Save me a seat.

For so long i've been overweight and in being so I can't tell you the last time I've really SEEN parts of my body. I use to enjoy things like painting my toenails. Now I have to bend and damn near perform acrobatics to even get a good look at my feet. Shaving my WhoHaw has also become an acrobatic task. Trying to steady the mirror in one hand and the razor in the other.....I tell you it's exhausting. I'm probably lucky to still be alive and not have bleed from severe lacerations!!! I've almost completely managed to build a shed over my "tools"! I can hardly wait for the day to be able to get a good look at some of those "things" i've lost touch with. I know this may be going a little to far and into details, but when I'm with my hubby, what's the fun when I can't position myself "up there" and get a good look at what's going on down there!!! I tell you, carrying around this whole other person has become mentally and physically exhausting. I can't wait for my sleeve! Just out of curiousity, what would you like to see.

Congratulations! I am so glad to hear that you are doing ok. I was worried about you for a minute. Hopefully those sites will continue to heal up quickly! Wishing you nothing but the best.

Ooh yeah, that I didn't know you were pregnant again.