Lisanne

I started out with the Sleeve. Its the only surgery that Ive had or will have, Im sure. Im quite satisfied with it. :thumbup: hugs 'n love, Lisa

Hey everyone. Im Lisa. Im 41yrs old. Im married with 2 kids. I got my Sleeve March 17, 2008....so Im almost 15 months postop. I have lost a total of 109 lbs so far. I still have a longggg way to go. Im not even half way to my goal. I started with a BMI of 73, weight of 396. It was a long, hard road for me....getting the Sleeve. I couldnt find anyone near me that either would take my insurance or that would even do my surgery with my high BMI (without first losing alot of weight, which I couldnt do without the surgery). So, I traveled to Mexico with my husband and had it done there. Never in my wildest dreams would I have ever thought I would go to another country to get surgery. Being a nurse, I was quite skeptical. However, I had a pretty good experience. I had a minor complication, but it turned out fine and it didnt require any extra hospital time. I remember having a ton of pain though - gas pain mostly. I was miserable for about 2 wks. After I removed my stitches, I had some incision difficulties - but I tend to have those every time Ive ever had surgery, so I wasnt surprised. At this point in time, I feel like a new person. I can do so many things that I couldnt before surgery. I was confined to a power chair for the most part - I couldnt go to a store that didnt offer the scooters. I took my power chair to the mall or any other place that I needed to walk. I have been disabled from working since 2002. I am hoping to be able to go back at some point. Before surgery, my Diabetes was totally uncontrolled. I was on Insulin and pills.. now, Im only on pills and Ive even cut that down to half of what I was taking. I had been on 2 blood pressure pills, now I only take one and Im thinking pretty soon I might not need that one either, or at least a much lower dose. I also have sleep Apnea and Ive been able to lower my pressure by several points and will be lowering it again soon I imagine. So basically, I am a new person compared to what I was a year ago. I might have a long way to go, but this journey has been so worth it! Thanks for the invite to this forum. I look forward to getting to know everyone. hugs 'n love, Lisa