Babygurl

I'm so glad y'all are posting these! I'm not even sleeved yet, but these are so inspirational.

Yay more people around my age I'm 19, but i haven't had a date set for my surgery yet But guess what....my birthday is April 6th!!! You got a present for my birthday Congrats on your surgery

don't beat yourself up about this too much right now. if it continues to occur, speak to your surgeon or something. See what is going wrong. I'm not convinced that it's your fault.

wow that's amazing I hope my surgery goes half as well Congrats on getting your sleeve, i can't wait to get mine

My psych evaluation is at the bariatric clinic on Monday (Valentines Day!!!) at 8 a.m. Sooooo early....but so worth it if i make it into the pilot program Can't wait to get sleeved. Ready for a major life change

oh wow. you get to have solids until the night before your surgery? im envious. lol. for a solid 4 weeks before my surgery, i'm supposed to live on 5 Protein shakes a day. and one teensy tinsy meal each day that's supposed to be for dinner. lol. idk though. i'm sorry i'm not much help for this

hearing your story makes me even more excited to get mine started And i don't really have the financial means, that's why it's so important to do it now. My insurance company is doing a pilot program and they're only paying for the surgery for 100 ppl. im frantically trying to be in one of those spots. so far so good. and about everything that you try on fitting, if that's the worst that can happen, I am totally ok hahaha

Yeah that's what i'm most nervous about too I'll have to remember to tell everybody so that I get the meds and don't wake up feeling terrible. Thanks

Well that makes me feel better then. Liquid medications don't really bother me, so that'll be easy for me i think. And yeah, i bet it did hurt when you coughed. *ouch*. i've heard about that, the gas pains in ppls stomachs and chests, and then also when people do get nauseated and end up dry heaving right after surgery. that would suck. that's what's got me the most worried. but like you said, the results will far outweigh any difficulties in the beginning I'm super excited

oh wow!!! see when i hear awesome success stories like that, it just makes me even more excited

Yeah that's what I think too. I'm with you. I've suffered enough already, and i'm only 18. Really the only thing that is holding me back now is my mom. At first, she was excited and really wanted me to have the surgery. But now that we've been going to meetings together and getting all of our information together, she is getting scared. I think i'm going to stick to my guns though. I think that after I have the sleeve done, and she sees the positive effects it has on my life, she will change her mind. And I know she will be there with me no matter what.

I'm so glad that there are other people that went through what I am going through so that I can talk to them. Thank you. Lol. And yeah i'm not really even considering GB, the sleeve is my best bet i think. And that's amazing that you've lost so much already. Only two weeks out. It gets me excited And it's also crazy that your uncle was your surgeon. Lol. You can be sure to have follow up with him. Haha And yeah i've heard about the fake hunger thing. The thing i'm most nervous about is the pain. And the nausea. That aspect of the surgery scares me...

I'm 18 years old, and i'm in the process of getting ready to get my sleeve. My only worry is that since i'm so young, should I wait a few years, or go ahead and get it done? Basically my whole family is obese and I don't see anything changing anytime soon for me unless I get this surgery. Any experiences and opinions would be greatly appreciated