Felicity

Well today is my 1 month of having the sleeve. Wow this month has been a rollercoster! My starting weight was 285 and now i'm 255! Im 30 pounds down and many more to go.

Ok so its two weeks in and I have lost 25 pounds! I dont know if thats good or bad..... I was also wondering when can I go swimming and working out like zumba???

Thank you everyone! I was a big change but slowly getting used to it.

Well on Monday I flew to Michigan from Florida to get my sleeve done by Dr. Pleatman. As soon as I got to the hospital which was around 11:30 I started pre op. About an hour later I went into surgery. I know I was supposed to have pre op one day and the surgery the next but because I was from out of town and had a flight back Wednesday my doctor need enough time to watch after me. I am 17 years old and weight 285 pounds. All I can remember was going into the operation room and my doctor made me laugh then I was out. My parents were in the waiting room and about 45 min late Dr. Pleatman told them I was done! Man my mother was so scared she thought something went wrong because it was fast. Well anyways when I finally woke up from anesthesia I could hear myself screaming and moaning very loud. The nurse asked me my pain and I screamed out 10! In the background I could hear the nurses saying I was too young for this surgery but I don’t think so. When I got to my recovery room I slept and slept and slept! Throughout the night I woke my mother up every hour to help me go to the bathroom. Let me tell you I threw up many times. I did not expect a lot of what happened to me! It isn’t an easy surgery!! All my nurses were absolutely amazing! They were right there whenever I rang for them. They came in about every other hour to check on me or whatever they needed. The next day Dr.Pleatman came in and of course I was sleeping but he woke me checked all my incisions, gave me my dvd and discharged me. After I left the hospital I went to Dr.pleatman's office to talk to him, take pictures, and watch my video. When I got to the hotel I was feeling tired and I was in so much pain from gas. On Wednesday I flew back home the plane ride was pretty good I had some apple juice which went down really well. Now i am home it’s been 6 day and I am down 17 pounds!!

Thank you! That really helps out. I ready to start my new journey

Well the time is coming up soon! 17 more days before im sleeved. I am 17 years old and I have been overweight all my life. I am 283 pounds and ready to change my life.I have tryed everything in the book. I also have been researching the sleeve for about a year. I am going to be a seinor in high school and plan for it to be an amazing year. I need to know what i should bring for my surgery. And also could anyone tell me somethings I should know. And has anyone had surgery with Dr. pleatman.. Please help me out im kinda freaking out now since its coming close to the date.