natedinsmoor2

My dad had gastric bypass and was sooo successful but he isn't a big fan of me having it , on the other hand me and my mom have been attending meetings with the bariatric team for over a year atleast once a month , therefore she knows a lot an she is there for me with whatever I decide and I'm having it at a children's hospital as well

Thank you all so much the support is amazing .. I meet with my therapist tomorrow I am going to talk it out with her .. But more than likely I will continue with having surgery !! Thank you all for sharing ! I'd be lost without this group!

Thank you all so much the support is amazing .. I meet with my therapist tomorrow I am going to talk it out with her .. But more than likely I will continue with having surgery !! Thank you all for sharing ! I'd be lost without this group!

I am SO THRILLED!!!!! I just got off the scale and I weigh 298 lbs... NOT 300 something!!!!!! I am at my marriage weight, which by the way is 18 years ago this Sunday! I can hardly contain myself! I can't remember the last time I saw a weight UNDER 300 lbs. I am eternally grateful to this sleeve. With out it there would be NO WAY under heaven that I could loose weight. I am SO HAPPY!!!! Woot Woot! I LOVE MY SLEEVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I started a lifetime of dieting at about age 13. Seems like I was on some kind of diet more often than not. I just knew I should be able to do this on my own. YES I lost some weight on most of those diets, but never came close to a normal weight. Weight issues and low self esteem put a major damper on my life. I had no social life, never attended school functions, never danced, and never felt good enough. Finally in 1983, at age 59, and more than 300 pounds, I began looking into bariatric surgery. I had started the process when my dad became ill and died. I then proceeded to gain an additional 70 pounds, weighing 374. In 2011, I started seeing a therapist to help me deal with my dad's death and with my food/eating issues. That is the single most important step that helped me not only make a decision about the surgery, but also prepared me to be successful with the surgery. I suggest you find a therapist who specializes in helping people with food/eating/obesity and self esteem issues. My therapist continues to help me dealing with the stresses, diffulties and joys of life after gastric sleeve surgery. I can't advise you whether or not to have the surgery but I truly believe that without some therapy/counseling, successful weightloss will be a very difficult process. I sort of threw my life away, but can finally say at the age of 63, I got this weight thing under control. I have lost 168 pounds in just under 11 months and am well on my way (30 - 50 pounds to go) to a healthy, normal weight for the rest of my life. You have your whole life ahead of you. I wish you enormous success, health and happiness whatever your decision.

Hi Nate I can't tell you what to do... But I will say each one of us had moments of thinking the same thing!
I can tell you I can lose weight without surgery, I've done it many times in my adult life.
But I still needed to do this because after the diet I would go right back to where I was within a few months.
This is a major ( and sometimes not easy) change.
But I am glad to be doing it and it is worth the small sacrifices I have to make.
I will support you no matter what your decision is.

I feel ya Nate. At 15 I probably was pretty much in your shoes. I didn't have surgery as an option, so I did it the old fashioned way. I backed off my mom's table and dropped the junk food and got my ass in gear. I managed to drop some significant pounds between my Jr. and Sr. year in high school. It made a world of difference in my life, socially, physically and so on. I was able to keep the weight off for a certain number of years, but like a lot of us, it always came back. I thought a lot about your question and I wonder at 15 what I would have done if surgery would have been available. Knowing what I know now about eating and all the things that go on inside of us, I probably wouldn't do it. I might have given myself a year and just tried a few simple things like tracking what I ate (like with myfitnesspal), changing how I ate and getting some real exercise too. I don't mean just walking around, but something that puts out some real sweat. That's what I did, but I didn't stick with it long enough to push the old habits out of the way. Along the way I found some more habits that made trying to lose the weight a lot harder too.
This surgery and all that goes with it, is pretty complex. Yep of course you'll lose the weight, but it really takes a ton of work. That's something that I am not sure a lot of people are ready for nor can they accept the fact this it is a very permanent solution. At 15 for me, permanent lasted til next weekend. You seem like a pretty sharp guy so I know that what ever you decide it is going to be the right thing for you. If you feel like this is your very best choice and are willing to except that it is not reversible and not refundable, then I think you'll do fine. Otherwise, think hard about what you might be able to accomplish without the surgery. Good luck with this dude, what ever you decide, let us know, we are here for you!

Thank you all. Having a hard time with all this trapped air in me. So painful.

May 13th here (: congrats !

Yes all these emotions going on ! I'm lucky to have this surgery so young because I already have high blood pressure and all that stuff and I don't want it to get worse and all of that but thank you for being so supportive (:

Aww thank you all so much for all of the help and support I am going to need as much help as possible I know its going to be a difficult challenege but I am willing to do this to be happy healthy and succsessful !!!

Aww thank you all so much for all of the help and support I am going to need as much help as possible I know its going to be a difficult challenege but I am willing to do this to be happy healthy and succsessful !!!

Yes all these emotions going on ! I'm lucky to have this surgery so young because I already have high blood pressure and all that stuff and I don't want it to get worse and all of that but thank you for being so supportive (:

Aww thank you all so much for all of the help and support I am going to need as much help as possible I know its going to be a difficult challenege but I am willing to do this to be happy healthy and succsessful !!!

I think the high blood pressure is the one thing that freaked me out the most too!
I mean I'm 46 but.. I still felt like I was to young fir such a serious health issue.. You are doing the right thing, Nate and I can't help but be proud of you and your strength and maturity...

What to bring with you?
Well honestly don't bring much. You won't even bother because you will be just being in the moment feeling what you are feeling. I would bring PJ Pants and slip on slippers but I really didn't use those. Hospitals give you non slip socks and I just stuck with those. I didn't want to bother. I hated my IV so the idea of typing or texting didn't work for me. I left that for my mom and my boyfriend to do. They have toothpaste there. You will absolutely use that. The hospital gave me stuff to wash myself down but honestly I didn't want to do anything with that IV in. I waited until I got home. Other than chapstick that's about it. Don't go crazy bringing stuff. I did and it was a waste. Instead focus on what you need when you get home.
Protien - I love Premeir. Make sure you can even have that the first 2 weeks. Most people are on clears for 2 weeks.
Take care and good luck to you

Sweats, comfy clothing, slippers because they'll want you to walk, walk, walk! Chapstick, toothbrush, change of undergarments, phone, charger, i brought my ipad and I don't know if your dr does this but I was put in a binder to help hold me in and heal my muscles after the laparoscopic surgery.
You'll want to try all the types of Proteins before you commit because some find that they're not tolerant to whey or soy or just flat out can't hack the taste. You don't want to spend a lot of $$$ on something and find yourself stuck with it. Just remember to ask the nurses for suggestions and sip sip SIP...don't be in a hurry to get it down because it WILL hurt if you take a big drink. Good luck and please let us know how you do!!!

First my question is what all should I bring with me to the hospital for a more comfy stay ?
Also, What are some high protien surgar free shakes & where did you find them ?
-Nate

First my question is what all should I bring with me to the hospital for a more comfy stay? I didn't take anything but myself, my stay was minimal and hospitals are filled with germs and I didn't want to bring those germs home with me. For me, less is more.
Also, What are some high protien surgar free shakes & where did you find them ? I drink Premier Protein, 1 gram of sugar. For the powdered mix, I use Designer whey French vanilla.< /p>

Thank you I will keep you up to date with everything !

I just got approved today by care source YAAAY (: