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Sounds like you are doing great!! I am scheduled for surgery in January, and I appreciate you taking the time to give us an update. Your weight loss is phenomenal! I am curious, how has your mood been? At my support group meeting the other day, someone said that her mood for a couple of months after surgery was a combo between PMS and postpartum depression. This scares me! But I keep telling myself that a year or so of physical and mental difficulties is a small price to pay for many years of good health![/quote']

Hi Scatters,

I know everyone has their own issues to deal with but I have been extremely lucky. My experience has been 100% positive and I'm so happy that I had this surgery, I only wish I knew about the sleeve years ago! My mood has not changed at all and I look forward to each new day and I'm actually proud of what I've been able to accomplish. I think keeping things in perspective is important and while I wish I could lose all my weight with a snap of my fingers, 65 pounds in just over 4 months is pretty cool! I wish you luck and hope your experience is like mine, the surgery was minor, the recovery was fast, the weight loss happens, it takes dedication but I now have an amazing tool, and my life has already improved. Good luck in January, I hope to hear from you after!

Chris

Hi Lisa,

It sounds like you are doing great! 73 pounds is a huge number, congratulations! My DOS was 7/17/2012 and I'm down 65 lbs. Things have really slowed down for me over the last month. At my 3mo appt they told me to expect the slow down and also the increased hair loss... It's almost at a scary level! They promised that at around 6mo the hair would start growing again, I sure hope so!

I started at 288 and hope to get down to around 140, so I've got about 85 to go. I'm hoping and working hard to reach my goal by my one year mark. I'm hoping to see how others have fared over a year. Best of luck to you and your sister!

Chris