BurnzGirl

This week I will have my one year surgiversary!! It seems like just a few months rather than a year!
Please don't get put out with me when I tell you that the decision to be sleeved was absolutely the hardest part - everything else has been really easy since. I am fully aware my experience has been a blessed one! I was sleeved on March 14 of 2012, and hit goal around New Years. I am maintaining easily and can eat almost anything I want.
I feel so much better, I get around so much better, I walk quickly, I sleep well. I am just so happy! I truly feel 30 years younger in one year's time. I have regained my interest in girly stuff such as clothes, makeup, hair, whereas before I just put on the next old black thing in my closet and stumped out the door ugly!
I wanted to share my success story so that those in the research stage can know that while some sleevers have problems, other sleevers sail through. I was lucky to be a Sleeve Sailor!
Thanks for all the help and support y'all have been!!
BTW, that's from a size 3X to a size M/12.

Waiting six weeks is not going to happen so I guess I will take one for the team and keep y'all posted.

May 17th of last year was the day I started my new life after having surgery with doctor Alvarez down in Mexico.. The only thing I'm upset about this whole process is that I did not do this sooner. These past 9 months have been more of a wild ride then I had a ever imagined. If I had it to do all over again I would change nothing and go to the same process without hesitation. the day of my surgery I weighed 420 pounds as of this morning I weighed 236 not even 10 months later. At age 37 I felt as if I was 70 putting on 20 to 30 pounds a year you just do not realize how bad you feel now I feel as if I am 20. The stuff that I can do now that I could not do just 9 short months ago absolutely blows my mind I feel amazing. if you were still on the fence on whether you should have this done or not take it from me absolutely go for it I spent 3 years contemplating and finally pulled the trigger after all the research I pick the perfect doctor had an absolutely pain free experience and most of all I felt safe the whole time. I cannot say enough about how this surgery has changed life for me I wish everything was this simple.

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Monday Febrauary 25th for me too in Omaha Nebraska

Hello-- Monday Morning here I come!! 2-25-13... Anyone from Iowa/Nebraska?

Monday Febrauary 25th for me too in Omaha Nebraska

I am so glad my surgery is over. I waited 5 mths to start my new life. Laying here in the hospital 18 hrs. after surgery & feeling good no pain just alittle discomfort. Not really taking any pain medicine. I can honestly say the only thing that is a pain is someone waking me up to do my vitals. I have been walking the hallways of the hospital hopefully I can go home later today. At this point of my new life journey is going good I will keep you posted.

I don't know but I'm subscribing to this thread.

Wow, I'm glad I saw this thread. My surgery date is Feb 12th. I couldn't wait for the date to get here. I kept saying I'm ready, I'm ready to have surgery today! but now that I have my pre-op appointment on Tuesday I'm getting nervous. I thought today could I possibly back out? No, I need to do this for myself and my family. I am telling myself, God brought me to this and he'll get me through it. We'll all be fine and happy we did it and for all the right reasons.