melissapaige84

I'm in Charlotte surgery is scheduled for March 20. So nervous and excited at the same time!

Charlotte, NC here

I've been overweight all my life. I don't remember even being below 200 since I was about 12. So when my surgeon tells me I can get below 200 with this surgery, I can't even fathom. I'm about 297 right now. Surgery is scheduled for March 20. I've dieted so many times in my life and exercised like crazy with several of those diets and still only managed to lose about 20 lbs each time. When the scale stopped moving, I lost hope and gave up....just to repeat the cycle a couple months later. Now at 28 with high blood pressure and pcos and many things that run in my family, I have decided to get the sleeve. I'm scared it won't work...just like everything else. But I'm going in with high hopes and I know it's just another tool and it's all in how you work it. We'll see I am thankful to have found this forum!

I'm so thankful to have found this forum. I got my surgery date last week...March 20! It's getting real. I was going to do bypass but opted for the sleeve after meeting with my surgeon. I'm so excited and just praying that for once in my life, I've found something that works. I am always very motivated and work hard on diets and exercise but when the scale stops moving at -20lbs (as it always has), I give up. Looking forward to a life change.