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i think it is probably a combo for most people. i have high bp and have been on meds but i can usually get off of them with minor weight loss that i am able to do by myself. i dont have other weight related issues but feel that i would get them with time and that i am more tired and pained than i should be at 32. a very large motivator for me is wanting to like how my body looks for the first time in my life. that is a huge reason for me to get the surgery, that is why i dont have it scheduled yet and already am spending time on looking into my next surgery(s) and where this mommy makeover will occur. i am honestly much more excited about the idea of liking what i see when i look in the mirror than getting off of blood pressure meds.

I havent had any surgery but am planning on getting the sleeve. I was interested in the band at first but really had a lot of issues with the port. I found a lot of people whose ports were visible through their clothes after they lost weight. Some surgeons attached the port to muscle to avoid this issue but then have to probe deep into your stomach to fill or empty the band and that didnt sound like fun to me. A client of mines has to give herself dialysis and she has a port, in fact she has had several because they get infected all the time and need to be moved and I didnt like the thought of that either. I also found a lot of info about erosion or the band slipping and that made sense to me, you are placing a foreign object inside your body I would assume it will either try to absorb or reject it, thats pretty much what the body does. I am not a big sweets eater but liked the fact that the band didnt come with dumping (though i have seen for some people it does) and also does not come with the malabsorption that may leave you nutrient deficient. I also like that you are left with the less stretchy part of the stomach. My cousin had bypass and although she has not regained all of her weight she can out eat me any day. This is clearly the fat girl in me, but I am being honest one of my considerations is the option that allows me the most variety in what i am able to eat afterwards. I know that changes from person to person, but my goal is to still be able to eat all food, but in moderation, something i have been unable to do with a whole stomach. From what I have read the sleeve seems to meet that goal as well.

Janice, Im sorry that you are having a crappy time esp since this is something you cant undo. Im also sorry that some of the people on here have been so unnecessarily rude to you about your feelings. I can understand what you are saying. I am pre- op but I have no desire to be skinny either, I want to be a healthy weight that I will feel comfortable at. I am 5"7' and my goal weight is 180. That is not based on my bmi, or my drs goals, that is just what i personally would like to achieve. Perhaps after I am sleeved and I get there I will reevaluate, but right now, at 292 that is a more than big enough goal. I havent looked at any of your pictures but I appreciate the value of curves, under all of these rolls I have accumulated I have an hour glass shape and although I am hoping the sleeve will help me be healthier, I cant pretend that I am not excited to take a look at it. I have lost 40 lbs so far on medifast preparing for my surgery date, and I have no idea why but a lot of that weight is coming from my butt and boobs. The weight loss has not resulted in me feeling better about my body, but worse. What used to be full and filled out is getting saggy and stretchy. I just tell myself that I have such a long way to go that I can work on tightening it up, and if not theres always mexico. I have nursed two kids for a year a piece so I know somebodies going to have to help me pull these boobs out of a coma when its all said and done, if this is only the first step in liking my body more than at least for once im walking in the right direction. I am also my own worst critic, try not to be too hard on yourself, it has taken me over two months to lose this 40 lbs and you have done it in 3 weeks. Just keep exercising and Im sure it will get better. If you are looking for something to do, I highly recommend Jillian Michaels 30 day shred. It is intense and it will make 5 lbs feel like the biggest heaviest thing you have ever held in your life, I also think it really helps with tightening up. Try to give yourself some time to see if this is really something you regret, or just something that is really sucking right now, sometimes when your in the middle of it they both look the same.

I think this is probably the best thread for people considering the surgery. This is an elective procedure and it is scary. While it is important to know the possible negative consequences, I dont think anyone believes they will suffer from them, esp when the percentages of people that do are so low. After stalking these boards, I have decided that I am going to have the surgery, I know that a possible side effect is death, but I will be unhappy (if possible) if I die, I think people with regrets feel the same way. They knew the changes they would face, but dont like facing them, Im all about not liking to deal with the consequences of my actions, and being a defense attorney I know this is not at all uncommon, most people dont. Thanks to everybody that posted their opinions, good, bad, or indifferent, and even came back to modify opinions when they were a little farther out. This is a huge decision and I dont think anyone can have too much information.

lookin good Rodney. Ladies dont you hate how men can make 280 look like an acceptable weight?

I think this is probably the best thread for people considering the surgery. This is an elective procedure and it is scary. While it is important to know the possible negative consequences, I dont think anyone believes they will suffer from them, esp when the percentages of people that do are so low. After stalking these boards, I have decided that I am going to have the surgery, I know that a possible side effect is death, but I will be unhappy (if possible) if I die, I think people with regrets feel the same way. They knew the changes they would face, but dont like facing them, Im all about not liking to deal with the consequences of my actions, and being a defense attorney I know this is not at all uncommon, most people dont. Thanks to everybody that posted their opinions, good, bad, or indifferent, and even came back to modify opinions when they were a little farther out. This is a huge decision and I dont think anyone can have too much information.

I think this is probably the best thread for people considering the surgery. This is an elective procedure and it is scary. While it is important to know the possible negative consequences, I dont think anyone believes they will suffer from them, esp when the percentages of people that do are so low. After stalking these boards, I have decided that I am going to have the surgery, I know that a possible side effect is death, but I will be unhappy (if possible) if I die, I think people with regrets feel the same way. They knew the changes they would face, but dont like facing them, Im all about not liking to deal with the consequences of my actions, and being a defense attorney I know this is not at all uncommon, most people dont. Thanks to everybody that posted their opinions, good, bad, or indifferent, and even came back to modify opinions when they were a little farther out. This is a huge decision and I dont think anyone can have too much information.

you look amazing i am pre op too and on a diet currently, i have been having a hard time sticking with it lately so i have been keeping my eyes on the prize, the body i will have when this is over (and trust it will require lots of plastic surgery). how did you research your surgeon? a friend of mines just had two family members go to dr for work, and i am open to going outside of the us but i am a little worried as well. i figure since i have plenty of time to research i will take advantage of it.

lookin good Rodney. Ladies dont you hate how men can make 280 look like an acceptable weight?

Hey everybody I am new to this site and so happy to have stumbled upon this thread. I am Black and Puerto Rican. I dont have a surgery date yet but am scheduled for my last nutritionist appointment on 6/25. She told me after that I will see the surgeon within 2 weeks, then I will be scheduled for surgery, she said they are scheduling within the month. I am super excited, and a little terrified. I am scared of some of the horror stories I have seen on here where people are throwing up forever and unable to eat. Posting regrets all over the place and hating their lives! Anybody feel like that? I cant imagine that I will be unhappy to get out of this body that I hate, but I am not a fan of throwing up at all so I kinda understand. I love all the comments on the hair falling out because I have been a little worried about that. My hair is pretty large but I am going to make sure not to perm it anymore based on what I have read here (sometimes perms help with all my frizz). I can tell you guys I have started lathering my hair and skin with coconut oil(and i love it and highly recommend) because I do not want my belly and boobs hanging low and am trying to do all the preventative maintenance I can, while saving up for a quick trip to mexico just in case. Anybody have any advice they can add on the hanging skin issue? That is something I feel may be less of an issue for us but I dont want to make assumptions. My other large concern (sorry in advance for sounding like a fat ass) is that I wont ever be able to eat again. I have read so much about Protein Shakes that I am concerned. I am obviously willing to do what I have to do (right not I have been doing mf for 2 mths trying to lose weight on my own) but the prospect of NEVER having fried chicken or Beans and rice makes me a little sad inside, only having a little, fine whatever, like I said I dont like to throw up, but none ever is a lot. For those of you a year+ out can you eat? whatever (not however much) you want? I know I am bombarding you guys with questions so Im going to end this now but I cant wait to talk to all of you. Oh btw Im from NY anybody in my neck of the woods?

lookin good Rodney. Ladies dont you hate how men can make 280 look like an acceptable weight?

lookin good Rodney. Ladies dont you hate how men can make 280 look like an acceptable weight?