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I am the guy who has swam with a shirt on since I was 16. 30+ yrs. maybe next summer the wife and I will join a nudist colony. Hahahahahah

Besides getting healthy, what other things are you looking forward to Post-Op?
Here are a few of mine:
1) fit behind my steering wheel comfortably.
2) not getting choked out by the seat belt.
3) fit into a booth when we go out to a restaurant
4) not wear my food.
5) skinny dip
6) climb the stairs at work rather then elevator.
7) fit into 98% of my clothes.
8) cross my legs
9) have a lap
10) skinny dip.

Besides getting healthy, what other things are you looking forward to Post-Op?
Here are a few of mine:
1) fit behind my steering wheel comfortably.
2) not getting choked out by the seat belt.
3) fit into a booth when we go out to a restaurant
4) not wear my food.
5) skinny dip
6) climb the stairs at work rather then elevator.
7) fit into 98% of my clothes.
8) cross my legs
9) have a lap
10) skinny dip.

I am the guy who has swam with a shirt on since I was 16. 30+ yrs. maybe next summer the wife and I will join a nudist colony. Hahahahahah

Besides getting healthy, what other things are you looking forward to Post-Op?
Here are a few of mine:
1) fit behind my steering wheel comfortably.
2) not getting choked out by the seat belt.
3) fit into a booth when we go out to a restaurant
4) not wear my food.
5) skinny dip
6) climb the stairs at work rather then elevator.
7) fit into 98% of my clothes.
8) cross my legs
9) have a lap
10) skinny dip.

I went on a ten day road trip with my family and was happy at tne end to be down five pounds, but the best part was how I was able to do all the activities along with everyone else, no longer a spectator. I'm so happy I got sleeved almost five months ago and seventy pounds less has had a dramatic impact on my energy and physical ability. I still have a long way and I will get there because I am stronger everyday. Anyone else surprise themselves while on vacation?

My first post here, been reading for months. Seems a lot of people posting are in the medical field. I thought it would be cool to hear what fellow sleevers do for a living.
The wife and I are both Respiratory Therapists here in Michigan. I am just starting this journey with my 8 hour information seminar ( pre-op ) scheduled for later this month. My better half was sleeved the end of April. She is doing awesome. Down 84 lbs total including the pre-op weight loss.
Im so excited to get my life back after getting this incredible weight loss tool.
Hope to hear from you guys.

My first post here, been reading for months. Seems a lot of people posting are in the medical field. I thought it would be cool to hear what fellow sleevers do for a living.
The wife and I are both Respiratory Therapists here in Michigan. I am just starting this journey with my 8 hour information seminar ( pre-op ) scheduled for later this month. My better half was sleeved the end of April. She is doing awesome. Down 84 lbs total including the pre-op weight loss.
Im so excited to get my life back after getting this incredible weight loss tool.
Hope to hear from you guys.

Damn finger..... So your Doc feels there is no need for the sleep study. If post op with sedation/ pain meds on board and an observed apnea occurs a wonderful non-invasive positive pressure ventilator will be ordered. Your friendly RT will be Johnny in the spot to set you up. You
Shouldn't worry about this... We watch over you and keep you safe.
OSA, obstructive sleep apnea is very serious, but if you don't qualify for the study you are good to go.
Hope this helps. Ive been doing Respiratory Care for 30 yrs at a large medical center in Detroit where we are a Bariatric Center of Excellence.

I am a Certified Pharmacy Technician. I was sleeved May 15, 2013. Down 50 lbs!

I feel a little guilty, I think doctors are partially to blame. I know I was always advised if the nurses were giving you a hard time or paging you all night, the solution was bringing a box of donuts or cupcakes to the nurses' station!

I'm in the transportation industry. Live in Canton, MI, and work in Ann Arbor. Good to see some local sleevers on here!

The insurance company as approved my surgery. My surgery is 8/8! Just want to get it over.

Well, everything is starting to feel real, all the tests done, meetings done and tomorrow I start my 2 week preop diet. I actually started drinking some shakes last week for Breakfast each morning. Tomorrow though, it starts for real and I couldn't be more excited about it! 2 weeks from today I will have my surgery and can't wait! I am definately looking forward to my new life and all it has to offer! Then, 3 weeks after mine, my wife will be having hers. That makes it even better!!

Posted June 16, 2010 - 6:48 PM
hi everyone! i have read so much in this forum and want to say thankyou to every single poster! ive learned so much and sincerely appreciate verticalsleevetalk.com. im a 47 year old male living in brooklyn, new york. i currently weigh 305 lbs and have been overweight all my life. ive been hovering around the 300-315 mark for about 10 years. before that i hoovered around 280-300 for the prior 10 years. my high weight was 323, which was in 2004. the most ive lost dieting and exercising was about 40lbs on a few occasions, but i always put it back on.
in 2004 i decided to have wls and was going to have gastric bypass done. after being approved by my insurance, i went to the hospital and was put in scrubs for the operation. then i was told by the nurse that the doctor had a family emergency and had to leave the hospital immediately. so my surgery was rescheduled for 4 weeks later. during these 4 weeks i ate plenty and went on a "goodbye to food" tour! this tour took me to all my favorite buffets and i ate like it was my last meal, even though i knew i shouldnt be doing that. then i again went to the hosptial and was put in scrubs and before my surgery the doctor said he couldnt operate because my sugar level was unexpectedly through the roof. i begged him to go through with it, but he said he couldnt and i needed to lose some weight and not do what i did by gaining weight and eating everything before surgery. so it was again cancelled. now i was determined to lose weight before i went back in 6 weeks for the eventual operation. in those 6 weeks i ate perfectly and lost 30 lbs. the day came and i went in a 3rd time to the hospital. again i was put in scrubs and this time all the tests, including my sugar were normal. but the doctor was surprised that i was able to lose 30lbs in 6 weeks. he sat me down and said the operation was a serious one and if i was able to lose 30lbs in 6 weeks, maybe i should give losing weight on my own another try. he convinced me to not have the operation. so i actually went on to lose a total of 89lbs in 7 months and got my weight down to 234 and felt great. i was actually running on a treadmill for a few miles non-stop and was in the best shape of my life. a year later i was again at 310lbs.
i never considered wls surgery again because i honestly in my heart didnt want the bypass portion done. and im thankful that even though i was in the operating room 3 different times, i never had the bypass done. later in life i researched the lapband as it became popular, but again i didnt want the band either due to all the complications of it. only a few months ago i discovered the option of the sleeve, and it seemed like exactly what ive been waiting for. a tool to limit my intake, with no bypass and nothing permanently inside of me that needed followup adjustments.
so im now in the process of going through everything i need to do before my dr. submits for approval to my insurance. the only thing left is the psych evaluation, which im in the process of completing and ill have it done shortly. then i meet with my dr. again on june 30th for the final time and he will submit everything to hopefully get approved.
so thats my story. its seems that bypass just wasnt for me. and ironically back in 2004 i was all for it. now today, i wouldnt do a bypass ever. im thankful it never got done and i believe it wasnt meant to be. especially being in the operatiing room in scrubs 3x!
i do have one fear/question that ill post in a separate thread in the post op forum as i believe that is where it should go. again, thank you to everyone who has ever posted in this forum. you do not know how much it helps, even the people like me who only read and never posted before. best of luck to everyone on their journey. UPDATE AUGUST 6 2013: back in 2010 after completing all the steps and requirements with dr. mcginty, I was denied by my insurance as the sleeve was considered experimental by them. they did offer me the gastric bypass or the lap band, but I refused both as I was only willing to have the sleeve done. so dr. mcginty said he believed that in a few years all insurance companies would be approving the sleeve as readily as they were approving the gastric bypass and lap band. and he was right! in jan 2013 I found out that my insurance now did cover the sleeve and I went back to dr. mcginty. I went through all the steps again and in march 2013 I finally got sleeved! today, august 5, 2013 I have been sleeved 4.5 months. in jan I weighed 291.5 lbs. today I weight 210 lbs. I lost 18 lbs before surgery and 63.5 lbs since surgery. this is the lightest ive been in 25 years and my goal is to reach 180. im finally on my way after waiting 9 years! so don't ever give up! the sleeve was meant to be for me...it just took me 9 years to get it done!

Hi everyone
Today, was amazing! I was off to work this morning when I forgot my lab coat I'm in the Dental field. My work lab coats are 2x at my starting weight fit tight and never covered my stomach. After VS my 2x lab coat is pretty big...anyway I got to work and had to use the office lab coats which are sizes small.... I screamed for joy when the lab coat fit perfectly!!! so happy

I had my 6 month follow-up yesterday. Here are a few of the things I've lost since starting this journey:
113 pounds
15 points of BMI
10 inches from my waist
3 inches from my neck
7 pants sizes
5 prescription drugs
high blood pressure
diabetic glucose levels
debilitating depression
Here are a few things I've gained/found:
healthy eating habits
energy
self-confidence
self-esteem
mobility
excellent friends
the desire to again do things I once loved
life
Not bad for six months

I was 522 to start, now lost 141 since 11/12/12 and si
till losing every day!