1cutechubbychiq

Thanks so much hopeful one! I see more good than bad with the sleeve and I pray for you all is perfect as I'm sure it will go for you! I just am the kind of person who asks tons of questions and some people may be annoyed but oh well lol
I'm a nice person with a big heart and never meant to scare anyone.. I have children and need to be here for them .. Right now I'm an extremely healthy chubby girl , not on any meds and I have no illnesses but not sure how long this will last so yes I am here to ask opinions and I appreciate people like you !

I'd be interested in reading the stats of leaks happening years out...

1cutechubbychic, I just want to say , I honestly know where you are coming from , this is my second time of going thru this, the first time I was ready for surgery and my husband was diagnosed with cancer and I cancelled my surgery because I had to take care of him but at that time (approx. 3 years ago) I was glad I had to cancel because I was very uncertain at that time. I since have researched and researched and I feel like I am better prepared this time but if I said I wasn't scared I would be lying. I do wish I could do this on my own and have said if I lose 50lbs before surgery I may change my mind, but please stay strong and do what you and your surgeon feel is right for you. I wish you all the Luck in the world and hope after you talk with your surgeon you will be more at peace with it all and like you have said there are complications in all of the surgeries , some just may not experience them, but none are completely promise free of complications, everyone has their own opinions and rightly so ,but you just stay strong as I said and Do what you feel is right for you. GOOD LUCK. I hope everyone who has surgery has Absolutely NO COMPLICATIONS from their surgery and come thru it feeling great and end up losing all the weight they need too.

It's human to worry about complications . I'm sure every single one of us have. My cousin did also, and actually canceled surgery THREE times! Always something would come up, and to her it was a "sign" . Well, I had mine a month ago, I love it. And there my cousin is, who I love to pieces , still heavy and unhealthy. Good luck in your decision!

Before I had my sleeve I read this blog up and down and sideways. Especially the complication forum.
I also read other sites
Internet, basically anything I could get my hands on BUT
I've not seen someone get a leak "years" later
As someone suggested you should discuss complications with your surgeon.

I am from suffolk Long Island
Was sleeve may 19
Would love to meet some local people!!!

#9grammy I am right there with you, hope all goes well and our surgery dates seem to be right around the same time frame.

In my recent post , I said I love adding these posts and I meant I love READING these posts. OOPS.

I guess there can be complications with any of the surgeries but 2 of my friends had the lap-band and that was where I was headed but backed out and plan to be sleeved sometime around Nov. Both lost some weight prior to surgery but after was another story, one was following things to a t the other strayed some but when I was with either and something got stuck , it petrified me but with any of these surgeries if we do what we are told and we have a good qualified surgeon I really feel that we can overcome any of these complications, sure we are going to be nervous and me myself at times is scared to death but since I have gotten active on this website I am feeling so much better, I love adding these post and sure not everything is going perfect for all but everybody will get thru this, the last time I was getting prepared before my husband started his battle with cancer (and I had to stop) I was on two other support pages and I will never go back to either of those , everything I read was bad , everyday and I finally asked in a POST if anyone on those pages ever had anything go right and I never got a response, but it hasn't been that way on Bariatricpal.com and I hope I just keep my Faith strong and my nerves in tact and a note to 1cutechubbychic keep thinking positive and remember we will all have obstacles we have to get thru but what you have chose is right for you and stay strong and know that we all have everyone in our thoughts we are all here for the same thing so give it all you got and know that we just need to do as our surgeon says and we should be fine. Hope to hear after your surgery you are doing GREAT. Keep posting.

I was terrified before my surgery, but moved forward knowing that the risk/benefit profile for the sleeve was still overwhelmingly positive. I'm a band to sleeve revision and I wish I had just done the sleeve the first time. The band did not work for me - while there are more serious complications/risks with the sleeve - there is a hugely high risk (as high as 50%) of less serious complications with the band and just lack of success. That said - you need to make the decision that you're most comfortable with based on all the available data. Wishing you the best.

I've had a boatload of complications and a negative experience with a surgeon
AND I WOULD STILL GET SURGERY DONE AGAIN. Would some things be different, yes, but I'd still get it done.
and being one of those who almost died from malnutrition, who has problems from it and GI problems, if I can say life on this side is still more than what it was on the other side, my question is why the problem?

Any physician who has been treating you can make a recommendation to another physician or insurance about your weight, co-morbidities, and health problems.

Hi! I'm just nervous but know it's for the best, I can lose but never keep the weight off and I'm tired of this, been heavy since 12 and I'm 40!

thanks everyone I feel so much better! I need this I need a change, I can't keep the weight off after losing! I'm tired of it! I weigh 242lvd, I'm 5'2 and I'm 49 yrs old and very healthy at this time besides the weight!

Wow so amazing !! Thanks you guys really helped me I feel alone here because no one around me understands!

Thank you! I'm just one of those people who thinks long term but I'm 40 now lol so let's do this!

Thank you I feel better now !

My grandfather had most of his stomach removed many many years ago d/t a bleed... He's still kicking (healthy besides his unrelated COPD) at the young age of 91--- I swear he'll outlive us all.

Bingo - I was going to say cancer patients have done well with it. Beats living with the complications of obesity!

Me toooo! Your not alone!

Me toooo! Your not alone!

I'm 40 and my BMI is 40 lol in about 242 lbs and I need a change in my life, I can never keep the weight off! I'm going for Surgery in Nov 2014

mGo for the sleeve honey.

Awesome!

Good luck with all that. I'm at my last visit on the 27th after that I have my surgeon appt which is Jund 4th after that submission for approval super scared about that