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Im looking for people who are around the same surgery date as myself..July 27. I feel like im all alone at my 11 weeks journey. I have noone to compare progress to, noone to lok to to see if im at the point im supposed to be at. This is driving me nuts.
Ive lost 52lbs in 11 weeks, so im happy but i just need someone to talk to.

I was just going to say that...1 lb a day is a lot. That's 30 lbs a month. I'm 12 days post op and I've lost a pound a day and am very happy with that.

I was just going to say that...1 lb a day is a lot. That's 30 lbs a month. I'm 12 days post op and I've lost a pound a day and am very happy with that.

@mataz78: I've done pretty well. Highest weight: 278, sleeved weight 262, current weight: 246. But I still can't tell any difference in myself which is a little frustrating.

Ok so if we can tolerate it, it's ok? Because I too get more Fluid in through a straw and have no issue.

I was just going to say that...1 lb a day is a lot. That's 30 lbs a month. I'm 12 days post op and I've lost a pound a day and am very happy with that.

So I had surgery yesterday and couldn't believe how easy and almost pain free it was...until they sent me home and took me off of the morphine drip. Holy Cow do I feel a lot of pain now, especially the left side of my abdomen. Can someone give me an idea on the actual pain recovery time? Or at least what I can expect. Thanks.

Me tomorrow @ 1:30?

I'm in AZ. Getting sleeved on 7/20. St. Luke's.

I have a total of three required things left: nutritionist appointment next week, pre-op surgery class on June 2, and then final appointment with doctor. June 15th is the day I can submit to insurance and I will be nervous until I'm actually approved.

Soooo, I got the call today!!! My surgery is scheduled for June 20th!!! I cannot even express my excitement right now!!!

Soooo, I got the call today!!! My surgery is scheduled for June 20th!!! I cannot even express my excitement right now!!!

Thanks everyone. I submit to insurance next week. I will keep you posted.

Thanks everyone. I submit to insurance next week. I will keep you posted.

I have my psych eval tomorrow and it is causing me a little stress. Can anyone tell me if this is a big deal?

New friends.... If they aren't with you they are against you. Think about it, they have always treated you shady anyway. Not hanging out with you because you were a BBW? They can all go to hell... In an oven. Sweetie, friends don't treat friends like that.

Find some new friends. Channel that hurt into new social situations. Join a few groups on meetup .com or sign up for a class at the local community college. True friends would not shun you because of you size or be threatened by your weight loss. You deserve better. I would never accept that in my life. If you like me, you like me for who I am, not my physicality.

I met with the surgeon today. He said if all goes well, I could be looking at May or June for my surgery but surely it cannot be that easy. I have a 90 day waiting period for my insurance. Does anyone know if you just need to go to the doctor for three consecutive months, even for non-weight issues? Because, at every appointment the doctor certainly takes my weight, talks about my high blood pressure, and asks what I'm doing to change it. So, I am hoping that this is the case. If so, I will be a May or June sleever too!

I met with the surgeon today. He said if all goes well, I could be looking at May or June for my surgery but surely it cannot be that easy. I have a 90 day waiting period for my insurance. Does anyone know if you just need to go to the doctor for three consecutive months, even for non-weight issues? Because, at every appointment the doctor certainly takes my weight, talks about my high blood pressure, and asks what I'm doing to change it. So, I am hoping that this is the case. If so, I will be a May or June sleever too!

Good After Noon June Sleevers! I got my surgery date, I am officially scheduled for May 12th! I'm super excited and nervous at that same time. Officially put in for my time off at work.

Congrats to those of you with dates! So exciting!!
I'm so afraid I'm going to get finished with everything and then insurance will deny me for some reason. They definitely shouldn't, it's just a fear I have.

Hello there again, sounds like everyone is moving along, good luck to you all. I spoke to my Doctors office today and they sent everything over to my insurance company, so now we are just waiting for the approval and my actual surgery date. I got butterflies today

I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm so aware of this decision I've made to the point where I'm probably clinically obsessing. I read more, I check out youtube videos of the procedure, I read posts, I look at before/after pictures, I even read recipes. I'm so anxious to get on with it, on the one hand, and terrified on the other. Maybe terrified is too strong a word...sobered. I'm sobered by the seriousness that this change will mean for me for the rest of my life.
If I didn't have so much grading to do, I would have gone to my first support meeting tonight. I'm eager to meet others who are further down the road than me. I have nearly everything in place, but haven't had my consult with the surgeon yet. That's going to happen in early April.
I've circled June 9th on the calendar, so here's hoping that's when it turns out to be!