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Check out Dr Ramos Kelly! Google, he has a great informative website :-) I'm scheduled with him in April - he's really nice, takes the time to talk to you on the phone & go over your medical history (if you fill it out on his website) & if you schedule with him he adds you to his Facebook secret support group (nearly 600 former / future patients). I haven't found someone who's had a bad experience with him.

Hey! I don't know if I got your friend request - if I didn't accept it & add you let me know :-) Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G530AZ using Tapatalk

We'd love to have you! Friend me & I'll add you :-) Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G530AZ using Tapatalk

Sure! Send me a friend request & I'll add you :-D Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G530AZ using Tapatalk

Absolutely! Add me on fb if you want to join the group too :-) Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G530AZ using Tapatalk

That's fine Shelly! I added you to the group :-) Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G530AZ using Tapatalk

Hey Missy - friend me on Facebook & I'll add you - Alea Birbeck & the same picture I have up here :-) Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G530AZ using Tapatalk

I'm new in Tampa too - as of last summer. I have a spring 2016 sleevers group on Facebook if you want to join - friend me & I'll add you! Alea Birbeck, pic of my smiling face. It might be nice to find / create a support group in the area after surgery (I'm having it done in Mexico).

Hey Tia! Congrats on a date :-) friend me on Facebook & I'll add you - Alea Birbeck, pic = my smiling face

Yay! Friend request me & I'll add you - Alea Birbeck, pic = my smiling face :-D

I'm scheduled for surgery 4/15 - love to connect with local sleevers!

Hey April sleevers! I'm scheduled 4/15 & have started a support group (secret group) on Facebook for people in the same timeframe - send me a friend request if you want to be added :-D Alea Birbeck, pic is my smiling face

I'm April 15th with Dr Ramos Kelly! Are you going to be in TJ? I have an April sleevers secret group on Facebook if you want to join :-)

This is a screen shot of my profile. I still can't find you by email address - are your profile settings set to be very private? Try searching for me again - we'll get there!

I don't find you either :-/ what's your email address associated with your profile?

Sure GaGa! Friend me on Facebook & I'll add you :-)

I'm not terribly strict about the date, it doesn't hurt to have a few people go first & be able to share their experience with the rest of us! April can't get here soon enough.....

Hey redvet - happy to, what's your fb screen name?

I have a secret group on Facebook for April 2016 sleevers - if you'd like to join friend me & I'll add you (Alea Birbeck, pic is my smiling face) :-)

Hey April 2016 sleevers! I have a "secret" group on Facebook for folks getting sleeved during (or around) April - if you'd like to join friend me & I'll add you - Alea Birbeck (pic = me smiling) <3

Excellent! I'll check that out. I like this website but it's so compartmentalized :-)

I'm still trying to figure out a name for my YouTube channel - might go with "VSG & me" because for some reason my creative juices just aren't giving me anything better! That channel exists but no videos yet - this weekend :-D

Yay! I love Clusie <3 Have you watched Laura Walton (Laura's VSGtube)? We'd love to have you join, Patricia! Send me a friend request on Facebook and I'll add you (Alea Birbeck, pic = my smiling face) :-D

It feels absolutely unreal! Like I bought a lotto ticket & I'm hoping to win. I'm trying to have realistic expectations, it won't happen overnight, but the fact that it will happen still hasn't fully set in. I'm going to be documenting my experience in YouTube - I'll post the info when I do. Anyone else planning to do that? I'd love to follow your journey! :-)

Hey Nerdyscared1 & TiffanyLM - if you haven't already, find & friend me on Facebook (see comment above) and I'll add you :-) Tiffany, I found a few people with your name, so just find me & I'll add you.