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South of Atlanta, Ga
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Atlanta area Surgery Feb 6th
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Atlanta, GA
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@@SleeveDreams you'll get the support here!
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Anyone else super excited of the prospect of wearing single digit underwear?! I can't wait!!!!
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Anyone else super excited of the prospect of wearing single digit underwear?! I can't wait!!!!
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I haven't had surgery yet. I'm 5'2" and 265. Scheduled for 2/18 in Tijuana.
I've always made light of having the opposite of anorexia... I do NOT see a fat person in the mirror! I see an average sized woman and no double chin, and I love myself! It's not until I see pictures of me that I'm like "whoaaaaaa who IS that?!" I do NOT recognize myself, it's depressing as all hell! I'm hoping the weight loss brings me back to "normal"!
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I've more or less been comfortable being overweight my whole adult life, around 220 at 5'2". I've been fortunate to "carry well" and not have any other medical complications due to being obese. I went up to 250, then 270 last year. I'll be 40 in a few weeks and I could feel my body just giving up on me. My limbs get numb, I can't sleep, cant breathe, can't bend over, huff & puff going up the stairs of my house. I failed at all my efforts for healthy eating and I exercising.
Then one day my darling 5 year old son and I were cuddling. He hugs me, grabs my back fat roll & ask me straight up, "why are you so fat?" And I knew I REALLY had to do something. I cried.
Next thing I know a coworker confided in me she went to Mexico for surgery. I had considered gastric bypass about 10 years ago after a childhood friend got it, but it felt too extreme. This seemed doable. I did the research. I got the money, and now I'm headed to Tijuana on 2/17.
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You've made a great investment into your future, rest well!
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You eat!
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Basically, it came down to time.
Time is one of the few things you'll never get back.
The diets I had tried ranged from mild to extreme. I simply don't have whatever it takes to lose weight that way - whether it be a mental issue or something with my physiology - it never lasted.
I'd never seriously considered WLS until I saw my first gray hair. I had wasted so many years being overweight and shy that I'd missed out on living.
I researched all of the various procedures and decided on the sleeve gastrectomy. The long-term outcomes are better than LapBand and the same as RNY. I didn't like the RNY for two reasons: it is a rearrangement of the anatomy and malabsorption is a life-long risk. I didn't like the VSG because it is not reversible.
So I watched a ton of YouTube videos by people who had the VSG, both the good and the bad reviews. I met with some friends of friends who had the procedure. The overwhelming majority said they would do it again in a heartbeat and do it 5 years sooner.
I would have much rather lost weight through diet and exercise, and avoided surgery altogether, but it just wasn't possible for me.

I saw a sleever on instagram and it just kind of snowballed from there; prior to that the only WLS I knew about was lapband and I had heard horror stories about it so I had never even considered it but after that I spent a few months researching it and lurking forums and obsessing over the before and after pics. I think my final consideration that pushed me over the edge was some stupid thought like, "I wanna look good for a wedding someday" I was about 275-280 so I had about 100lbs to lose and I purposefully gained 20lbs for the sake of qualifying for insurance coverage... counterproductive but I'm now at the lowest weight I can EVER remember being (even when I was a preteen!) and 5lbs away from onederland. Worth it.
I chose sleeve in particular because from what I had researched it sounded a lot safer, and I didn't want to worry about dumping syndrome. My surgeon tried convincing me to get bypass by telling me, "There may be a day where you have to run out of an important interview because you're dumping, but it'll keep you from eating the wrong foods!" Yeah... no thanks haha. I'd rather run the risk of self-sabotage than run the risk of dumping interfering with my life.

I was sleeved at the end of December and we started at around the same start weight! I was banded back in 2010 at 327 lbs. my biggest piece of advice is to get more full body pics of yourself front and back!!! And make sure that you take measurements. I went through a 2 week stall where I lost NOTHING, but my super tight small size pants started to fall off! Good luck!
Banded 2010 weight:327
Sleeved 12/28/16 weight:253
CW: 230 GW: 155
Heather in Texas

Good luck VERONICA! My surgery date is February 20 th! I'm waiting until I start my liquid diet on the 6th before I post pictures! I'm so sick of friends and family telling me I don't need the surgery! They think you have to be over 600 lbs and on death bed in order to have the surgery! Have any of your family or friends told you not to have it!
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I haven't had surgery yet. I'm 5'2" and 265. Scheduled for 2/18 in Tijuana.
I've always made light of having the opposite of anorexia... I do NOT see a fat person in the mirror! I see an average sized woman and no double chin, and I love myself! It's not until I see pictures of me that I'm like "whoaaaaaa who IS that?!" I do NOT recognize myself, it's depressing as all hell! I'm hoping the weight loss brings me back to "normal"!
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I can! My husband knows & a few friends, that's it. I don't want to deal with the judgment either!!! I've always been the only overweight one & the recipient of their unneeded pity. Ridiculous since I've never let my weight stop me from living my life the best I can! I just can't wait to see their faces as the pounds melt off. They are so quick to point out my flaw, it's gonna be interesting when they don't have that anymore.
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I'm getting surgery on 2/18 at Tijuana Bariatrics (Dr's Garcia & Vazquez are there). My coworker used Garcia about 6 months ago & raved about them, and she's doing great! I've encountered others that have used them too, all positive reviews. Best of luck to you!
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You've made a great investment into your future, rest well!
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close! I'm 2/18 with Tijuana Bariatrics. Does Dr Ortiz use CER Hosp & the Marriott? Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

@@Berry78 I wake up multiple times a night from poor circulation, and anytime my arms at bent it starts to tingle. My weight is affecting my joints too. I'm so glad I decided to go the surgery route.
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@@SleeveDreams you'll get the support here!
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I can! My husband knows & a few friends, that's it. I don't want to deal with the judgment either!!! I've always been the only overweight one & the recipient of their unneeded pity. Ridiculous since I've never let my weight stop me from living my life the best I can! I just can't wait to see their faces as the pounds melt off. They are so quick to point out my flaw, it's gonna be interesting when they don't have that anymore.
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