PCOSSUCKS

From what the surgeon said in my seminar, they remove as much of the elasticity part to prevent stretching. They figured out the more you leave the greater chances of the surgery failing in time.

I was just looking at your stats and I just want to say that I am super pumped! I am 40 5’4” and around the same start weight...I have my first appointment on Monday. So glad you are doing so well! So glad I found this site. I have learned so much and it’s given me more tools to explain to skeptic family and friends about the surgery. Thanks all! [emoji1373]

[emoji4]thank you.

My husband is from sapulpa. I will have my surgery in Tulsa. I am super excited/anxious fo this to happen. My husband is currently deployed so doing all of this without him is kind of weird. I have my mom and dad and some amazing supportive friends.

Really, reading all of this is really helpful and for the first time in 10 years I feel hopeful. I didn’t know why I wasn’t losing baby weight and worked my butt off only to be really discouraged. So having another baby (7years ago) didn’t help lol I first wanted to know why I swelled so bad (water retention) and why I was working so hard to lose and NOTHING was helping...I was so tired of dr’s telling me to just lose weight and take a water pill....ugh...Phentermine was the only thing that helped but only about 15-20 lbs. it has since been brought to my attention that my condition, while trying supplements, people only lose the 10-15 lbs and it’s mostly Water weight. So a year ago I suggested to my PC that I see an endocrinologist...right away he knew...I swear I heard angles! After trying metformin, saxenda and diet restrictions I think I only lost 5 lbs and gained that + some. Dr said “well maybe we try WLS”....I was devastated...bc in my mind I was still smaller...but after I cried and prayed I looked into it. It is now a growing treatment for PCOS sufferers! I was gonna talk to him at my next appointment but before I could have a chance he said it again and made the referral. I went to the seminar and left there with SO MUCH HOPE! I am so anxious s excited and nervous lol I do believe it is God sent....

I’m 5’4”

I am in Tulsa ok. Sleeve recommendation from endocrinologist. Not lost anything...very hard to do with PCOS (blah) goal weight is 140-135...213 right now....

Maybe didn’t stop working but the crazy hormones will do a number on drive, so in a way it does stop.

Road

I have my first appointment on Monday...I’m ready to get this show in the roD!

How is everything going?

[emoji1373][emoji1373][emoji1373] so funny!

It won’t show back very far darn it

I should look how far back MyFitnessPal logs...I would have quite an extensive log lol

I know my first call to the surgeons office she asked me if I had 3-6 months of diet history or treatment history and I had been on metformin for 8 months and she said that counts

When we lived at ft. Rucker it was easy to get referrals to civilian dr.’s.

I’m interested how that will go for you. I’m very anxious to see what all they are going to want from me...

We are national Guard so we are waaaaay more than 50 mike from MTF so all I see are civilian dr.’s

No. When they called she asked if I had 3 months of “diet” and I didn’t then she said “oh never mind, insurance isn’t requiring it”...so idk of its bc of the other stuff I have going on that diet isn’t a factor...maybe?

I have my first appointment with the surgeon next Monday [emoji15] it’s getting real!

I believe it is muscle up in there...

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Aaahhhhh all the things to look forward too [emoji38]

I can’t wait!