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Welcome and good luck getting them to extend it!!

I think if you work out the excess skin shouldn't be too bad. You're young... and unless you've lost and gained a lot of weight repeatedly your skin should be okay! I am 23... I do have some excess skin on my arms.. but it's not too bad. In my mind I'm losing quicker than I can tone. So I'm going to work on it for awhile to see how it responds ! Good luck getting approval! For me the first two days were THE worst. Then each day I got better. I didn't have any incision pain. I thought I had 4 incisions until one day my belly button itched and I discovered one more in there LOL! I had about two weeks to recover.... and, like I said after the first two days I was moving around more.... going out, etc!

Congratulations!

It was less than two weeks. I received a denial at first... and was soo scared I wouldn't get it appealed in time before my intended date. But, they didn't make me appeal it. I just had to send the missing info to their additional information department. I faxed it off on a Thursday, was PRE approved Friday and REALLY approved on Monday BEST OF LUCK TO YOU!

Go you:)

I originally was going for the band until the NUT told me it wasn't likely I'd lose the weight I wanted to with it alone. I came here and read as many things as I possibly could and decided I wanted the sleeve instead. Mainly because I knew I wasn't going to be happy with just a 50 pound loss with the band(on average). If I was going to have WLS I wanted something that would make me successful. Today I'm 69 days out, and 71 pounds lighter. I have lost 5 pounds more than my mom in 2 months than she lost in an ENTIRE year with her band. Plus the band just has too much maintenance for me. I'm glad I didn't go that route. Especially when I see my mom constantly struggling with hers. But, at the end of the day it's YOUR CHOICE! I'm simply giving you the reasons why I chose the sleeve over the band. GOOD LUCK!

You can drink. But, most people wait until they reach goal or they are a little farther out. You probably wouldn't want to drink something that has too much carbonation because it won't feel so great. Overall it's a personal decision!

We are human. We make mistakes. Today is a NEW day which means NEW beginnings. You didn't ruin anything... You just have to use today to learn from yesterdays mistakes I know it's hard to stick to the diets, I had one HECK of a time. But YOU CAN DO IT! If you're going to cheat, then try to pick something healthier! Such as I was allowed to have raw veggies... Eventually I grew tired of them(and everything else on my PRE OP DIET)... so I'd allow myself to have 2 tsp of LIGHT italian dressing. Or, I'd allow myself 1 serving of PLAIN chicken. It's all about making the best choice you can. I am not sure how I did it but even through cheating a little I lost 25 pounds and my surgery went off without any issues! Life after surgery IS easier. You don't have to battle the hunger...

They're in you for good. But, your stomach will eventually cover them up! At least that's what I was told/read.

I would say WAIT. Unless you're brave. I had some lemonade... it was light lemonade... 5 calories per 8 oz's It tasted sooooooooooooooo good. Made my thirst disappear. An hour later I thought I was dying. NOT COOL! I'm two months out!

Absolutely NOT! I work out 4-5 times a week. I make sure I'm eating better food. Overall making BETTER decisions. The sleeve only offers back up assistance lol

Hi Jess! I'm Jes too! I'm from Baltimore. And, I was sleeved on December 20th. I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE my sleeve! Congratulations on your upcoming surgery. If you need anything JUST ASK!

I just started to chew gum again, I'm 64 days out. I don't chew it long because it makes me nervous. I'm afraid I will swallow it or something

thank you

Chicken NUggets! New belly HATEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES them. I only ate 2 the other day and felt MISERABLE! Which of course made me mad at myself because I knew they weren't the best choice to start with. But, I was out and wanted something NEW. NO THANK YOU!

I'm sorry you're dealing with this. But good for you for speaking up! And, I'm glad you felt comfortable enough to speak up!!

whoohoo! you're such an inspiration!

The hard thing about weight is that everyone carries differently. It's up to you in the end. If this is what YOU want, then go for it!

Thanks everyone! I was really nervous at first. I felt like they didnt show ANY difference. Until I put them side by side. THEN I noticed EXTREME differences! <3

Great job!!

I'm glad it's working in your favor I have noticed it a lot lately. The other day at work we had to dress up.... so I wore just a pair of khaki's a white shirt with a mini jacket and heels.. Hubby was chasing me around! LOL! And, I definitely feel MORE girly. I got a new purse. Something I'd NEVER ever go for in a million years before and I am absolutely in love with it now. I wear make up more.... I do my hair more... I just feel like a girl lol

Hi! I am Jes... I was sleeved on December 20th 2010! I am so thrilled with my progress so far I just had to share! I started my journey at 317 pounds and 5'5 tall. I'm only 23.... and classified as morbidly obese. SCARY! To date I've lost 65 pounds =) I haven't taken any recent body shots lately. I normally do them in 25 increments... However here is some pictures from when I lost 50 pounds! Amazing difference! I have a blog... I update a lot! www.mamamonner.blogspot.com if anyone wants to check it out. pretty soon I'll be venturing out to a VLOG!<3 Good luck on your journey

I want to be about a 23. I started at 51. Currently at 42. I want to become a stem cell donor.... and I need a normal BMI to do so!

Uh oh. Now I want another tattoo. LOL I'm thinking about getting one of my foot when I reach goal. I'm also thinking about getting a quote on my wrist

You came to the right place. There are a LOT of band to sleeve people here. I suggest you talking to Irene and Tiffany. They're great assets! Becca too!