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i1Linda

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i1Linda    15

i1Linda
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Hi Everyone!

Just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Linda. I have been overweight off and on my whole life it seems. When I was younger, I swam competitively all summer long. Weight that I had gained from poor eating habits during the school year just melted off during the summer months. Unfortunately, the cycle continued year after year. Eventually, I became a "grown up" with real life responsibilities, stopped swimming, had two boys and then layered on the pounds. Like all of you, I have tried several diets, some very successfully but only learned how to "DIET", not eat. For the record, I am a really good dieter. However, eventually, something would happen, I would get bored with dieting, or just got plain hungry and stopped the diet. And back to old eating habits - the cycle continues.

I have been following the boards for several weeks as I educated myself on WLS. I visited my surgeon today and have scheduled surgery for August 4th. I was all set to get the band until I went to his seminar. My doctor wasn't pushing any one type of surgery but as he discussed the options available, the sleeve sounded pretty good. The more research I did about the sleeve, the better it sounded. So 6 weeks from today, I will get my sleeve.:thumbup:

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ash    5

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Congratulations!!! You sound like me...I was all ready for the band, but now I'm not so sure.

Best of luck with everything!

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Malaika    50

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Congratulations ... you sound just like me - expert dieter ... but bored quickly. Also was going for the band until I went to a seminar and then found this site (actually predecssor LBT) and did even more research.

I believe it's definitely the way to go.

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Elisabethsew    50

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Six weeks from today you have your surgery and begin a healthier life. Congratulations and welcome!

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i1Linda    15

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Thanks everyone for the warm welcome. I can't wait to take back control. I have been reading these forums to learn everything I can (and keep me away from the pantry/fridge - I am such a "bedtime snacker"). You all have been a wealth of information. Thank you so much. 38 more days of being hungry.

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Oregondaisy    2,019

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You have definitely made the right decision.

I had my band out and I love my sleeve!

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i1Linda    15

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I can tell you all that the information I received here and on LapBandTalk helped influenced my decision. I found a lot of people who LOVE their band. I found, it seems, just as many who hated it (or struggled significantly with it) and didn't get the results they had hoped for. I was not willing to spend 10k on a surgery that may or may not be the one I want. It seemed like such a bigger gamble. People who started with the sleeve, almost every one loved it. People who started with the band and switched to the sleeve, love their sleeve. It appears to be exactly what I was wanting in a WLS.

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shanda7182    5

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I can tell you all that the information I received here and on LapBandTalk helped influenced my decision. I found a lot of people who LOVE their band. I found, it seems, just as many who hated it (or struggled significantly with it) and didn't get the results they had hoped for. I was not willing to spend 10k on a surgery that may or may not be the one I want. It seemed like such a bigger gamble. People who started with the sleeve, almost every one loved it. People who started with the band and switched to the sleeve, love their sleeve. It appears to be exactly what I was wanting in a WLS.

Hi,

Welcome to the board. I am soon to be sleeved as well but you will have the honor of going before me! Also, im in Texas as well! Keep us updated on your progress.

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carolnphx    16

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Super on your decision and your surgery date. I too was thinking band and changed to the sleeve. Best thing I have ever done for me.

Welcome to Sleeve Talk.

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Malaika    50

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Super on your decision and your surgery date. I too was thinking band and changed to the sleeve. Best thing I have ever done for me.

Welcome to Sleeve Talk.

That makes 3 of us at least! :lol0:

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WASaBubbleButt    41

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I can tell you all that the information I received here and on LapBandTalk helped influenced my decision. I found a lot of people who LOVE their band. I found, it seems, just as many who hated it (or struggled significantly with it) and didn't get the results they had hoped for. I was not willing to spend 10k on a surgery that may or may not be the one I want. It seemed like such a bigger gamble. People who started with the sleeve, almost every one loved it. People who started with the band and switched to the sleeve, love their sleeve. It appears to be exactly what I was wanting in a WLS.

We get a lot of slack on LBT for daring to mention a sleeve but this is why we do it. ;o) I don't go over there and start threads about the sleeve, I don't tell everyone to get a sleeve, but I do post the stats when it seems reasonable. Heh... post the stats and show the difference between bands and sleeves and it puts a few of them in an uproar.

I post about it because people do not know the sleeve even exists.

The difference in quality of life for me is like night and day with a band vs. sleeve. I never see anyone that is unhappy with their sleeves except newbies. It's a big head thing getting used to small quantities. Well, I take that back, I have run across a few folks who have mega big sleeves and they aren't losing well. But they don't have a proper tool to work with. If I could eat as much as they can I wouldn't be able to maintain well at all.

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Malaika    50

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We get a lot of slack on LBT for daring to mention a sleeve but this is why we do it. ;o) I don't go over there and start threads about the sleeve, I don't tell everyone to get a sleeve, but I do post the stats when it seems reasonable. Heh... post the stats and show the difference between bands and sleeves and it puts a few of them in an uproar.

Don't you think that part of that might be that once they hear about the sleeve ... or see the stats ... they wonder "what the heck did i do?" or feel somewhat insecure in knowing that perhaps they didn't do all the research they could have and just settled? It's not so much they feel threatened ; more so that they feel they didn't do all the research they should have. Know what I mean?

I post about it because people do not know the sleeve even exists.

The difference in quality of life for me is like night and day with a band vs. sleeve. I never see anyone that is unhappy with their sleeves except newbies. It's a big head thing getting used to small quantities. Well, I take that back, I have run across a few folks who have mega big sleeves and they aren't losing well. But they don't have a proper tool to work with. If I could eat as much as they can I wouldn't be able to maintain well at all.

I think the fact that you've had the experiences you have makes you a good spokesperson for both the band and the sleeve.

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