Just thought i would share. Getting the sleeve was the best thing i did for myself. I am a 49 year old male and 6 foot 3 inches. I weighed 341 pounds the day of surgery 09/27/10...this morning i am down to 305 pounds. I am following all the guidelines my NUT has set for me and try to walk 3-5 miles most every day. No way i could have done this without the sleeve, i tried many times.

I encourage anyone who is thinking of this procedure to get it. You won't be sorry. My surgeon was Dr. Keith Kim in Orlando, he and all the nurses at Florida Hospital were great. I had nausea the first 2 days i was home (thank God for Phenergan) but after that i was fine. I did not even have to take any of the Lortab for pain and my scars are healing nicely. I am on pepcid for two months and then just a regular Vitamin supplement regimen.

I was self pay and had to take out a loan from my credit union, but i would do it all again in a heartbeat. I know i will not lose this much weight in the coming months, but that's fine. I already feel so much better. Good luck to everyone out there.

Many congrats ! ! !

Wow that is absolutely AMAZING !!!

Congratulations, I only hope I can do anywhere near as good after my surgery on Dec 7th..

I know from my visits to Florida that it is lovely and flat and great for walking.

I don't think I'll be able to do the same walking mileage as you so soon after surgery as I live in a very hillly area. I might manage to stagger a few up hill yards to start with LOL !!!

Keep up the brilliant work.

Best wishes Angela ( UK member )

Many congrats ! ! !

Thanks Tiffykins. I have been reading on this site for months and your posts are always an inspiration.

Wow that is absolutely AMAZING !!!

Congratulations, I only hope I can do anywhere near as good after my surgery on Dec 7th..

I know from my visits to Florida that it is lovely and flat and great for walking.

I don't think I'll be able to do the same walking mileage as you so soon after surgery as I live in a very hillly area. I might manage to stagger a few up hill yards to start with LOL !!!

Keep up the brilliant work.

Best wishes Angela ( UK member )

Thanks and good luck with your surgery. You will do great. Yes, Florida is great for walking and we have hiking and biking trails nearby. My wife walks with me and that helps. She is normal BMI and has never had a weight problem, she has been my biggest supporter. When i lose some more weight we will take up bike riding. I hope i remember how. LOL.

Congratulations on your successes! I agree that this has been the best thing I have ever done for myself! It's quite amazing how empowering it is when food no longer rules your life!

Keep up the good job! I am 4 weeks out today and haven't been able to do too much walking yet (had a really tough recovery) but we went to see some friends to the LA Rock & Roll Marathon yesterday and had to walk probably a mile to get back to our car and I did ok, so I think I will start getting some walking in now :-)

Keep posting your successes! It is such an inspiration to the rest of us and especially to those who haven't been sleeved yet!

Wow you are doing so fabulous! Congrats to you on being so successful :-) Now you made me realize that I need to get my walk on more like I'm supposed to. I'm only doing about 2-3 days per week and that is for me not so good.

I'm also 6 weeks out this week so it's time to get back on my elliptical and stationary bike and get back to reality and normal life routines.

Thank you so much for reminding me of this!

Congratulations!!

Wow, that's awesome! Congrats on your success, and way to go on the walking! You're doing great; thanks for sharing.

Congrats on your loss! That is awesome!