My name is Johnny, I am scheduled for Gastric Sleeve Plication Feb. 14th with Dr. Corvala in Tijuana . I will be honest, I scared to death.

I am 50 years old and weigh 367lbs. So either I do this or I stand a good chance at dieing soon. I have been married 30 years have two sons , 17 and 23. I want to see my grand kids , but most of all I want to wear "normal clothes" sit in a booth and feel good about myself again. I have been overweight for 15 years. I work with the public so this has made a huge impact on my life. I plan to have a whole new life at 51. I will keep you updated as the story goes..Johnny

Welcome Johnny! Glad that you found us. Best of luck with your surgery and recovery. Feel free to ask any questions that you have. It's natural to be nervous, but you should also be very excited to start this new part of your life - health and feeling good is just around the corner!

Welcome, Johnny! Check out the Man Room further down in the forums. You'll find other guys there who can relate to what you're going through. This forum all rocks!

JohnnyBoy, congrats on the beginning of a new life! It's never to late to change your life. I'm 53 and just celebrated my 1 year surgery anniversary. I struggled with obesity most of my life, well from age 20 on. So 30 years of being fat took its toll on my body. This surgery changed my life. No more meds for High cholestrol, high blood pressure, joint pain, and no more cpap for breathing at night. It is well worth the journey. I wish you much success and a speedy recovery from surgery.

Barb

Welcome Johhny, we are almost "twins". I'm going to be 50 in a few weeks and was about 375 lbs when I was sleeved 12/6/10. I'm down almost 75 pounds in less than 2 months. It has its difficult times but anything is better than being an obese invalid with high blood pressure , pre-diabetes feeling crappy all the time.

I wish you good luck!