First off hello to everyone!! Ok so my surgery is on Monday and yes iam a little nervous. I feel iam making the right decision but would like some advice..Iam 29 yrs old and I weigh 197lbs and iam 4'11.. I need to lose 65-70lbs is the sleev the right tool? ive been trying to lose the weight since having my son 10yrs ago.. i wasnt this big till like 5 yrs ago. I really need to lose weight.. I want to be the healthy energetic person i once was, but is getting the sleeve to lose 65-70lbs worth it?.. Has anyone else had the sleeve done with the goal of just losing 65-70 lbs...

Someone please reply...lol need advice asap...

I can say honestly I have ZERO regrets! I am living life and loving it now! It is only a tool, you have to be committed to change and health to make it work for you.

For me, I wish I had done it 20 years ago!

thank you ... i really want to but i feel like iam the one person getting it just to lose 65-70lbs?

How about 75lbs to lose? Met my surgeons goal in 5 months. My life is incredible, I can't believe it still. I feel great! I look great.

The sleeve is wonderful, best thing I ever did for myself. I wish I had done this earlier and younger like you. Being worried is normal, this is surgery with the normal risks. I am sure you have chosen a good surgeon. Please feel free to ask any questions we are here to root you on. Best of luck Monday!

How about 75lbs to lose? Met my surgeons goal in 5 months. My life is incredible, I can't believe it still. I feel great! I look great.

The sleeve is wonderful, best thing I ever did for myself. I wish I had done this earlier and younger like you. Being worried is normal, this is surgery with the normal risks. I am sure you have chosen a good surgeon. Please feel free to ask any questions we are here to root you on. Best of luck Monday!

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Thank u so much ... at least i know there are other people who have done it to lose that amount of weight... I cant believe my surgery date is so close.. my actually surgery date was for last tuesday june7 but they prosponed it till this monday..

thank you ... i really want to but i feel like iam the one person getting it just to lose 65-70lbs?

I think it boils down to height/weight ratio and health status. The most important thing is that it allows you to keep it off!

I too only needed to lose 65-70 pounds. I was sleeved on March 10th. So far, I have lost 54 pounds. I can tell you that, although the first few weeks were hard, it is absolutely the best gift I have given myself! I was a "self pay" because I was not heavy enough to qualify for approval through insurance. It was definitely worth every penny!

When I started the pre op diet I weighed 206 and my goal is 140 so that is right there with you at 66lbs. I was 240 last June 2010 and wasn't sure if it was going to happen then but was determined to lose some weight. So over all my goal was to lose 100 but by the time I was able to be sleeved (4/27/2011) it was to lose 66lbs.

I started out having about 75 lbs to lose with "controlled" hypertension and I questioned the surgery also. I like you have not been overweight my whole life, especially not obese. I have only become obese in the last 5 years. But I am so glad I had the surgery! I tried and tried to get the weight off in numerous ways but it just was not working for me. I would starve myself, exercise like crazy and if I was lucky I would lose 1 or maybe 2 pounds and then just give up because it was not worth it. And I felt like I needed a tool to not only help me lose the weight but keep it off. I decided to do something about my condition before I abused my body beyond it's limits. I wanted to prevent the diabetes, heart disease (Dad), stroke (Mom), etc. It is normal to question your decision. People have come to me and ask if I would recommend the surgery to others or if I have regrets. I tell them I have NO regrets but I would personally only recommend this surgery to those who are desperate and ready to change. That's just my personal opinion. I find eating healthy much easier on this side of the surgery. Wishing you the best with your decision! Keep us updated.