Hello to all,

I'm looking for sleevers in Chicago southland. Would like to get a small support group together. I had my surgery in the north suburbs. The support groups that they have are all on Saturdays. I work alot of saturdays. So it makes it difficult to make it to many meetings. I'm hoping to find some sleevers that live near me. This will make it easier to make regular meetings.

It may also be fun to find others to workout with. If you are in the area and would like to form a support group, please let me know. Thanks Jane

Woohoo! Great news! I personally still like the Orange Cream BA powder. That and the Unjury Chicken Soup are great stuff. It's a little warm for Chicken Soup right now' date=' but I was good with it in May.[/quote']

Where do you get unjury soup?

Where do you get unjury soup?

The only place I know of is unjury.com.

Sherry can you provide a link to your hospital journey post? Thanks <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/47597-my-story-pre-op-through-5-days-post-op-i-hope-this-will-help-some-pre-sleevers-out-there/?forceDownload=1&_k=f224cf0495370dc82424f5421df86b62

So' date=' something's bothering me. When I went in today to pick up my meal replacement stuff, a woman 9 mos. post-op came in raving about her gastric bypass. When I told her I was getting a sleeve she said "don't do that. Get the bypass". I told her I didn't want to deal with the dumping syndrome and malabsorption issues. She said she chose bypass because she needed a fail safe where she physically could not eat "bad" foods. I said again that I thought sleeve was the best option for me. She very sarcastically said "good luck with that.".

As the night is going on, it's starting to mess with my head. Should I be getting the bypass, not the sleeve? And on and on in my head. What worries me about the sleeve is that I can still (theoretically) in time eat all foods. Is this going to be a downfall for me? I dont want to be that person that gains weight back but part of me doesnt trust myself. Ive failed over and over on diets. Im worrying that im going to eat around the sleeve and fail.

I hate that I'm second guessing myself now and really irritated that someone would say something as rude as inappropriate as that to someone a week before surgery.

What do you guys think? Needing some reassurance that I'm choosing the right surgery and that I CAN do this![/quote']

The best advice I can give is the following: Ask yourself the reasons you chose the sleeve in the first place I'm sure you have a list of reasons. I think the first choice is usually the best one. The main reason I chose the sleeve: I wanted my digestive tract to remain intact (no blind stomach as with bypass). It scared me that if needed a doc could not easily view my stomach with an endoscope. I think bypass is much more invasive. I seriously can not believe the nerve of that woman! She should have had more empathy for someone about to embark on this journey. Also from what I hear the long term success in keeping weight off is not good. I am only 4 and 1/2 weeks out but I can tell you this..... The sleeve is working. GO WITH YOUR GUT on this one.

Remember the more invasive the more risk your Dr would of informed you if bypass was more appropriate Go with your gut was done on Monday and it wasn't fun but better every day know in the end it will all be worth it

Thanks sherry! I see dr rantis Wednesday! I feel like its been the longest 4 weeks of my life

Thanks sherry! I see dr rantis Wednesday! I feel like its been the longest 4 weeks of my life <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

Awesome! Let me know how it goes :-)

I'm at Midwest Bariatric with Dr. Cahill. Surgery scheduled for 7/9/12. Nervous and excited at the same time.

How did it go? Im with Dr. Cahill in Dyer at St. Margarets. Surgery 10/02/12

I'm all set for Tuesday 9/4!! So excited I'm beside myself.

I'm all set for Tuesday 9/4!! So excited I'm beside myself.

Good for you!!!! Good Luck!!!

Hi Nicksmom,

I just saw you got your date. That is great! Keep me posted. Hope all is well.

Sher

Hi Nicksmom' date='

I just saw you got your date. That is great! Keep me posted. Hope all is well.

Sher[/quote']

Thx Sherry...they changed it already...it is now the 24th nerves are setting in.

I am in skokie for north

I hope to get sleeves in mexico in 2/2013

I am not sleeved soon 2/2013 mexico