Hello,

Well I have been reading for awhile and finally decided to say hello and give a little infor about my self.

I had the Sleeve on 6/06/2011 at about 10:55 a.m at Dr. Trasigni's sp. in North Bend Oregon. Everything went well and this was done as a day surgery. I got out early in the afternoon and went to the motel. The next morning I had to go to the hospital for a swallow test and that went fine, stayed one more night went to the dr. office the next morning and weighed...was two pounds over what I weighed when I went in for the surgery lol...got two bags of fluids and then came back home.

I live about an hour and a half away from there and that is why I had do stick around a couple of nights.

My wife and I at one time were both very heavy she was right at 299 pounds and I weighed 399 at one time. My wife had had enough and five years ago she got the gastric bypass. She got the surgery in early March and by September had lost 70 pounds, when she decided to do that I told her I would lose weight her and I did, started working out and eating right the same day as her surgery and in September I had lost 70 pounds only difference she is at 160 -170 all the time now and I had put back on quite a bit of what I took off.

Started having knee problems about 3 years ago and was told that it is bone on bone as I have arthritis and the doc said I needed a replacement but they wouldn't do it until I lost 100 pounds.

Fast forward to about 3 months ago, went in and had the first high blood pressure I have ever had in my life doc says one time no problem, went back a few weeks later high again and he says one more time and I have high blood pressure, about 6 weeks ago I had high blood pressure and he says I am not going to say you are diabetic but you are borderline now.

I always knew the right way to take off the weight but for whatever reason I could not do it and when that was piled on me I set up an appointment. Was going for the lapband when they mentioned about the sleeve and after talking it over I decided on the sleeve.

I weighed 374 pounds when I set up the surgery and had a two week liquid diet before, during the two weeks I lost 23 pounds, took my first official weigh in after surgery this sunday and it had been six days and I had lost 9 pounds.

The start to this is ok but we need to see where it will lead.

Well long enogh for now, good luck to everyone and thanks for reading.

LeRoy

Sounds like you are off to a great start Leroy! I am having my band removed on friday and at same time being revised to the sleeve! Can't wait.

Hello,

Well I have been reading for awhile and finally decided to say hello and give a little infor about my self.

I had the Sleeve on 6/06/2011 at about 10:55 a.m at Dr. Trasigni's sp. in North Bend Oregon. Everything went well and this was done as a day surgery. I got out early in the afternoon and went to the motel. The next morning I had to go to the hospital for a swallow test and that went fine, stayed one more night went to the dr. office the next morning and weighed...was two pounds over what I weighed when I went in for the surgery lol...got two bags of fluids and then came back home.

I live about an hour and a half away from there and that is why I had do stick around a couple of nights.

My wife and I at one time were both very heavy she was right at 299 pounds and I weighed 399 at one time. My wife had had enough and five years ago she got the gastric bypass. She got the surgery in early March and by September had lost 70 pounds, when she decided to do that I told her I would lose weight her and I did, started working out and eating right the same day as her surgery and in September I had lost 70 pounds only difference she is at 160 -170 all the time now and I had put back on quite a bit of what I took off.

Started having knee problems about 3 years ago and was told that it is bone on bone as I have arthritis and the doc said I needed a replacement but they wouldn't do it until I lost 100 pounds.

Fast forward to about 3 months ago, went in and had the first high blood pressure I have ever had in my life doc says one time no problem, went back a few weeks later high again and he says one more time and I have high blood pressure, about 6 weeks ago I had high blood pressure and he says I am not going to say you are diabetic but you are borderline now.

I always knew the right way to take off the weight but for whatever reason I could not do it and when that was piled on me I set up an appointment. Was going for the lapband when they mentioned about the sleeve and after talking it over I decided on the sleeve.

I weighed 374 pounds when I set up the surgery and had a two week liquid diet before, during the two weeks I lost 23 pounds, took my first official weigh in after surgery this sunday and it had been six days and I had lost 9 pounds.

The start to this is ok but we need to see where it will lead.

Well long enogh for now, good luck to everyone and thanks for reading.

LeRoy

Sounds like you are off to a great start Leroy! I am having my band removed on friday and at same time being revised to the sleeve! Can't wait.

Hello,

Well I have been reading for awhile and finally decided to say hello and give a little infor about my self.

I had the Sleeve on 6/06/2011 at about 10:55 a.m at Dr. Trasigni's sp. in North Bend Oregon. Everything went well and this was done as a day surgery. I got out early in the afternoon and went to the motel. The next morning I had to go to the hospital for a swallow test and that went fine, stayed one more night went to the dr. office the next morning and weighed...was two pounds over what I weighed when I went in for the surgery lol...got two bags of fluids and then came back home.

I live about an hour and a half away from there and that is why I had do stick around a couple of nights.

My wife and I at one time were both very heavy she was right at 299 pounds and I weighed 399 at one time. My wife had had enough and five years ago she got the gastric bypass. She got the surgery in early March and by September had lost 70 pounds, when she decided to do that I told her I would lose weight her and I did, started working out and eating right the same day as her surgery and in September I had lost 70 pounds only difference she is at 160 -170 all the time now and I had put back on quite a bit of what I took off.

Started having knee problems about 3 years ago and was told that it is bone on bone as I have arthritis and the doc said I needed a replacement but they wouldn't do it until I lost 100 pounds.

Fast forward to about 3 months ago, went in and had the first high blood pressure I have ever had in my life doc says one time no problem, went back a few weeks later high again and he says one more time and I have high blood pressure, about 6 weeks ago I had high blood pressure and he says I am not going to say you are diabetic but you are borderline now.

I always knew the right way to take off the weight but for whatever reason I could not do it and when that was piled on me I set up an appointment. Was going for the lapband when they mentioned about the sleeve and after talking it over I decided on the sleeve.

I weighed 374 pounds when I set up the surgery and had a two week liquid diet before, during the two weeks I lost 23 pounds, took my first official weigh in after surgery this sunday and it had been six days and I had lost 9 pounds.

The start to this is ok but we need to see where it will lead.

Well long enogh for now, good luck to everyone and thanks for reading.

LeRoy

Congrats!!!

Wow, such a touching story and at least you have your wife to help you all the way through. Good luck on your journey.

Sounds like you are off to a great start Leroy! I am having my band removed on friday and at same time being revised to the sleeve! Can't wait.

Jax

I had to go to a group meeting before the surgery and there were just three of us in there, myself and two gals who were going to have their lapbands taken out for the sleeve.

My wife talked to one about week before my surgery and she had already had hers and said she was doing great and had already lost a good amount of weight, I think she was about two weeks post op. She was very happy with the change.