Hello -- I've just discovered this site & am looking forward to hearing more @ your experiences!

I'm new to the whole idea of WLS, and especially VSG -- but after much research & upon the advice of my Doctor, believe whole-heartedly that this is the best option for me.

I was told 4 weeks ago that I needed total knee replacement surgery (we thought that I'd just been dealing with a knee injury that wasn't healing...!) -- and that my doctor wouldn't perform knee replacement until I'd lost a significant amount of weight. Knee doctor referred me to Dr. Ramiro "Sonny" Cavazos @ The Texas Center for Medical & Surgical Weight Loss. Had my first appointment with him + Nutritionist & Behavioral Health on 5/26/11 & am now doing 3 months of medically supervised weight loss as per my insurance company (already down 23 lbs!) & impatiently hoping to have a surgery date the end of August / beginning of September 2011.

Motivated & very excited!

Highest weight : 328 May 2011

Current weight: 303

Goal: 150-ish

Welcome! Good luck with everything! I hope that your insurance approves you, the sleeve is a life changer

Hi Epiphany,

I'm also New! Congrats on the 23lbs! How exciting your WL is already underway! I so can't wait to get my sleeve! Good luck!!!

Welcome, Epiphany! Good luck with all the insurance hoops and the patience of waiting! The sleeve is an amazing tool

Greetings, Epiphany!! I was scheduled to have the sleeve just about 6 weeks after my daughter did last summer because my cardiologist told me I had to lose weight because eventually I would have to get total knee replacements and no surgeon would do them at my weight.

Well, I took a terrible fall and had to have my right knee done anyway because I could barely walk. So they will do it if you are injured...hahaha So I recovered from that quite nicely and then had the sleeve done in April, 2011. Sleeve, then knee is probably the best, but oh well...they are both done and I am on the way to better times.

Keep us posted on your progress...Kathe

:welcome:

Hi and welcome to the forum! You're already doing great! Congrats on the weight loss and your decision to have wls. It's all very exciting!

Thank you ALL for the warm welcome!

Welcome!