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I'm Al, married to a retired Air Force vet (Lori) and then again I too am a retired Air Force vet. We live in Olympia WA and I got my sleeve done at Madigan on Ft Lewis (JBLM) Jun 7th. I'm civil service working on McChord Field for the Air National Guard. Gained over 200lbs when I retired from active duty, so now I need to loose all of that (and then some) so I can have a healthy retirement with my spouse.

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Hello my name is Sharon I've been a Military wife for almost 18 years,my husband is an active duty Marine stationed at MCAS New River in Jacksonville NC. After struggling with my weight for the last 10-15 yrs becoming a diabetic,getting high blood pressure,looking 9 months pregnant all the time and carrying all my weight in my belly and hips,having a BMI of over 37,dieting,taking medication,exercising,cutting calories,watching carbs,etc and even gaining weight my PCM finally put in a referral for me to see a general Surgeon who specializes in bariatric surgery and the lap sleeve. I'm really nervous but excited to see what my options are,etc.

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Hello my name is Sharon I've been a Military wife for almost 18 years,my husband is an active duty Marine stationed at MCAS New River in Jacksonville NC. After struggling with my weight for the last 10-15 yrs becoming a diabetic,getting high blood pressure,looking 9 months pregnant all the time and carrying all my weight in my belly and hips,having a BMI of over 37,dieting,taking medication,exercising,cutting calories,watching carbs,etc and even gaining weight my PCM finally put in a referral for me to see a general Surgeon who specializes in bariatric surgery and the lap sleeve. I'm really nervous but excited to see what my options are,etc.

Welcome and best of luck to you!

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Hi I am Rachel Voll. I was sleeved in June 2013. I have lost 54 lbs and 41 inches from my body total. I am writing a book about my journey and I have also opened The Fabulous Bariatric Closet. I have a Facebook page and we also have an online closet as well, The Fabulous Bariatric Virtual Closet. I am an Army wife at Fort Bliss.

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I'm Cynthia, USAF vet and wife of retired USAF. I'm not near an mtf that provides the sleeve, so I'm going to Tijuana Mexico for it, in September. I was originally going to do the band but have heard so many negatives that I decided to pay for the sleeve out of pocket. Where are y'all in the process?

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I'm Cynthia, USAF vet and wife of retired USAF. I'm not near an mtf that provides the sleeve, so I'm going to Tijuana Mexico for it, in September. I was originally going to do the band but have heard so many negatives that I decided to pay for the sleeve out of pocket. Where are y'all in the process?

How has your journey been?

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hi my name is Tiffany. I recently had my surgery done. Does anyone know if there is a Facebook group for military

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