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Hi Forum Family!! I got a call this morning to schedule my pre-op with the surgeon and his staff. Dr Needleman at Ohio State University hospital will be performing my surgery. They said he has never had a leak and I dont plan on changing that!! I assume that my surgery will be within 2 weeks of that date since they will be doing my labs? Maybe someone can offer some experience on that? I am a bit nervous but I am so looking forward to a more enjoyable life. I have been doing weight training and will be walking and swimming as soon as I get a green light. Its crazy to think by Christmas I will be able to work out without taking all these steps I take now and having little to no pain afterwards. Alot of people on this forum say they werent into working out prior to surgery , but they do now because they know it does make a difference with sleeve in place. That was inspirational to me because I have always been active and work out. In fact as I was completing the steps for insurance approval I had to take two fitness test. Each test reflected that I was more physically fit that most women of regular body weight my age. They thought i would be happy to hear that, but I wasnt. To me I work out, and the fitness shows, but I am still obese and that fitness test doesnt matter. Now I am hoping that I will not only be fit but not be obese. I dont want to be aware of the space that I take up or worried if a chair will hold my weight. I am tired of being limited to plus size fashion. I dream about being able to go to freaking OLD NAVY and able to fit a t-shirt or pair of shorts off the rack. I dream about being able to run without the jiggle of the fat from legs hurting or needed to ice down for the next few days. I look forward to a better way of life for me and my family. Being more happier with myself will mean a happier family and that is important to me. I look forward to being a little more confident in my profession that is primarily dominated by men or women that the men like to look at. I look forward to it all!!!