Hello! My name is Jodi and my surgery date is November 28^th. I’m 48 years old, married and have two children. I’m excited that I finally have a surgery date and am starting the pre-surgery appointments. My BMI is 42and I have no co-morbidities.

Initially, my husband was concerned about me having surgery until I took him to the first appointment with the surgeon. He originally was under the impression that if I changed my diet and worked out more, I could lose the weight. He’s seen me lose the weight several times over the years, so he knows I can do it. However, I explained that if it were that easy for me, I wouldn’t be considering the surgery.

I’m looking forward to being able to play with my 3 grand daughters (2 ½ years, 2 years & 15 months). Currently, I’m not comfortable getting down on the floor for long periods of time or playing on the swings on our new play set.

I was so happy to find this site and I’ve spent a lot of time reading posts and gathering information. Thank you all!

Welcome to VST!!!!! And congrats on making the decision to be sleeved! This is an awesome place for support and questions/answers. I would even suggest you have your husband spend some time browsing and asking questions and I bet it would help ease his mind a bit.

Before you know it you are going to be running around with those grandkids!

Welcome! I'm a newbie and I don't yet have a surgery date but I just wanted to tell you congrats!! Good luck to you!

Thanks for welcome! I'm excited, surgery in less than a month. The next month is full of appointments for upper GI, blood work, PCP clearance visit, pre-surgery appointment and dietitian visit to discuss pre-surgery diet.

Let the fun begin...