I just have to say.... there are some awsome people here. You know who you are! You are sweet, always helpful and encouraging! I thank you.

You post-sleeved have been there and continue to give. You pre-sleeved are right there striving for the same thing.

Sometimes days are really exhausting, your feet ache, your tired but you still get on here, intisapating an answer or a suggestion or a "keep motivated".

I so appreciate this new little world I stumbled upon in internet land.

I thank you from the bottom of my heart!!!!! :biggrin2:

Very well put, yecats!

I agree completely!!!!! There are amazing people on this site and I was so thankful (and still am!) when I found this site months ago! It is the best support group you could possibly ask for

I agree!!! Some of the people on this site helped me through so many difficult times when I was first post op. THANK YOU!

Oh I agree... this place is a great place to come and browse; read a wealth of info... have a vent or pass on some experience.

I too, Yecats, would have been lost without it and I probably wouldn't have done as well as I have.

I too want to say THANKS! =]

I have to chime in here! I could not agree more! I have said it many times, there are some awesome folks here and like others are saying, I am getting througth this journey thanks to the information and words of support I have found here. I am always amazed at the willingness of people, as yecats said, that basically have their own life to live, and yet willing to take the time to post, respond, and help out someone who's needing info or support. So, I will also add my most sincere THANK YOU!!!!!!!! (Several of those people are right here, right now, posting above! :-) ... and I'm sure more below! :-) )

My surgeon and his team are great, but there is no way they could have taught me everything I have learned here. I feel prepared and that is priceless while I go through this important time in my life. I thank every single person that posts. You all contribute greatly to keep this place alive, informative and exciting. Some of you get a thanks AND a hug for being here constantly, for cheering us on and for the occasional tough love. I appreciate it all. Thanks!!! :grouphug:

Agreed with everyone else! I learn a great deal from everyone, even some new folks. It take a community to raise child (or so they say). That is so true.

I'd like to place a personal thanks though to Alex for providing this very website for without it, these thanks wouldn't be available to give.

Blessings everyone!

I owe everything to this site and Sleeve4 me!

Yes,Thank you Alex!!

I agree!!! Some of the people on this site helped me through so many difficult times when I was first post op. THANK YOU!

And you have been there for so many too! Thanks for all you advice and encouragment along my journey:)

My surgeon and his team are great, but there is no way they could have taught me everything I have learned here. I feel prepared and that is priceless while I go through this important time in my life. I thank every single person that posts. You all contribute greatly to keep this place alive, informative and exciting. Some of you get a thanks AND a hug for being here constantly, for cheering us on and for the occasional tough love. I appreciate it all. Thanks!!! :grouphug:

You're so right! Although my surgeon and program took great care of me and did a great deal to educate me on all the changes that would come my way, they had never had the surgery and they had no idea what the path would be like...they only had the information their patients had passed on to them. There is nothing better than asking some one who has been through the exact same thing a question and getting an honest answer.

I AM LOVING THIS ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE TOPIC/POST!!!! Perfect this Thanksgiving season. HUGS Y'ALL!

I owe everything to this site and Sleeve4 me!

And you have been there for so many too! Thanks for all you advice and encouragment along my journey:)

Love you guys! Sniff, sniff!

I have to say that I'm not sure I'd have had the surgery if I hadn't found this site. I did a TON of research on the lap band, then my doctor threw me a curveball when he mentioned VSG instead of the band. So, I started researching the sleeve and found this site.

I've been amazed at how much information is here for all of us. Before sugery I decided that I would share anything I could with others as a kind of payback to those who went before me and shared their information for dolts like me.

I'm grateful to those who have posted here and been brutally honest about their struggles. It's great to know there is a resource where you can find an answer to any question, even if it seems like it's TMI when you are first thinking of it.

My hat is off to everyone here. This is a huge journey to take. It's been life saving for me. And I credit this board and it's participants with making me brave enough to have the surgery.