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Hey everybody!!! I'm scheduled to be sleeved on December 8 and I'm starting to get nervous. I have researched having WLS for 10 years and finally my insurance pays for my choice. I'm diabetic( 11years), high blood pressure, high cholesterol, PCOS and all that good stuff that comes along with "the sugar". I'm finally getting the tool that is going to help me to achieve better health. I have been married for almost 12 years and I would love to have kids before I turn 35....so I have at least 2 more years to get myself together and hit my goal weight.

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Congrats!! You're gonna do great!!! I was also diagnosed w/ PCOS, thankfully, none of the other co-morbidities.. but, I don't want to wait to change my life.. I'm 36, single, but dating... I want to be married, the kids are negotiable.. I teach high school..so, I see enough ppl under 18!! LOL.. I'm excited for you!!! Best wishes!!

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Hi there MsBoo, welcome to VST! :)

So many have been where you are right now, and today they are successful in everything they set out to do. Many blessings to you and I'm looking forward to watching you meet all your goals!!

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Congrats!! You're gonna do great!!! I was also diagnosed w/ PCOS, thankfully, none of the other co-morbidities.. but, I don't want to wait to change my life.. I'm 36, single, but dating... I want to be married, the kids are negotiable.. I teach high school..so, I see enough ppl under 18!! LOL.. I'm excited for you!!! Best wishes!!

Thank you!!!I'm praying that I can hit goal since I have over 200lbs to lose...but I know God got me. You are still young and when I first got married I wanted kids ASAP now I'm just loving the time me and my husband have to spend together....I'm 32 so if I never have them I will be cool and I will just get a cute puppy lol!!

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Hi there MsBoo, welcome to VST! :smile1:

So many have been where you are right now, and today they are successful in everything they set out to do. Many blessings to you and I'm looking forward to watching you meet all your goals!!

Thanks for the welcome!! I know it will be a long road but I have already invested over 10 years to it so the rest should be a breeze :biggrin5:

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God is awesome and I'm sure you will do your part as well!! I had a 6-month weight loss plan to be on.. w/ dr visits e' month.. I have my last one Thursday and I'm praying for a quick insurance approval so I can STOP freaking out!!

I'm excited though... I have a lot of weight to lose too!! My surgeon wants my goal weight to be somewhere between 220-200... That excites me, since this was my weight.... in JUNIOR HIGH!!! I know we're gonna do it!!! Let's keep in touch!!!

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Hello ladies.... I too am in your boat MsBoo79. I suffered from Kidney failure in March from undetected HBP and I also have PCOS... This is my last resort... I got so tired of all the weight loss programs failing... even though all of these doctor appointments are getting on my last nerve, I know it will be all worth it in the end. I am scheduled for surgery January 10th, 2012 (5 days after my 29th birthday) and I am soooo excited, and extremely nervous ... I can't wait to see how I look when I turn 30 ... :aureola:

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God is awesome and I'm sure you will do your part as well!! I had a 6-month weight loss plan to be on.. w/ dr visits e' month.. I have my last one Thursday and I'm praying for a quick insurance approval so I can STOP freaking out!!

I'm excited though... I have a lot of weight to lose too!! My surgeon wants my goal weight to be somewhere between 220-200... That excites me, since this was my weight.... in JUNIOR HIGH!!! I know we're gonna do it!!! Let's keep in touch!!!

I hated that 6 month stuff and my PCP was so off....I had to show him how to do everything. I wish I had a 200lb goal but I have 180 set in my head and I have to see my surgeon on Thursday so I need to ask her if she has a goal she wants me to meet. I will be sending POSITIVE prayers & vibes your way!!

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Hello ladies.... I too am in your boat MsBoo79. I suffered from Kidney failure in March from undetected HBP and I also have PCOS... This is my last resort... I got so tired of all the weight loss programs failing... even though all of these doctor appointments are getting on my last nerve, I know it will be all worth it in the end. I am scheduled for surgery January 10th, 2012 (5 days after my 29th birthday) and I am soooo excited, and extremely nervous ... I can't wait to see how I look when I turn 30 ... :aureola:

I'm so sorry to hear that, so how have you been? You are right, it will be so worth it in the end and we all can finally get our lives on track.....30 seems like a thing of the past for me since I turned 32 lol!! And you are gonna look AWESOME!!

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aww thanks MsBoo79 ... I am doing well... Thanks God I didn't need dialysis ... so I just HBP meds twice a day.. Hopefully after surgery I can stop the meds and the HBP will be gone...

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aww thanks MsBoo79 ... I am doing well... Thanks God I didn't need dialysis ... so I just HBP meds twice a day.. Hopefully after surgery I can stop the meds and the HBP will be gone...

I just wanted to say, pre sleeve I had a slew of co-morbidities and HBP is one of them. It was pretty bad and I was on 4 medications per day, max dose. Thanks be to God and my sleevie it is now very much under control. I've never been able to get off the last pill, but it is the lightest dose and I just take it first thing in the morning. I'm quite doubtful I'll ever be able to rid of it, but from 4 down to 1... I'd say that's a major victory!!!

You have so much to look forward too. *hugs*

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Congrats MsBoo! I'm sure you're going to do great,,my prayers go out to you.

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I just wanted to say, pre sleeve I had a slew of co-morbidities and HBP is one of them. It was pretty bad and I was on 4 medications per day, max dose. Thanks be to God and my sleevie it is now very much under control. I've never been able to get off the last pill, but it is the lightest dose and I just take it first thing in the morning. I'm quite doubtful I'll ever be able to rid of it, but from 4 down to 1... I'd say that's a major victory!!!

You have so much to look forward too. *hugs*

Thank you sooooooooooooo much! That truly gives me something to look forward too.

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Good morning! I am excited and nervous about getting my sleeve! I am being sleeved in Cincinnati Ohio with Dr. Trace Curry on December 19th. I am happy to read all of the posts and look forward to communicating with people that understand what I will be going through!

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