Hello, My name is Ana and I had sleeve done on December 15th. I previously had lap band done in December of 2009 managed to loose 70 lbs, but was stuck for 8 mos and had port complications the whole time. I am glad I did the sleeve so far, my recovery has totally gone way better than my prior 3 surgeries this past couple of years. I hope to finally reach my goal of 130 lbs. I am 5'1 and 34 yrs old. I am happily Married and have a 15 yr old daughter and a 9 yr old son. I hope that we can be a support to each other in this forum!

hi anna

welcome to the board.

we are all here for lots of support, and hopefully answer or give you the floor to ask any questions. If the question needs more medical response than we will advice you to call your doctor.

By the way its a small world, my DOS is also 12/15/11 - how about that?!

Talk to you later, get acquainted with us, don't be shy, and see you at the Water cooler.

best

kathy

Welcome Ana Congrats on being sleeved!! We are about the same height (i'm 5'2") and I'm also hoping to be in the 120-130 range (though my ticker reflects a goal weight of 115, which i picked strictly because it was in the middle of the normal BMI range). I'm glad to hear that your recovery has been good for!

You have definitely come to the right place for support and info!

Oh, and in case no one else made it official- Welcome to the Loser's Bench

_{Welcome, we are so happy to have you join us! I am band to sleeve revision as well, and have never regretted it.}

Hi Ana,

I haven't gotten my sleeve yet, however I am scheduled for my band to sleeve revision in June.

I am right at 5' and am scared to death that I'll get discouraged because I'll be a slow loser because of my height/BMI. Did you lose regularly at a decent rate?

Thanks, terri

Hi Ana,

I haven't gotten my sleeve yet, however I am scheduled for my band to sleeve revision in June.

I am right at 5' and am scared to death that I'll get discouraged because I'll be a slow loser because of my height/BMI. Did you lose regularly at a decent rate?

Thanks, terri

I had my band removed and 6 weeks later had sleeve. And I think I have had a slow weight loss since of a low BMI, but it has been a steady loss. I usually go 2-3 weeks without loosing on the scale and then loose 2-4 lbs and then again 2-3 weeks without loosing etc. I can tell you though that I have been loosing inches more than the scale moves. So I can't say I am not loosing because the inches and sizes are going down constantly. Now I have not exercised and have not been faithful with my protein intake, so if you step up more than I do, you might loose faster. Good luck!

Hello, My name is Ana and I had sleeve done on December 15th. I previously had lap band done in December of 2009 managed to loose 70 lbs, but was stuck for 8 mos and had port complications the whole time. I am glad I did the sleeve so far, my recovery has totally gone way better than my prior 3 surgeries this past couple of years. I hope to finally reach my goal of 130 lbs. I am 5'1 and 34 yrs old. I am happily Married and have a 15 yr old daughter and a 9 yr old son. I hope that we can be a support to each other in this forum!

Hiya Ana and welcome to VST!!

I too am a revision from band to sleeve, and I too agree that my recovery was a lot better with the VSG. Or maybe just that I already knew what to expect, who knows.

Wishing you well as you continue to recover and with that all the wonderful results the sleeve can give! Stay strong and positive, you WILL get to your target weight. Cheers!!

Hiya Ana and welcome to VST!!

I too am a revision from band to sleeve, and I too agree that my recovery was a lot better with the VSG. Or maybe just that I already knew what to expect, who knows.

Wishing you well as you continue to recover and with that all the wonderful results the sleeve can give! Stay strong and positive, you WILL get to your target weight. Cheers!!

Thanks for the welcome! And you look great! What a success you have had! Congrats!

Hey Ana So glad that you joined this forum,I really love it here,people are so nice and helpful