Hi,

I want to know about hair loss, sagging skin. Your experience with the surgical center. How to look up support groups. Did you ever break your pre op diet and maybe have something you shouldn't have had?

Tell me the pros/cons of life now compared to before. The success rate of this surgery (any credible sources-even yourself as an example is fine).

That's about all i can think of right now. I'm going in on 4/11. Seattle, WA Dr. Landerholm.

This was the best thing I have ever done for myself. It is worth sagging skin, my thining hair. I used to be on 7 medicines a day now I am on one BP med and one reflux med. I used to have diabetes, now don't. I have more energy, I can play with the kids, take a walk with out becoming short of breath or having to stop. I can fit into booths at a resturaunt. There are so many things that are becoming a possibilty. Then greatest two things I love are that I feel full for the first time in my life, and I no longer feel hungry all the time.

In reality the only con, and it's not a biggie is that food used to a comfort, I now realize it really was a malignant comfort, causing me only bad health, and sadness. Nether the less it took some adaptation on my part.

I did have one cheat dinner during per op dinner. Did lose 13 pound even thought I did that.

I only know of the success stories here there are not that maany sleeves around my area, just the 20 some my surgeon had done at the time of my surgery. I know my ongoing success, that I will tak ONE DAY AT A TIME!

sleeved 12-19-11