Hello everyone. My name is Samantha, I'm 23 and living in New Orleans, La. I'm looking for other sleevers in the area that would be interested in maybe having a monthly meet up or something along their lines. I have created a group and hope that you join and we can use it as a tool of support and learning.

Thank you.

Hiya, Sammie. There's a northshore group of us who get together occasionally--and there are other sleevers in the metro area! I actually JUST met someone in person while shopping at Lakeside--we had communicated on this board and just happened to be in the same store and start a conversation. :-) Small world. Welcome to the board!

Still unbelievable and so ironic! I loved it! Told my mom and sister! They started asking me all kinda of questions..how long ago. How much was lost. Any problems. I was like, we were in a store! I didn't ask a lot of questions! I so can't wait until August!

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I'm for a monthly meet up! Is it ok of I haven't been sleeved yet?

I'm all for anyone who's interested coming to these meet ups. I saw the group that meets on the northshore, but they seem to meet for lunch on week days a lot which is just something I won't be able to make. I also made a group so that it would be easier to talk to one and other and set up the meet ups.

Hopefully it will work out cause I know I would really like to meet some more sleevers.

Hi Samantha. I think that's at good idea, I'm also 23. Yet I don't live in new Orleans I'm having my surgery there at tulane medical center. My next appoinment is on the 15th

Hey there. There have been a couple people I've connected with who live in New Orleans and has gone through the surgery. I have yet to meet anyone face to face but would love to be a part of the group. Are you on Meetup.com? I am also an organizer of a couple Meetup groups in the area: Couch 2 5K Meetup and NOLA Newbies Meetup...

I have searched around the meetup site hoping that there was something like this already in place and was sad when there wasn't. I would love to get something going on here and there.

No I'm not on there but I look forward to joining. Really need someone to talk to while going thru this process

Hey guys, has everyone other than MGM been sleeved already? My surgery is in 10 days. I would love to meet with someone right after surgery that has already been sleeved and talk about the first few weeks post-op.

I would be willing to meet up with you and talk to you about first few weeks post-op. I'm still there right now actually. Always willing to help out a new sleever. I know how much it would have helped me.

Thanks so much. I'll contact you after my surgery. I don't know much about what to expect as far as my mobility but I would like to meet up as soon as possible post-op. I'm just so ready for this surgery so I can start losing and also because this pre-op liquid diet is killing me. I can't even watch tv because the food commercials give me headaches lol. I'm a medical student at LSU and I'm barely getting through my finals. I'm so weak and hungry and my head is killing me but I know it's going to be worth it.

It is going to be worth it, but I know the feeling all to well. I was just telling my mother the other day that I wish there where networks that didn't show ads for junk food. I can't imagine what it would be like to have school stuff during all this.

If you ever need a ear, I'm here. (hey that rhymes lol)

Hey you guys email me and we can set up a meetup in New Orleans or Metairie. We could try meeting up at one of the parks for a walk and to share our stories

Vtkeeta@hotmail.com

Sorry if I'm over zealous! I just thought this would never be a reality, and now just a few months away, I can't help but be excited. Don't count me out cause Im a sleeve virgin.

Why would you be counted out? Some of the best time to learn is before you've had the sleeve. I wish I could have talked to people who had it before getting mine.