Hi! I went to a seminar on VSG about a month ago and in that month I have decided to follow through with the surgery and will have my surgery on May 30. It's all moving quickly, but I am confident it's the right thing for me and all the peices are falling together nicely.

I am 36 (will be 37 1 month post op) and have been overweight for 18 years. Yikes, that's half my life. I never noticed that. I am married and have a soon to be 7 year old child. I am self pay (financed), and my highest weight was about 2 months ago at 306. I am now down to 292, and will start my pre-op diet in a week.

I just wanted to introduce myself as I have read basically every thread on this former and was feeling very stalkerish. I wish all of you the best of health!

Hi! It is very easy to stalk around here. I did it for weeks before joining as well. Good luck to you!

Hi! I just went to the seminar on Thursday. I had already made the decision to get the sleeve due to all the people I know that have gotten it and been successful. I know exactly what you mean about feeling like a stalker on this forum. I have been reading it for a couple of weeks and just joined yesterday.

I haven't gotten any dates yet. Still waiting on Insurance qualifications. Good luck to you!

Welcome to VST! I think we all feel/felt like stalkers at first because there is SO much information here for us all!! Good luck on your journeys!

Welcome! My surgery is tomorrow. I'll be 37 in August. I'm married & have 2 daughters (12 & almost 8). I've been overweight since my first pregnancy. My highest weight was 310 in 2008. My highest recent weight was 279 two weeks ago when I started my pre-op diet. I lost 12.6 lbs. I haven't been able to get below 274 in the last 6 months, so it feels great to be at 267 now. My ultimate goal is around 150-160 lbs. I'm 5'8.5"

Feel free to check out my blog (listed in my signature) and become my friend on MyFitnessPal if you use it - my name is mygastricsleevelife there.

Welcome! Good luck on your journey! Happy Mother's Day!