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Surgery is July 25th! So close!!! I am SO excited but very nervous also! I am new to this site but would be great to have somebody besides my mom to relate to in this journey!

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Hi LisaMarie! I live in the Brighton area, and am getting sleeved tomorrow. (7/24/12) I am excited...don't know if I would have had the courage if it wasn't for this site. Wishing you all the best during your surgery and recovery!

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I am from the Lansing area and my surgery is 7/26/12. I am very nervous but ready for my new healthy life!!

Me too!!! I am nervous but excited. Keep me posted on how things go! what hospital are you having it done at?

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Hi LisaMarie! I live in the Brighton area, and am getting sleeved tomorrow. (7/24/12) I am excited...don't know if I would have had the courage if it wasn't for this site. Wishing you all the best during your surgery and recovery!

I wish you a speedy recovery! That's funny all our surgeries are this week and we all live in MI. What hospital are you having it done at?

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thank you good luck too and keep me posted also :)

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On my way to the hospital! (St.John's Providence in Southfield)

Best of luck to my fellow Michigan Sleevers! See you on the Loser's Bench! I look foward to sharing this journey with you!

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On my way to the hospital! (St.John's Providence in Southfield)

Best of luck to my fellow Michigan Sleevers! See you on the Loser's Bench! I look foward to sharing this journey with you!

Good luck! keep us posted on how you are doing.

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I'm from Michigan too, and I was sleeved not quite a year ago. I live in northern lower Michigan. :)

Good luck to all of you soon-to-be newly sleeved Michiganders!

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Thank you Linda! How has your journey been for you??

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Hello again!

My surgery went well, it was pretty much as I expected it would be. Pain wise...a lot like a c-section, only higher up. ;) i have had a complicaion, though. My oxygen levels in my blood are low, so I was sent home with oxygen tanks. The docs had to rule out all of the terrible things such as blood cot in lungs and lung cancer, so I had a cat scan and chest x-rays. It was very stressful hearing those possbilities being tossed around. I definitely had the moments of regret, like "what have I done to myself!?" Looks like the lower back lobes of my lungs are a bit deflated and full of gunk. Started antibiotics today to prevent pnemonia. Yes, I have been walking and doing the incentive sparometer all along... so, just a bump in the road. I know the hospital part will soon be a distant memory, and it is all worth it! Haven't weighed myself yet...too scared after all of the IVs! I hope all of my fellow MI sleevers have had an easier time...can't wait to hear from you all!

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Hello all. I live near Lansing. I was sleeved on May 21st in Holland. Good luck to all of you. Feel free to message me, add me as a friend, or whatever you need. Support is CRUCIAL!

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