SleevePlicationTalk Contest & Newsletter 06/24/2012

[Alex Brecher 10,494]

Hey, SleevePlicationTalk Members!

It’s time for another SleevePlicationTalk newsletter. This is your source for what’s going on at SleevePlicationTalk.com. Today we have the first newsletter after the official start to summer, and it’s a hot one! Here’s what you’ll find in this newsletter.

• We have a winner! Keep reading to find out who won the iPod Touch giveaway!

• Member Spotlight: Meet Bekrudz – although maybe you already have!

• Sleeve Plication Challenge: Take a photo!

• Write a review of your surgeon for our database.

Keep reading to get the scoop on these stories. Of course, you get so much more when you log onto SleevePlicationTalk.com and participate, so come join us! As always, stay in touch and contact us if you have any questions or comments. Take care of yourselves and each other!

Sincerely,

Alex Brecher

Founder

SleevePlicationTalk.com

And the Winner is…

A few weeks ago, we announced the launch of our apps for Android and Apple iPhone, iPod and iPad. To Celebrate, we held a contest to give away a free iPod Touch. Everyone who filled out a complete patient profile was entered into the drawing, and you could increase your chances of winning by participating more on SleevePlicationTalk.com with things like forum posts, joining a group and referring a friend to SleevePlicationTalk.com. Now, we have a winner! Congratulations to sue! We hope you enjoy your new iPod Touch!

The contest may be over, but you can still get your Apple iPhone, iPod and iPad app, your Android app and now the new Kindle app. They’re all fully functional so you never have to be without SleevePlicationTalk.com. Posting to the forums, updating your patient profile and photo gallery and blogging are just a few of the features that the apps offer.

Member Spotlight: Meet Bekrudz!

This week’s member spotlight is on Beckrudz. She’s about seven months out from surgery and down more than 50 pounds en route to her goal weight. She steadily gained weight and lost her self-esteem through her early 30’s. Beckrudz learned about the sleeve plication surgery and read SleevePlicationTalk.com member stories from patients who wished they hadn’t waited so long to get the surgery. She decided to get the surgery after finding out that her mother had cancer for the third time and that life is too short to waste – it was time to lose the weight and get active again.

Beckrudz loves playing with her son at the park and enjoys it just as much as he does. The little things help, too; it’s no longer a problem to get up and down from the floor when playing with her son. She has pleasantly discovered “bones and muscles that I didn’t know existed” because of her weight loss. Her confidence has gone back up, and she no longer has plantar fasciitis.

Beckrudz loves using SleevePlicationTalk.com because it’s such a good source of information. She can ask questions and get advice back from other members, and she wants to pass on everything she’s received to new members! Her first piece of advice is not to wait if you’re sure that you’re headed toward bariatric surgery: “every day I don’t do it is one more day I’ll be fat.” Thanks, Bekrudz, for being in the spotlight!

We feature a different SleevePlicationTalk.com member each week in our Member Spotlight section. Is there someone you’d like to see highlighted? Maybe you would like to be our highlighted member! Let us know in the member spotlight forum. Don’t worry: it’s not bragging to nominate yourself. You’re helping others by sharing your own stories. If you’re shy, though, just PM Alex if you want to be in the spotlight. Use the messaging system by clicking on the icon of an envelope toward the top-right corner of the forum. Nobody will ever know that you nominated yourself, and you’ll get to be in the newsletter. Thanks!

Sleeve Plication Newsletter Challenge: Take a Photo!

Each newsletter has a different Sleeve Plication challenge. It’s an opportunity to push yourself a little outside of your comfort zone to make you stronger and give you more confidence in your weight loss journey. It can help you do things you never thought you could, or maybe that you never thought of before! The challenge is absolutely non-competitive. We encourage you to post your results in the challenge forum. This week, the challenge is to take a photo of yourself and describe it. Are you at your goal weight? Is it a “before” photo? How do you feel about it? What will you do to change it if you’re not happy about it? How will you keep yourself looking good if you’re happy with your photo? We’d love to have you post your photo in the photo gallery and describe your photo in the Challenge forum. Be an inspiration to others! In the Challenge forum, you can always look back at the previous challenges and post your results. It’s never too late to try something new.

Post a Surgeon Review

Of course you know that SleevePlicationTalk.com is an invaluable resource for peer support and information. It’s also a great place to find a surgeon for your bariatric procedure. We have a surgeon directory that helps you choose a surgeon based on location and reviews – and that’s where we need your help. If you’ve already gotten your surgery done, please take a few minutes to write and post a surgeon review. You can get to it from the front page by clicking on “Surgeon” and then “Select My Surgeon” from the drop-down menu. Your opinions will help other individuals who are looking for a sleeve plication surgeon make the best decision for their surgery. Thanks!

That’s about it for this week’s newsletter. Thanks for reading and making the SleevePlicationTalk community as strong as it is. We and the other members couldn’t do it without you!

Take care!

Sincerely,

Alex

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[sue 40]

Hi Alex, In your newsletter you stated that "Sue" won the iPod touch. I just wanted to make sure that wasn't me? I wish...just checking!!

Hope all is well with you. I'm doing great!

Sue