Hello all! I'm so excited I finally got scheduled today. My surgery date is Feb 5th. I am over come with emotion right now! I start my pre op diet in just 6 days. Just wanted to post my first time... Here's to a new me!

Good luck . I was nervous but happy to start a new journey!!!!!

How far out are you Summer? Any regrets?

Congrats! Sleeved 12/19/13.......so far still loving my sleeve! I just wish I could get to stage 2 of post op diet. My stomach is not having it!

Congrats on getting a date!!! Good luck to yoU!

Congrats! Sleeved 12/19/13.......so far still loving my sleeve! I just wish I could get to stage 2 of post op diet. My stomach is not having it!

So you feel ok? Any regrets?

Congrats on getting a date!!! Good luck to yoU!

Thank you so much!

Congrats! You must be so excited!

I will find out in early March what my date will be. Since I have to do 1 month of liquid diet it should be sometime in April.

Hello all! I'm so excited I finally got scheduled today. My surgery date is Feb 5th. I am over come with emotion right now! I start my pre op diet in just 6 days. Just wanted to post my first time... Here's to a new me!

Congratulations!!!!!

Wishing you an good surgery and easy recovery.

Congratulations!

Congratulations!!

Very exciting news! Mine was 1-13 (Monday) and I am home now.

There was one time when the thought "what have I done!?" crossed my mind while I was still in the hospital but now that I am home there's no doubt in my mind I did the right thing. I'm probably nuts for thinking this, but on the drive away from the hospital my husband asked me what I was thinking and I said it felt strange to leave a piece of my body that has been with me my entire life behind. The only other time I've been hospitalized was to have my daughter and of course when we drove away that time I had my wonderful baby to bring home with me. I think a lot of it was just fatigue and screwy emotions mixed with the pain meds and everything else. Now that I've had a full night's sleep and am on a more regular schedule I'm so excited for this next phase of my life. I already feel lighter and more positive about my life in general. Great decision for me for sure!

How long did it take you? I go to info meeting tomorrow.

Congratulations!! Very exciting news! Mine was 1-13 (Monday) and I am home now. There was one time when the thought "what have I done!?" crossed my mind while I was still in the hospital but now that I am home there's no doubt in my mind I did the right thing. I'm probably nuts for thinking this, but on the drive away from the hospital my husband asked me what I was thinking and I said it felt strange to leave a piece of my body that has been with me my entire life behind. The only other time I've been hospitalized was to have my daughter and of course when we drove away that time I had my wonderful baby to bring home with me. I think a lot of it was just fatigue and screwy emotions mixed with the pain meds and everything else. Now that I've had a full night's sleep and am on a more regular schedule I'm so excited for this next phase of my life. I already feel lighter and more positive about my life in general. Great decision for me for sure!

Thank you for that! I wish you all the best. Look forward to keeping up with you!

How long did it take you? I go to info meeting tomorrow.

Well I decided in June this is what I wanted. I had to save for my portion of the cost. I'm guessing had I been ready from the start it would have taken 4-6 weeks to get scheduled. I guess it depends on insurance requirements etc. I paid

My portion on Monday and got scheduled today.

How long did it take you? I go to info meeting tomorrow.

My initial consultation was the second week of Nov or so. I self-paid so I was basically at the mercy of the scheduling desk. I had an endoscopy 12-13 or so, and then was instructed to begin the liquid diet on 12/30 for a surgery date of 1/13/14. So from start to finish, only a couple of months. I explored the insurance route, but they required either 6 months or a year of counseling and classes and stuff. I didn't want to wait that long and it wasn't very expensive anyway so I just jumped right in I guess you could say.