Hi all,

I am having wls in June. I would love to start a clothing exchange in the Chicagoland area. I work in A office and would love to find clothes for a lower price or even do some sort of swap. Anyone interested?

If anyone's interested in the sizes above, message me. Otherwise, you'll probably be able to find them in the west suburban Goodwills. :-)

Mandy -- I will definitely be looking for a workout partner. I do work with a personal trainer now.

How has the recovery been?

Now that I have some stamina to stand and look thru stuff...I have found some great bargains at Goodwill... the other day the color was purple...but ALL orange and yellow tags were $1.50... I found several items...but if I had more time and if my legs weren't starting to "give" I probably would have found more...

You have to be willing to hunt... but you can usually find a treasure or two

I normally donate everything. I do have clothes from size 4 to 8. Shirts ranging from Small to Large.

I know this is a clothing swap page, which I totally think is awesome, but I too only have the larger sizes at this time. Question...I'm close to Arlington heights and Paletine...who was your surgeon? Are there any local support groups on the area? I don't have my surgery date yet, finishing up the pulm. Dr and nutrition education... curious who you used and your experiences

I had my surgery over 10 years ago at Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove..

I have/had a lot of complications which I don't want to scare away anyone pre-op.

I too am looking for any support groups other than in the city.

They had the sleeve over 10 years ago??

They had the sleeve over 10 years ago??

My doctor said they did them in other countries since the 80s.

Wow,I had no clue....... I'm sure they do thing way different. I had tons of problems with my lap band for all 5 years I had it, but people who had it done this year had no problems. Things change and I am loving this sleeve :-)

No sleeve, no lap band. I had the RNY, cannot be reversed. Wish there were other options at the time. I had to do something. My new stomach was 1 oz and never stretched like it was suppose to. Happy to report, now 12 years later, I can eat real food and my new stomach is larger. My body rejects most Proteins and many other foods. This year I am finally no longer underweight and don't have to go in for IV treatments constantly.

I have done some permanent damage to my body and organs but I can eat by mouth so life it getting better. I know we all have had our struggles.

So, sorry to hear that. I haven't came across a 1 food I can't eat :-/. Maybe, that's why I have only dropped 18lbs.

Hey all --

Hope that everyone is having a great memorial day! Sounds like there are several people who are looking to meet up. I have made a really good friend from this website and we have been great support for each other. I am in the Arlington Heights/Palatine area. Does anyone want to grab coffee on Saturday morning?

My surgery date is June 2nd. Coming soon!

Gretchen

I'm in the south burbs. I would love to meetup,my surgery is June 16th

I'm in the south suburbs. Had my sleeve done February 17th by the wonderful Dr. Lahmann at Silver Cross Hospital . Loving my results so far. Would love to meet up sometime, but this Saturday is already crammed for me. Please let me know of any upcoming dates.

We were out of town this past weekend, but I would totally love to meet up with everyone!