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I have been meaning to come and post for so long but hadn't had the time. I want anyone who is considering the Sleeve to stop worrying and just do it. I am almost 9 months out and have lost close to 130#. It's not an easy road by any means but when people say it's the best thing they have ever done for themselves, they mean it. I always thought they were nuts to say how much they loved their sleeve, but it's a life saver.

I started at 278 pounds, 5'8" and just like most people I had tried everything in the book to lose weight. When you get to a certain point it's just so difficult and discouraging to stay on track. July 8th will be my 9 month and I am now at 157 pounds. My inital goal was 170, but now I keep changing my mind as the weight comes off. Right now I am loosing a little less than a pound a week. That's just fine by me! Thinking I would love to be 140 but I don't feel that's a realistic goal to maintain for the rest of my life.

It was just a year ago that I had decided to look into weight loss surgery. I wanted the Lap Band and went into my surgeron with only that thought. I felt it wasn't permanent and I could remove it if I wanted. Well my mind was changed in 1 consult and honestly I am so glad he didn't go with what I wanted just to have the $$$.

I know there are so many wonderful people on here to talk to, but if anyone has anything they would like to discuss with me, I am all ears. I wish more people had the opportunity to get this done and covered by their insurance. It changes your life!!!

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HELLO THANKS FOR YOUR POST I THINK ITS THE PUSH INEEDED TO FEEL A LITTLE BETTER MY SURGERY DATE IS JULY 1 ST AND IM PETRIFIED BECAUSE I HAVE 3 BOYS UNDER THE AGE OF 11 AND I HUSBAND I CANT BELIEVE AFTER WAITING SO LONG IM SO SCARED SOMETHING IS GOING TO GO WRONG BUT I THINK IT COULD BE NORMAL PREOP JITTERS ANY ADVICE? ITS GREATLY APPRECIATED SINCE YOU ALREADY WENT THOUGH IT THANKS

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I am not going to say that you shouldn't be scared, we are all scared! I have 4 kids as well, but a little bit older. I am telling you, forget the worry as long as you have a great team working on you everything will be great. The only pain I had was from my incisions, and I am the biggest baby in the world. No pain tolerance what so ever going on here. I think I used the pain pump twice and they finallly un hooked me. You will have a rough first month or two but not because of pain but learning how to eat and getting in your fluids.

This site is 100% truthful. You have obviously done all your research. I would do this again in a heartbeat. You have made the hardest decision to go ahead with the surgery. You should embrace that next week is the start of who you will be on the outside, the person you already are on the inside.

There are only a handful of people who know about my surgery. I didn't even tell my husband until the day I was going in for it. He thought I was having my gallbladder removed..lol It's not anyone's business if you don't want it to be. Please pm me with anything you want to know. I will even give you my number to text me. You can do this!!!

HELLO THANKS FOR YOUR POST I THINK ITS THE PUSH INEEDED TO FEEL A LITTLE BETTER MY SURGERY DATE IS JULY 1 ST AND IM PETRIFIED BECAUSE I HAVE 3 BOYS UNDER THE AGE OF 11 AND I HUSBAND I CANT BELIEVE AFTER WAITING SO LONG IM SO SCARED SOMETHING IS GOING TO GO WRONG BUT I THINK IT COULD BE NORMAL PREOP JITTERS ANY ADVICE? ITS GREATLY APPRECIATED SINCE YOU ALREADY WENT THOUGH IT THANKS

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getting closer to surgery as I go thru my insurance requirement. I hope to have surgery around Oct. this site rocks

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