Hi everyone I'm Jasmin from Israel, and I'm very new to this group. I had my surgery this sunday November 16th.

A week before surgery I was 235 ils and now I'm 217 so not so bad. In the two days since I joined this forum I've read so much and learn so much from you guys so I just wanted to say thank you and good luck for all of us. J

Welcome aboard! and good luck to you!

Oh wow, that was freakin brave of me to share that ugly photo. Swear I don't look like it usually

Welcome and congrats on the surgery and weight loss! That's not a bad pic at all, it's just how we all look in the hospital!

Welcome! Welcome! Keep us posted on your progress!

from Israel - read so much and learn so much from you guys

@@jasminnegrin

hi back at ya

welcome to the crazy world of the sleeve (or lapband, bypass, etc)

wow, another country spoken from

less than one week PO - sounds like things are going well

i sent your "mug shot" to the FBI to be posted on their most wanted list

I think the pic with you walking with the IV and showing the victory sign is cute

we alllll have to be brave to ride this roller coaster

ups and downs - but hopefully all ends up good

glad you've been reading, learning from the board

you'll probably see questions on the board that you might have also thought of

continued speedy recovery

good luck

kathy

Edited November 21, 201411 yr by proudgrammy

@@jasminnegrin Hello! We almost have the same matching footies! Mine are just pink and black! Welcome!

Thank you all! Ur defiantly welcoming you know what I have a quick question what is the American minimum BMI you have to be to go through surgery? Here is 40

But then again I'm not even sure if you calculate your BMI same as we do because we do it with kilos so can someone tell me how does it work?

Edited November 21, 201411 yr by jasminnegrin

@@jasminnegrin 35 with co-morbids 40 without....at least for my insurance company but some can vary...and if you go out of the U.S. (Mexico) I don't know if they are as strict

Welcome to the Loser's Bench.

Welcome to the Loser's Bench.

Not sure I get that. Or at least I hope I didn't get it

Edited November 21, 201411 yr by jasminnegrin

You don't have to have a certain bmi if you are a self pay.

You just have to have a surgeon who will do the surgery for all the right reasons.

In Dallas it's weird but the radio ads for WLS say if you are 50 pounds overweight then surgery might be for you.

I was self pay with a low BMI and trying to get my weight issues under control once and for all. My labs were a mess and I had a hernia and ulcers on my stomach.

I made an informed choice after consulting with ALL of my doctors and doing a lot of research.

Welcome!

You look great sported the IV around! Your up walking and smiling! Now that's inspiration!!!

Not sure I get that. Or at least I hope I didn't get it

Jasmine the loser's bench is a good thing. Now that you've had your surgery, you will be losing weight. A loser. We're all losers. But that's a good thing!

@@Forsythia oh wow I feel really stupid at the moment. Thanks for clearing that up. #shame