Going through my insurance required six month supervised diet. Very anxious for time to pass to get my surgery. I finish in May, so am optimistically looking at June for surgery. Anyone else around my stage? Isn't the wait killing you????

@Seahawkgirl & @mclorrie Thanks for sharing the post about the psych eval. So glad you are both done with them. I have been pushing that off until last, but I am gathering my courage..lol.. I am also half way and getting really pumped.

@remzel I know you had to be really dissapointed, but we are right here with you. My BMI is just over 40 too, so I have been trying to focus on one new behavior modification per month as a goal. My first one was to stop drinking all carbonated drinks. It was hard for me, but I am proud that I have not had one since December. The second month I started making sure I was drinking 60 oz of Water a day. This has been harder for me that I realized.. In the coming months I want to stop drinking during meals, and drop caffeine (coffee is a true love for me ) so that all the changes will not hit at once. I had read several veteran posts here that said that one of the things they would have done different is start the behavior mods sooner, so I am going to try my best to do that. I really, really want this..

I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm so aware of this decision I've made to the point where I'm probably clinically obsessing. I read more, I check out youtube videos of the procedure, I read posts, I look at before/after pictures, I even read recipes. I'm so anxious to get on with it, on the one hand, and terrified on the other. Maybe terrified is too strong a word...sobered. I'm sobered by the seriousness that this change will mean for me for the rest of my life.

If I didn't have so much grading to do, I would have gone to my first support meeting tonight. I'm eager to meet others who are further down the road than me. I have nearly everything in place, but haven't had my consult with the surgeon yet. That's going to happen in early April.

I've circled June 9th on the calendar, so here's hoping that's when it turns out to be!

I circled June 18 on my calendar. It will be interesting to see how close I am!

June 10th Is my date ! I don't think my insurance required much I was pretty taken back how easy it was

@@Engteacher, I'm the same way!! Reading everything, on these boards, bought a ton of Protein drink samples, Youtube, even reading other surgeons' post-op plans that I find with google...step away from the computer...lol.

@@Engteacher same here. Let's do this already! I am circling June 17th hoping that's my date.

I am the same way! I've been trying to pass the time by looking at YouTube videos - I've learned a lot from other people's video diaries who've had the sleeve done. Reading this forum has been really helpful! I'm thinking about buying the Big Book of Sleeve for my iPad. It will give me something else to do to pass the time, is anyone else thinking of buying it?

@@mclorrie I wanted to as well, but I have an old Nook (only Barnes & Noble). Alex posted how to purchase / download it on the Nook, but I have not tried it yet. Let me know what you think of it if you decide to get it. Great reviews so far.

@@mclorrie I bought that on my nook and another one with a very similar title....read them both already and looking for others!

Thought I would better introduce myself since I hope we will be supporting each other through the next few months. I'm going to be 47 in a few weeks, have been married for almost 24 years and have 3 kids - ages 22, 18 and 16. I'm am a native Washingtonian and have lived just outside of Seattle my whole life. How about all of you?

Good idea @@Seahawkgirl!

I've been married for 34 years to my wonderful husband, and we have three grown children. Two boys - 32 & 30 and my daughter - 27. I have seven grandchildren ranging in ages from 11 yrs - 5 yrs old. I've lived in Iowa pretty much all of my life. And I'll be 54 next month.

Oh! And... @mykidzmom - I purchased The Big Book on the Gastric Sleeve last night! I read the first few chapters last night, and it's really interesting so far!

@@Seahawkgirl - what was the other book you downloaded? Let me know if it's a good read!

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June 30 is my date.

Congrats! freddy8_8! I wish I had my date! I'm still playing "the waiting game!" I'm hoping it will be in June!

Hello, all! I will be 42 on March 2nd. I have been married almost 24 years. I have 4 children, 3 boys and 1 girl (ranging in ages from 10-20). I have two grandchildren, also. I'm an English teacher at a small Texas high school. I'm looking for June to be my date as well!☺

Hey! I'm 26 years old I don't have any kids but I have 3 fur babies ! Raised in jersey btw real jersey people are nothing like "the jersey shore " lol. I currently am a office manager for a nationwide flower company . Date set for June 10th! I've never even had a cavity so surgery is huge for me lol