I will be one year out at the end of April. I live in San Jose (Bay Area) and had my surgery at Kaiser South San Francisco. I am willing to help answer questions or listen to anyone if they need to chat/talk. I am 35, married, no kids, right now down 98 pounds and still going.

Hi - have just found your website & would love to find a mentor in PA - newMaureen

Hi newmaureen. I am in CA but if you have any questions or need help please feel free to ask.

Chickadee80, I need help with a question. I am pre-op. One month in to my 3 month 1200 calorie. I looks like I may have surgery in early August. We want to go on a trip to South Carolina, about 12 hours by car. Should I go before or after surgery? How long after surgery would it be safe to travel. Thanks for your help.

Hi Joanne. I would ask your doctor about traveling and when it's safe. When I had my surgery It was an hour's drive away and I went home with no problems two days after surgery. But one hour is a far cry from a 12 hour drive. Definitely don't drive yourself, you'll most likely be doped up on pain meds.

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Wondering if you are still on BP. I currently have the band and have had tremendous trouble with it and am having it removed in two days. I will then be on an insurance mandated 3 month supervised diet and will have my sleeve surgery at the end of September. I am looking for a buddy for support with the sleeve process. I need help with only eating small portions and exercising on a daily basis! I have lost 100 pounds before (I weigh 230) but regained the weight. I am almost 29, married, and from NJ. Hope to hear from you!!!

Rebecca

Hi I am a year and 1/2 out and I have fallen back into bad habits and could use some help. I have gained 30lbs back and I am so sick to think I did this to myself but now I am at a loss on what to do. I never did do any real exercise. I was able to lose all my weight just by eating what I was supposed to but now I am back to eating sweets and lots of it. HELP

I was sleeved on 6/29/2015. I am in my second week and I went up about 10 pounds from the surgery. I am just getting down to the weight I was when I went into surgery. Does this sound familiar to anyone? I am just curious when others staring noticing a real difference in their weight?

Hi chickadee, I was sleeved 3/15 and I'm looking for a mentor to help keep me on track. I'm down 65lbs. But I struggle with things I can pack in lunch bag. I'm doing better with ex cerise. I joined a gym with a lot of variety so I'm not bored. I very lazy with measuring my food intake. I was a former ww points person. I've always hated measuring how did you deAl with this aspect. I've got to master this if I want to be successful. Thanks for your tips, input.