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ProudGrammy    8,322

ProudGrammy
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size 26 to a 14-16. Just starting to feel a difference with the 65 pounds down.

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from one grammy to another

you are doing great, terrific, wonderful, not bad kiddo! :rolleyes:

65 lbs, smaller clothes sizes too

keep up the great job

i know you will

good luck

kathy

congrats

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joannct1    59

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No your not crazy i had sleeve last may 21,15 at age of 57, i am in a better place for it!! zero regrets.

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joannct1    59

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I too am at my goal of 120. i starter at 258. i am off insulin, two Bp meds, cholesterol med, and a sleep apnea machine. I love i can fit in booths , i can ride amusement park

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janbsnrn92    4

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I am 57 and am 7 mos. post op.Weight loss of 78 lbs. I feel great!! Surgery was a breeze, tired a lot for the first few months.That has resolved now.I have so much more energy!,but you must be faithful to taking your Vitamins everyday! My knees don't bother me anymore.I can move so much faster.Can't wait to reach my goal!! Good luck and don't put it off

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jintycb    721

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I'm going to be 60 in September and am 9 months pat op. 63lbs down and 20 to go to goal. I walk about 5 miles every morning with my dogs before I get on with my chores and working for my husband. All the bits of my anatomy that were falling to bits before surgery are still falling to bits but they don't hurt nearly so much due to the fact that they are not carrying around the weight of about 8 newborn babies!!!!!!! Scary eh! I've got muscles now instead of bags of lard. Yay! I'm wearing clothes that I like instead of tents and wearing vertiginous (well, they are for an old git) wedges. I'm loving life.

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kpgrand    0

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Hello Everyone

I am scheduled for surgery 2/21 and am getting very anxious , I am diabetic and I have to drink Water all night long because my mouth gets so dry I feel like I'm going to choke , so just worried because the night before I have to be npo after midnight

I'm otherwise very excited I am 57 and this seems like such a long time coming

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bigmoma86    2

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Hi Guys, I had my Gastric Sleeve at 52 it was the best decision I ever made in my life. THAT WAS 4 MONTHS AGO SW 268/ CW 209

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Pants2830    13

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Lap band at 54 now sleeve at 58. Hoping this is the charmer.


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carolinaskies    27

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Hi I am 56 and will be having Gastric sleeve surgery on 4/29 in Tijuana. I can't tell you how excited I am.


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bigmoma86    2

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This is going to change your life. Just stay true to the plan. My grandkids call me Big Moma now the laugh and say skinny moma. But I will always be big Moma. Be blessed ,CG

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laura4923    137

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Had my sleeve at 55- best decision ever. I'm almost 2 years out. I test as physically fit for my age and being a female. I went from a morbidly obese couch potato to fit and active!


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wilson58    1

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I am having gastric sleeve on April 25(2days before my 59th birthday). I want to feel good in my 60s and years after that. I have teen age grandaughters and they have been my biggest supporters. I am doing this for me. I will be self pay, but I know it will be worth it.


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      Iʻm roughly 6 weeks post-op this morning and have begun to feel like a normal human, with a normal human body again. I started introducing solid foods and pill forms of medications/supplements a couple of weeks ago and it's really amazing to eat meals with my family again, despite the fact that my portions are so much smaller than theirs. 
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    • BeanitoDiego

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      Oh yeah, something I wanted to rant about, a billing dispute that cropped up 3 months ago.
      Surgery was in August of 2023. A bill shows up for over $7,000 in January. WTF? I asks myself. I know that I jumped through all of the insurance hoops and verified this and triple checked that, as did the surgeon's office. All was set, and I paid all of the known costs before surgery.
      A looong story short, is that an assistant surgeon that was in the process of accepting money from my insurance company touched me while I was under anesthesia. That is what the bill was for. But hey, guess what? Some federal legislation was enacted last year to help patients out when they cannot consent to being touched by someone out of their insurance network. These types of bills fall under something called, "surprise billing," and you don't have to put up with it.
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      I had to make a lot of phone calls to both the surgeon's office and the insurance company and explain my rights and what the maximum out of pocket costs were that I could be liable for. Also had to remind them that it isn't my place to be taking care of all of this and that I was going to escalate things if they could not play nice with one another.
      Quick ending is that I don't have to pay that $7,000+. Advocate, advocate, advocate for yourself no matter how long it takes and learn more about this law if you are ever hit with a surprise bill.
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    • BeanitoDiego

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      Some days I feel like an infiltrator... I'm participating in society as a "thin" person. They have no idea that I haven't always been one of them! 🤣
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    • ChunkCat

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      Thank you everyone for your well wishes! I totally forgot I wrote an update here... I'm one week post op today. I gained 15 lbs in water weight overnight because they had to give me tons of fluids to bring my BP up after surgery! I stayed one night in the hospital. Everything has been fine except I seem to have picked up a bug while I was there and I've been running a low grade fever, coughing, and a sore throat. So I've been hydrating well and sleeping a ton. So far the Covid tests are negative.
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    • BeanitoDiego

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      Still purging all of the larger clothing. This morning, a shirt that I ADORED wearing ended up on top. Hard to let it go, but it was also hard to let go of those habits that also no longer serve my highest good. Onward and upward!
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