I was just recently sleeved by Dr. Pilcher in the San Antonio area. I had the procedure done on June 1st, which was also my 23rd birthday.

Happy birthday to me!

I can't speak to the amazing weight loss benefits yet because I only just had surgery and am still very swollen, but I do like how I have not felt any hunger, or desire to eat.

I have struggled with my weight since I was 8 years old, when I was first put on a diet. At that age, I would successfully diet for about 2 weeks at a time and then start sneaking food around my mom. This became my lifestyle, stolen moments with candy, chips, ice cream, and all fried/fatty goodies. I always found great comfort in food. After my father died, when I was a freshman in college, I knew I must do something or I would end up dead like him. I began dieting and lost about 120 pounds from my weight of 465. Sadly, I couldn't maintain the weight loss and ended up gaining all of the weight back and then some.

So, at my heaviest of 501 pounds, I finally reached out to Dr. Pilcher. I weighed 484 at our actual first meeting, and then dropped an additional 18 pounds before surgery. Now, I am 4 days post-op and weigh 462 pounds. I cannot wait to see where the rest of this journey takes me!

I love advice, y'all, so please feel free to share!

Welcome!

I don't have a ton of advice to give you yet because I'm still pre-op, but there are plenty of people on here who will be able to answer all of your questions should you need it.

Good luck to you in the rest of your journey. You'll do great!

Hi, welcome, I am 10 weeks out so I probably can't answer many questions yet but this is a great site for advice and support. Best wishes on your journey, you'll be fine.

Congrats!!