Hi, I'm new to the site and have started to read some of your journeys. My name is Kim, 39 years old, married with two boys. My oldest is 17 and youngest is 5. My family is very supportive of the decision to have VSG. I've struggled with my weight since I was a child and it also runs in my family. Out of 7 siblings, only one is not over weight and he had VSG done about a year ago and looks wonderful. I've made many attempts to lose weight on my own. With having PCOS and really bad arthritis in both knees, I haven't had much luck. I would lose about 15-20 pounds only to turn around and gain those same 15-20 pounds back again. My weight and PCOS prevented us from getting pregnant a second time for 12 years. I was able to lost 40 pounds when my doctor put me on Metformin ( I do not have diabetes) and that did the trick 6 years ago. We tried that again about a year ago without any luck.

So, here I am....drinking my Protein shakes and eating my sugar free Jello preparing for the day. All pre-surgical testing done and clear. I've just been reviewing all the documents received to make sure I'm not missing anything for the big day.

I look forward to sharing my journey with you. Thanks for listening (reading)!

Kim

Edited June 23, 201511 yr by Kimmy0926

Welcome@@Kimmy0926! Your surgery date will be here very soon! I am almost 6 weeks post-op and my only regret is that I didn't do it years ago! Good luck on your journey and keep posting so we can follow it!!

Hi Kimmi-

Thank you for sharing your story.

Like you, my knees are in bad shape. I'm bone on bone on both sides: late osteoarthritis. I'm 38.

But now I'm 5 weeks out of surgery and I've already had great improvement. I hiked a mile and a half recently, which was a really big deal since only weeks earlier I couldn't make it even a quarter mile! Just wanted to share that the knee pain has greatly diminished, and quickly.

Onward, and best of luck on your surgery.

Summer