I of course have many questions and would like for February Sleevers to join together for this adventure and life changing decisions we have made to better our health and lives. I think it would be awesome to find other February Sleevers to share our experiences good and bad.

Is the FB page private??

I have a date set for February 13...Nervous but ready!

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There is a fb page for February sleevers... leave your email so we can add you to the page

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February 3rd Robert Wood Johnson NJ

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Anyone starting at 35bmi?

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I am a bit below that. But I haven't had the surgery yet. Has anyone used Dr. Cabrera or Dr. Ortiz?

First post on this site. My sleeve surgery date is Feb. 22 in Mexico with Dr. Alvarez at Endobariatric. Anyone else going to be there then? Or can anyone vouch for him or have any negative reviews to share? I feel pretty confident from everything I've read and seen, but it always helps to get a firsthand opinion. Well, it's still the internet, so I guess I can't trust everything I read, but I assume if you're vouching for him in response to my post that you're not a paid reviewer!

I'm posting because I could really use a support network -- I haven't told anyone except my boyfriend and my sister. My sister found out because I stupidly joined a support group on FB that I thought was private (it was a closed group), but FB asked her if she was interested in joining it and showed that I was already a member. She called me in a panic and I couldn't lie. I'm pretty pissed, because Lord knows who else on FB saw that I was in that group. Anyway, I'm staying off of FB and seeking support here, because it's more private. I might share that I had surgery afterward, but I just don't want uneducated accusations about taking the easy way out and extra projected anxiety about Mexican surgical complications thrown at me before surgery. I'm already anxious for this huge lifestyle change I'm about to make as it is!

My starting BMI is 42.5. I'm 32 years old and from Seattle, WA. Please say "hi" if you know this surgery is the right thing for your health, but you still have some emotional anxiety around it like I do. I'll be a great cheerleader and friend for you, as well! As far as I know, no one I know has ever had weight loss surgery, so I'm totally alone in this. My boyfriend who is a nurse and was a medic in the Air Force (so has extensive American-based healthcare experience), while supportive of me getting this surgery, is upset that I am going to Mexico to do it. He refuses to research Medical Tourism or Dr. Alvarez to see how common and safe it is. He's still going with me, but he hasn't been totally supportive, so I could use some friends who won't judge my decision.

Just joined this site. Surgery date is February 8th! So excited to get this journey started and find support!!!

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I am a bit below that. But I haven't had the surgery yet. Has anyone used Dr. Cabrera or Dr. Ortiz?

Dr. Cabrera will be doing my surgery in just a few weeks - so I'll have more to say about him (and the experience in general) then.

First post on this site. My sleeve surgery date is Feb. 22 in Mexico with Dr. Alvarez at Endobariatric. Anyone else going to be there then? Or can anyone vouch for him or have any negative reviews to share? I feel pretty confident from everything I've read and seen, but it always helps to get a firsthand opinion. Well, it's still the internet, so I guess I can't trust everything I read, but I assume if you're vouching for him in response to my post that you're not a paid reviewer!

I'm posting because I could really use a support network -- I haven't told anyone except my boyfriend and my sister. My sister found out because I stupidly joined a support group on FB that I thought was private (it was a closed group), but FB asked her if she was interested in joining it and showed that I was already a member. She called me in a panic and I couldn't lie. I'm pretty pissed, because Lord knows who else on FB saw that I was in that group. Anyway, I'm staying off of FB and seeking support here, because it's more private. I might share that I had surgery afterward, but I just don't want uneducated accusations about taking the easy way out and extra projected anxiety about Mexican surgical complications thrown at me before surgery. I'm already anxious for this huge lifestyle change I'm about to make as it is!

My starting BMI is 42.5. I'm 32 years old and from Seattle, WA. Please say "hi" if you know this surgery is the right thing for your health, but you still have some emotional anxiety around it like I do. I'll be a great cheerleader and friend for you, as well! As far as I know, no one I know has ever had weight loss surgery, so I'm totally alone in this. My boyfriend who is a nurse and was a medic in the Air Force (so has extensive American-based healthcare experience), while supportive of me getting this surgery, is upset that I am going to Mexico to do it. He refuses to research medical tourism or Dr. Alvarez to see how common and safe it is. He's still going with me, but he hasn't been totally supportive, so I could use some friends who won't judge my decision.

I'll be going a little earlier than you - my sleeve is scheduled for Feb. 9th with Dr. Cabrera. Like you, I'm keeping my surgery private from everyone, although I may be more public about it afterwards. I guess you could say I had some emotional anxiety between choosing to get the surgery and actually booking a date. That took 6 months because I could not figure out who I wanted, but really, it was just a stalling technique. Now that I'm less than 3 weeks out I feel impatient to have it done already! I'm sure though, that I'll be a bundle of nerves in the days leading up to surgery.

I haven't joined any Facebook groups either, specifically because of privacy reasons. However, I use this site for advice and support and so far it's been good to me.

And...I really need to say this to everyone posting their email addresses on this site: You are totally opening yourself up to being inundated with spam by posting your email in a public forum. If you want to share, it's best to do it privately, and/or break up the address so spam bots can't recognize it.

So I've been paying extra attention lately to food pages in my fb feed and instagram, etc... and unliking them so I'm not bombarded with delicious looking food post op but while watching tv tonight I counted 4 out of 7 commercials are about food. Most of them that are about other things have food in them. Ugh. So frustrating. I may have to stick with Netflix so there are no commercials. Has anyone else noticed this?

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my first post. I have been lurking but nervous to "come out" of my little place. Feb 12th. Learning so much from these boards. thank you