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On 9/11/2018 at 7:40 AM, Brassapple said:
On 9/2/2018 at 11:15 PM, baileymbb said:


46 and getting sleeve 9/10/18

Hope your surgery went well.

My surgery was cancelled. Will know more on Wednesday as to why...Thank you tho for thinking of me!

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43 and sleeved May 7. Down 117 lbs from my high point in January and about 80 lbs since surgery. Only regret is not considering this as an option sooner. Still a little more to my goal, but the journey has been well worth it.

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I was wondering the same thing with the over 40 especially as we enter the menopause phase if life. Will I slid down wieght loss or not.

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I'm 41 and hopefully getting sleeved in December. After having such a bad experience with the lap band I was scared to even consider another WL procedure. I feel like its now or never but, I do wish I had done it years ago.

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I am 46 and got sleeved on August 27th. Doing well for the most part. Still trying to figure things out.

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On 09/06/2018 at 15:31, baileymbb said:





Well, my surgery was cancelled, I am hoping just postponed... Ugh sometimes I hate life...


Mine was just pulled too thanks to a bureaucratic stuff up. Was to have been in October but because some clerk didn’t get me in to see the head I am now likely to have to wait another 4-5 months. So annoyed right now.

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On 9/18/2018 at 5:24 AM, NZR said:
On 9/5/2018 at 11:31 PM, baileymbb said:




Well, my surgery was cancelled, I am hoping just postponed... Ugh sometimes I hate life...

Mine was just pulled too thanks to a bureaucratic stuff up. Was to have been in October but because some clerk didn’t get me in to see the head I am now likely to have to wait another 4-5 months. So annoyed right now.

Mine was temporarily canceled due to the fact that the size of the hernia that is making it a to high of risk that they wont be able to get the rest of my organs inside my abdominal muscle. I have to lose 40 more on top of the 26 I have lost, then be put on a month long clear liquid before I can have the surgery. By then I will be down 70 pounds and really won't have too much more to lose.. ugh so it's looking like next year sometime for me...sigh...

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That's gotta be frustrating. Better to be as healthy as possible prior to going under the knife though. Best to you, and hopefully the time goes by quickly for you.

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i was sleeved on 8/29/18 i am down 64 pounds since i started the diet and from surgery date 24lbs down felling pretty good wish it was faster i think its going ok

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2 hours ago, VIKING 0424 said:

i was sleeved on 8/29/18 i am down 64 pounds since i started the diet and from surgery date 24lbs down felling pretty good wish it was faster i think its going ok

I was sleeved on 8/30 & also wishing it was faster. I am only down 14 lbs since surgery & 27 since starting the process. This past week the scale hasn’t moved. It’s a marathon so I am in for the long stretch & determined to get over this hump

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I was sleeved on 8/30 & also wishing it was faster. I am only down 14 lbs since surgery & 27 since starting the process. This past week the scale hasn’t moved. It’s a marathon so I am in for the long stretch & determined to get over this hump

YOU GOT THAT RIGHT STILL MOVING FORWARD AND WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE EXERCISE AND NOT EAT THE BAD STUFF AND IT WILL MOVE AGAIN

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I'm 45, 44 at surgery. I had my surgery a year ago tomorrow and yes wish I had done it 10 years ago. The change in my life is just simple amazing. I met my Dr's goal weight at the beginning of June (150lbs). I will admit I've done zero with following anything other than maintaining that goal for 3.5 months. Now I'm back at it because I've adjusted my own goal by 5 lbs. I'm applying all the things I've learned and the weight is falling off again. I have no doubt I'll meet my new goal. But health wise, I feel amazing, I feel 10 years younger. I love how I can buy cute cute clothes now and they fit like a dream. I have energy. Other than occasional heartburn, I have zero issues.

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