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I just felt like I read parts of MY life story as well! I was skinny as a child, but at puberty the weight just seemed to go up..and up...and up. I haven't been in a relationship for a long time, and have often felt invisible. To combat this I developed the 'big girl' personality. Funny, sarcastic, witty, etc. Apparently I use it so well that my closest friends didn't even realize how much I hate this body that I'm trapped in. When I found out about the sleeve I almsot started crying from relief. I'm hopefully getting sleeved in April and I imagine my emotions will go through the same roller coaster ride as yours are. All I can say is that you're not crazy and you have a right to feel how you feel. Repressing those emotions would be bad in the long run, but maybe you can channel it into volunteering, running, a new hobby, etc. All of those things can make you feel better about yourself and help steady your emotions. If there are any support groups in your area for post-sleevers, then maybe you can try and go to those. If nothing else, you'll know that you're not alone in how you feel. Good luck and keep us posted!

No, you are NOT crazy! I feel like I just read my life story. I am considerably larger that you were on your surgery day..heck....I am dreaming of the day that I weigh 261...I have always been the FAT child, the FAT teenager, the FAT adult. Kids in school would walk past me and sing that stupid 1-800-96-Jenny song from the Jenny Craig commercials. I have tried EVERY diet out there, pills, shots, drops, low calorie, no carb, Weight Watchers...I mean EVERYTHING. I would lose some...then gain it all back and then some. When I met my son's father, he was married, but he wanted me..I thought...wow..finally I have found someone that will love me even though I am HUGE. That didn't last long, I got pregnant, he cheated on me...we split up and I haven't been with anyone since. I focus my life on work and raising my son. I know that he loves me no matter what and doesn't care what I look like. He tells me Im pretty everyday. I am unfulfilled in my life though. I want to share my life with someone..I want to feel comfortable walking into a place with my friends and not have people staring at me and judging me. I take alot of my anger out on the world and those around me which then makes me feel like a crappy person...So yes I can relate...more than you will ever know.

Just purchased my xbox now and got dance central2 .. great fun and a good workout dont tthink i am ready for zumba yet but will get going on it in a few weeks . thanks for the reviews it helped me make my mind up to buy one and i love it already

Congrats, keep it up

Mis73 I thought u said in another post that Medicaid wasn't covering it anymore? Now you HAVE Medicare? Hmmmm....anyway, I have Medicaid and live in Connecticut and I had to do the 6 month weigh ins ....all in all everything took me almost a year...I had to do many many tests as well. Dietitian wasn't covered though I had to pay for that. It took less than a week for me to get approved...and I'm now scheduled for February 8th!! But I am glad that it took as long as it did, because it gave me more time to think about this and research and now I'm more ready than I ever was...and have been exercising and lost weight too! !

I have been there and I so understand the pain! Have you thought of going to a pain specialist? I finally started in April of 2011 and now I am so glad I did. I get injections down my neck that has helped my headaches so much (I have cluster migraines)! I also get a shot my lower back, they put you to sleep and do it in their office at his clinic. He put me on Nucynta and I can finally do things again. It helps the pain so much! It took my body a little while to adjust to the meds (about a month) so now I do not feel tired every time I take it. When I first started out with my pain doc, I got shingles in my spine and the pain was the worst I had ever had but he was able to help keep it somewhat bearable. Now that it is over, I can truly say I do not know how I went all those year in so much pain and did not lose my mind. He even gave me meds for the break through pain that happens to me every time the weather changes or we go between warm and cold. The winter months are so hard for me I hurt so bad that I end up in bed most days but not this winter I am able to function so much better. I praise God every for leading me to a pain specialist!! Try it you will not regret it! Debi

I also have medicaid in Ohio (Caresource) and am being covered - doing my 9 months now. But I also wanted to add that if your BMI is over 50, you only need one comorbidity according to my doctor and my surgeon's paperwork. Thanks for posting this, I know I was really confused about this stuff when I first started thinking about WLS.

Thanks for the review i am on the point of getting my xbox and your info has been great, will be interested in reading about zumba too

Hey girl, I am also NOT looking for how to do a ticker...now, but finaly found out how, let me know if you still dont have it.

I love Dance Central 1 and 2 for the kinect. I also recently purchased zumba for the xbox kinect...Talk about a good workout...I love it and I do it 7 days a week and then go to a live zumba class every saturday!!!