Tipsynoodle

Thank you all.....im sooo excited .......now if i could just figure out how to resize my damn pic so i can put it on here as my avatar lol

i think she may be scared to loose you as a friend after you have the surgery because she will still be fat, while u are loosing the weight......and sometimes friendships fall apart when one changes............she may not know herself yet why she is acting this way .......you can always just re assure her that you will be there 4 her or u can take a step back from the whole relationship.......I would definatly tell her that you need her on ur side supporting you and not making things harder for you .....also, seems to me that she is not educated on the sleeve surgery...provide her with a booklet or something so she can be informed.....then she cant call it abomination anymore lol...

Since you are going back to the class, next time u go - be prepared........print out a leaflet or take a booklet about VSG and hand it to her to read....tell her to educate herself before she spouts off at the mouth lol

why would u want someone rearranging ur intestines, way to complicated and dangerous , then the malabsorbtion that comes with gastric.......I go sleeve all the way.....less complications......i hear on gastric there are certain food u can never eat again.....u will always be on meds forever........not so on the sleeve.....

. to be honest, if he is that dead set against it,( I def do not like the comment he made about u never succeeding at anything...hmmm prove it to him lol) i would just stop talking about it with him but still go through with the surgery on my own...I would just tell him that u have made ur decision and thats that........he is either with u or not..........It is all about you anyway, ur health and a better life.....as the surgery date gets closer, maybe he will come around.........don't let him pressure u in any way to cancel.........i think some men just like to have control over you/things and sometimes u just need to stand up for your self.......... sorry to be so blunt but i don't sugar coate anything.....

well that is very encouraging for me , sure hate to have to go through a second bladder surgery.....i knew they only last about 5 or so years but sure dont want another one....thanks for all ur replies

U never said how close u were to the 40 bmi???? I was at 39 with no co morbidities so i gained 15 pounds in 1 1/2 weeks to qualify...( im trying to have surgery next month ) ....now that i qualify, my pcp also found that my cholestoral was up high....supposed to be at 150 mine is at 268 so he prescribed med's....(fishoil) .....wich gave me my 1st co morbidity lol just gain some more weight and get ur blood stats checked again after u gain, u never know what u ( doc) will find lol.......

Copperas Cove/ Kempner TX --- future sleever

Thanks! at least i have some hope lol

ok, i have not had the surgery yet, im still waiting for my psych evail and then a date....but in the mean time im having these weird things going on...for the past 3 months or so .......if i take a sip of any liquid or taste any food, I all of a sudden get this weird sensation, taste in my mouth( not metallic) and then dizzyness comes over me in my head to the point where i think im going to pass out and then just as fast as it hit, the feeling is gone.........one time i was laying down in bed and when i turned over it happen'd also......doesnt matter if im sitting , standing , lying down or what ever....it just comes and goes in a matter of seconds...........I did go to my doctor but the only explanation he had was that it was anxiety or panic attack....??? Never had one of them in my life before so i don't know how they feel.... I recently had labs done and all my numbers are elevated slightly with the exception of my triglycerides.....supposed to be at 150, mine are at 268 so the doc put me on fish oil pills last week...not sure if that has anything to do with it? ..Just wondering if anyone had similar experience and got it diagnosed? Thanks.......

HI I just joined today....we are retired military living in texas - close to Fort Hood.....hoping to have Vertical Sleeve surgery in a month or so, been working on it for a month now, things are going pretty quick with few hiccups....only have about 4-5 people ahead of me scheduled for the surgery and i only have 2 more appointments to do....one is the psych eval and hopefully i can get that done on tuesday next week and one is the support group meeting wich is tommorrow......so hopefully things will keep going quickly......... My daughter( who is now living in Germany) also has been sleeved in january and she has lost 95 pounds to date and i hope i can say the same in the near future.......Im 230 pounds Bmi of 40 and hoping to get to 140 - 150....... well, i hope i make lots of friends and get lots of advice when my time comes...lol....and maybe i can be of some help to those who need it......Im still learning a lot as each day goes by..... thanks for reading...

I am a smoker, have been for 30 years and sad to say i like smoking.........but - i haven't had a cigarette in 7 days!.......I started off with the patch for 2 days until i developed a rash and swelling on one arm so then i started using snus pouches like my husband is using........it helps with the craving.......but i am trying to cut that down to nothing as well......yes - most hospitals will not operate, (Zero tolerance policy) if u are still smoking and they will perform a test to see if u have been smoking......so don't mess up ur chance for surgery........I don't have a date yet for my surgery but hoping in a month or so.......good luck.....i know its hard....