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Wow! Sounds like your perserverance is paying off. I am so glad your pain is getting better. I've had these surgeries that I thought would be quick recoveries end up keeping me down for 2 weeks! I pray that's not the case with mine. I begin my liquid diet soon and will be sleeved on the 28th. You should join the group of us who've had surgery in March. :-)

I like to just be real in everything I do. I know folks are gonna talk, so I head up all the gossip and questioning. After I have the surgery folks who haven't seen me in FOREVER will assume I lost a few pounds. Others who have known me recently are gonna start all kinds of rumors. I'll probably wait till they're all lookin stupid, and say, "I had surgery what is the big deal". They will probably scatter like roaches. If they didn't have the guts to ask me to my face what was going on.....they deserve to be made to look dumb.

Did you cheat???? Even a little??????

Texas Steph, I'm also in Texas BTW. "Some have told me good stories and some bad. I am really happy I am choosing the sleeve" I also had to choose the sleeve over the lapband. I am a military wife and I met a woman who is 2 years post-op. I am not sure what she looked like before but she is still very overweight in my opinion. She seems to be in denial about the situation saying she just hasn't gotten her fills because she's a nurse and her doctor listens to her. But who would go through that much pain and NOT want to be at a normal weight?!? I'm glad I chose the vertical sleeve as well. I wish you the VERY BEST of luck and care. Cynthia P.S. the dietitian told me that there will usually be a window of about 6 months where we will have NO appetite at all. That is a blessing. We should agree together to use that time of blessing to learn no ways of eating healthy and ignoring the fat. I DO NOT want to regain this weight in 5 years as so many do.

I'm very excited to find this group. It seems many of us who are going thru Tricare to get our surgeries can benefit from each other's experience. I have recently finished the last of my prerequisits and just got my date assigned: MARCH 28!!!! I"m soooo excited! I have jumped through many, many hoops to get to this point but I'm so glad I'm here. When I first began my journey my BMI was under 35 so I only qualified to get a LapBand. I realized that the VSG was probably a better option for me. I am actually glad I have gained quite a bit of weight since I began my weightloss surgery journey. I now qualify for the Vertical Sleeve. I hope my stay at BAMC is a good one. I have one fantastic experience there in which I felt so well taken care of. But another time I was very disappointed in my treatment there. Any other members have WLS experiences at BAMC? Cynthia

I'm sure everything is on the up and up here. I was just pickin at ya'll.

Thanks for the positive reinforcement Phatman!!!! :-)

I had never heard of gastric plication until this post. I just read a brief summary of the procedure and it seems like it might be a great option. Unfortunately, my insurance only covers LapBand, Vertical Sleeve, or Gastric Bypass at this time. Are you going to be able to get plication? Cynthia

Yay Pookey!!!!! You should be very proud!!!

Pookey, Thanks for this information. My son is not going through any type of surgery but he's been having some serious bad breath. They prescribed him some decongestants as he does have some yellow drainage going down the back of his throat. If the pills and gargeling with salt Water doesn't work I'm gonna have him start searching for those nodes. I actually recall having them when I was his age. Cynthia

Since my surgery is paid for by Tricare (military insurance) I have worked with a bariatric team until I finished all of my pre-requisits for surgery. Today I met my actual surgeon. He seemed very nice and informative. He completely agrees that the sleeve is the best option for me. I got lots more information on the things I will doing before and immediately following my surgery. I will meet with my anethesiologist on March 27 and have the surgery on March 28. I'm getting anxious now but I am so ready for this change. Cynthia

Wow! Big changes!! Good for you!

Thanks for your awesome post. I am very excited about my surgery but I am so afraid of failure too. I'm afraid that I'll be one of those who lose a bunch of weight but learns nothing and gains it all back. I don't want to be that person. But I have to face the fact that I LOVE to eat. I can't imagine myself stopping eating just because my stomach says I'm full, I haven't done that in YEARS. I always over eat and I love all the worst things to eat. I love anything fried, anything smothered with gravy. I don't know how I will stop myself or even how this surgery will stop me from doing these things. Reading your story does help me though as I realize that I will have stalls and even set backs but the important thing is to just keep going. Thanks!

Mrs. Reine, We share the same surgery date!!!! My story is fairly similair too. Many people tell me I shouldn't get surgery because I'm not so super obese that I can't lose it on my own. But I have done many diets, pills and plans. Ofter I lose some weight but never really get to my target and eventually gain it all back. I am beginning today to try out Protein Shakes. I will beginning my liquid diet on March 14. Will you required to do a 2 week liquid diet as well? Cynthia