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Wow Lessa, you have no other choice definitely. Your life depends on it, and for that reason alone I'm sure you will do great because your mind is 100% focused on that. I do hope everything turns out well with the surgery and I wish you the very best SLEEVED life!!!!

I so appreciate you writting me. I'm basically in the 'greater Ft. Lauderdale area', closer to Pembroke Pines in Broward County. I've been teeter totering over this idea. I'm quite frightened of taking such a huge step to lose weight, and NOT because I'm not convinced that I need it, but because of how extreme of a measure it is. I'm very ready to do something that will permanently help me, but I have to be sure that losing a good part of my stomach is the right choice. What you are saying about 'sleeving your head' (besides making me laugh) is 100% true. You cannot take such a great step like this, and not change your ways, because the damage of old habits could be so much worse. I don't personally know anyone who has had the sleeve done. My comment is from reading the forums from other people's experiences. I have spoken to two people at the hospital where I work already who had the other two procedures (GB and the band), which neither interest me. I don't care to have my digestive track rearranged. I think the concept of the sleeve is a good one, seems for a lot of us it's the only way to CUT BACK ON YOUR APPETITE!!! drastically, but it's quite a thought to have 75% of your stomach removed. So there's a lot to think about...and THAT I have been doing these days.

Thank you so much for your post Deb. I really appreciate you taking the time to share your experience.

Best of luck to you Lissa and jillw8!!! Can't wait to hear of your post-op experiences. I'm brand new here, just joined today and I'm just in the diaper stages of the research and learning about VSG. I just found out about this procedure yesterday!!!! I only new of the bypass and lapband. So I'm learning, reading, thinking!!!! Good luck to both of you!

lol...and thank you Eddie. I'm glad people are sharing their experiences it helps a great deal.

P.S.S sorry for the typos!!!

HELLO EVERYONE!!! I'm new to the forum, and new to the bariatric world. I'm a virgin in the subject as well. I have been researching and reading literally since yesterday and attended a seminar just last night by a surgeon in the Pembroke Pines area (Dr. Jeremy Gallego Eckstein), speaking of the 3 different surgeries, pros and cons. I had sworn I would NEVER do the gastric bypass, and that is still my position. The lap band just doesn't seem as effective and I don't like the idea of having a foreign object in my abdominal area. So I've been seriously considerinig the VSG. I too, like others, am afraid of losing a part of my organ (stomach), but I AM SO READY FOR PERMANENT SOLUTION that I'm leaning in that direction very seriously. I have recently hit a new all time high of 242 lbs. I almost feel numb to this new number, but it sure is doing a number on my head and my heart. I'm 47 and 5'4". This just can't continue. I have an 18 yr old daughter, my only one, and I don't make a change NOW I may not enjoy my future grandchildren, and God knows I love kids!!!! I also have 2 little new adopted nephews, 4 and 1, whom I love with all my heart, and I can hardly keep up with them. So I have been reading people's experiences. There have been some very good ones, with incredible weight losses, but some I've been haven't lost that much. I know everyone is different, their post-op is different, recovery, weight loss, etc.. **** I WOULD GREATLY appreciate hearing of the GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY from thos of you who have already had the surgery. I know a lot of you are very happy to see the weight come off, but I want to know what you have struggled with the most, AND if any of you have had the leakage problem, that seems to be the biggest issue after surgery. Dr. Eckstein last night, did make mention of this, thankfully, but he explained that he cauterizes the cut, stapples, AND glues it as well. Seems pretty "reinforced" but he said you never know...it can still happen and then he has to go back in to correct it. P.S.****I TOO, AM A VSG FLORIDIAN.....in South Florida***** needless to say I don't know what it's like to enjoy our beaches and wear a bathing suit!! that's a no-no at my weight! (well at least when you have some self respect!!) THANK YOU IN ADVANCE!!!!!