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Hi Brandy, Welcome. I have not been sleeved yet but plan on it in early 2012. That is a great decision to consider the health of your entire family in the future. I am sure you will do wonderful. I am so glad you have your husband there right along side of you to experience this journey. Everyone on here is so helpful. look around and jump in, that is what I did. I am addicted. My friends wonder, why don't I see you on facebook? I realized it was b/c I am on here getting educated!!! Again best wishes! See you here on a forum

Your doing great lady, you are almost there. Sometimes all you need is time, hang in there!!! Be encouraged, I would be tickled to be right where you are at. I watching for your next song and dance lol

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Kelly, That is an amazing list! I printed it and added the others and will continue as they come in. I appreciate it. Thank you everyone!

ty , by the way your progress is amazing!!

If you do not mind me asking......you said "it is not what you imagined", in what way?

I am not sleeved yet. I am a little nervous about starting the pre op diet. In the past, on at least two occasions I recall trying a very low carb diet. I would reach that stage of Ketosis and was miserable. Has anyone experienced like thier back or kidneys hurting. It was horrible. I could not lay down or sit down for that matter. I really did not understand. lasted about 2 days and gave up. It was something stupid like cabbage Soup diet and I believe also when I went to the diet Dr. and would take pills that were like an appetite supressants. I I did take ibruprophen and it did help but I was afraid my kidneys were failing. Anyone experience anything like that and have any suggestions. How long does it last. Thank you!

Did it feel like it was your kidneys?

Hi, I am not sleeved yet also. I also plan on being sleeved by Dr. Kelly in early 2012, hopefully in Jan. also. Still working on some last minute finances. I also do not have insurance. I think he is awesome and I have heard wonderful things about him! I tend to worry about things, maybe my grown children, our business can get stressful, just life in general but I am not worried about being sleeved, and this is why. At the rate I am going I might have 10 maybeeeeee 15 years left, especially if I continue being this heavy. Also, if I live that long the quality of my life will not be good. No running, playing with my kids. Have you ever been embarrassed b./c your kids were b/c of your size. I read on here somewhere, something like this.. I would rather die by trying to save and improve my life, than die painfully doing nothing, having a miserable existence. I can not speak for you or others but I am miserable being fat! I have tried and tried and tried. I do not want to go my entire life thinking if only, what if. I want to for once experience being smaller. I have always been a chicken . I am more afraid of living the rest of my life like this than I am being sleeved. Remember this.... To be a really good to your daughter, be sure to be really good to her Mother! Give your daughter the oppurtunity to have a healthy Mom. That is not selfish, that is considering her future! If you listen to your friend then maybe you should never drive on the highway, fly on a plane or cross a street while walking. Life happens, if something bad happens it is suppose to. It is called destiny. You die when you are suppose to. For the record , statistically there are other surgeries that are of much greater risk than this one. Look it up! That is exactly why I prefer not to share my experience until afterwards. I do not need anyone's approval. I need support. My husband is awesome! Suppose you had an infection and if you did not take care of it then it would eventually take many years off your life and you also would not to be able to enjoy life but have a lot of other health issues, would she still say, "no, you better not , you need to think of your daughter, not your future bad health! All you need is people around you that support the decisions that YOU make. Stay focused and reach way down deep inside and ask yourself, you are the only one that knows that answer if getting sleeved is right for you.. Lay on your pillow tonite and ask yourself what is your gut instincts(no pun intended lol) telling you? I am sorry I rambled.... I see that issue in my own life so I avoided it totally!! Hope this helped.

Thank you. This will be my official "If I have doubts, read this" Post

Stacey Nicole, You definetly have the right mind set by preparing yourself for support. I am sending you good thought and prayers of no discomfort in your next coming weeks. I will be watching for your progress so let us know ok.

Hi, I am sorry for your pain. Your post really made me laugh though. I do not know if you noticed but I wonder what is really on your mind....lol. I noticed you said the balll of your left "food" and not your "foot", I sure it was just a finger off but I thought it was cute. Hope you do not mind me pointing it out. I laughed out loud. Get well soon!!!

Im with Ellie4me, I only told my husband. I have two adult children, and a wonderful extended family but I do not need their approval. I also prefer not to deal with all the added opinions, I have enough with planning and preparing to fill my time. I actually had a hysterectomy a few years ago and did not enjoy all that attention. That was a worse feeling than the surgery. I plan on being sleeved in the beginning of 2012 so I started a diet now so when I am slowly losing it won't be that shocking. I have gained and lost over the years so not to many will be surprised. I must say, my fellow coworkers are clucking hen women that stand around and gossip about anything and everything, so I thought let them wonder. lol . The reason I do not tell my kids is they will completely freak about going to MX, and that topic will become my daughters new drama in her social circle. I might share it with them after I return and heal but I have to see how I feel about it then. We travel frequently through out our state so they won't think anything of us being gone.

What a great testimony to what to look forward to. (Looking forward to being sleeved at the beginning of the year) I have always invisioned myself being more active, and I have tried many times but diue to my weight and lackl of being able to breath, it always seemed impossible. I wanted to exercise to lose weight but couldn't breath to exercise. It seemed before I got very far, I was discouraged. The sleeve will hellp me to attain that goal. I can not wait!!!! Congrats on your success, your posts are very inspiring, I thank you. I am so glad you were able to enjoy Europe. That is another dream I have hope of living out. In the future, I will fit comfortably in the airline seat .

That is so encouraging!!! I love that video. Keep up the great work. keeping posting can not wait to see how your journey is going

That is wonderful, what an inspiration. I can not wait to be sleeved!!! That is one of the many NSV's that are high on my priority list that I can not wait to experinece. Congrats!!!

Hi, I have hesitated sharing this for it is hard to put in words. I plan on being sleeved at the beginning of the year. My mind is completely made up. I realize that the sleeve is a tool, you have to work it. I believe it is pretty common, (pre sleeve) to mostly consider the end result, which is weight loss, the ultimate goal and of course, hopefully for the majority, to be healthier. I wonder how many consider before hand that you have to mentally, physically and emotionally prepare for the entire experience to get the best results. I assume the ones that rush in just looking for the end result are inevitably confronted with this post -op. I have several little questions that are a result of the same weird issue I have been stuck on, which hopefully I will be able to convey. Is working the sleeve just like being on another diet? Do you always still have to have tremendous will power? This might sound rediculous but I hear some say they are craving foods and are some really hungry and others full, are you ever hungry and full at the same time? What does that feel like? I am ambaressed to say this but being heavy my entire life, I do not think I have ever been so full that I can not eat. I can not fathem that one. I have thought a lot about this and have come to realize (over many failed attempts at losing weight) that I have always been a grazer, a chip here, some nuts, ice cream, lots of this, a little of that through out a day. Then I hear of people still doing that. I am so confused and don't understand. I know the sleeve is different for everyone. I am scared for what I can not rap my head around! I have will power, I have lost tons of weight, just did not keep it off. I can handle pain & being uncomfortable. I am having a hard time trying to explain what I mean. Sorry I am all over the place. Okay... how bout this scenerio... You see an island( not being fat any longer) far away in the distance, you want to be on that island . There is a boat ( the sleeve) to bring you there. Your excited, you can not wait. How do you row the boat, will I be able to ? I have never driven a boat, and matter of fact, the sea is different (my stomach) not at all what I am used to. Does that make any sense? Maybe I am just overthinking but I can not wrap my head around this. I am not asking if I can do it or what is it like but what does it feel like. Not the sleeve it self but the difference in our eating habits pre surgery vs post op. My husband always comments on how in tune I am with my senses, like knowing when I am getting sick or an infection or whatever. Yet I am worried about not being able to be in tune with my "newness". It's like not knowing what it's like to be pregnant for you have'nt experienced having any children. I did have "mothers instincts" once I gave birth, is it like that? Will I have a sleeve instinct? I hope I do. I do not fear the surgery, I fear my sleeve- nancy (preg nancy) Writing this, I am starting to feel like it is a control issue of some sort. Does anyone understand or have felt like this? I would like to ignore this nervousness and push on but I think that would be totally unhealthy going into it, without acknowledging it. I am going to Mexico, I have no health insurance, so I do not have a Nut Dr. so I turn to you wonderful informative compassionate sleevsters. I want it so bad. I see the island!!!! I have read a lot where people regret for a while and I think it is because of this I fear, when the unknown becomes reality. I have a panicy feeling about it, so I pray! For someone supposably being so "in tune" with thier senses, I sure can not explain them very well. I sound like a crazy woman lol. thanks so much for any input.

Hi, I am not sleeved quite yet (hopefully beginning of year). I am really looking forward to wearing high heels. I really have always been overwieght and never mastered that. Are heels a lot different after losing weight. I want to wear a belt at least once also. Also, in the past , on many unsuccessful diets, I would try jogging. I was miserable at it and never could go more than 15-30 seconds at a time, without almost dying. It has never felt like I have imagined it, I can not wait. Can anyone tell me how it feels to do these two things now? I have so many NSV's that I am looking forward to experiencing. What NSV's are/or were all of you looking forward to? Thank you.

Sorry, somehow I missed this. I am heading to the border........lol. Mexico with Dr. Kelly I hope in the beginning of the year.

Hi, I am an ISFJ . I have to say, I do not usually agree with things like this b/c I have found they are quite off or sub consciously I am not givng my true answers but this one was soooo me. lol P.Sl New to this site and really enjoy your blog. A lot of good info, thank you.

Thanks for the encouragement, I can not wait! I am so excited!!!!

lol......38 long... lol