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Hi Willow!! That is my surgery date too!!! Yay!!!

Ohhh...... I love grits!!!! Sooooo glad to hear that they are going down well! My surgery date is April 16th and I am creating food lists based on the food stages after surgery! Grits just made the list!!! Yeee Haaa!!!!

Hello Fellow April Sleevers!!! My big day is April 16th and I am self paying for my sleeve! Dr. Ortiz is doing my surgery and I am so very excited to start this journey. I am already in pre-op diet mode and have dropped 7 lbs. Dr. Ortiz is looking for me to drop a good 15 lbs before surgery. I'm 5'10 and started pre-op diet at 332. Best Wishes To Us All!! Let's keep each other updated with our successes!!!

Hello Ladies... My surgery is April 16th and have been in the pre-diet mode for about a week. I have basically been watching my carbs and trying to stay under 1000 calories per day. I have already dropped 5 lbs. My doc is looking for me to lose about 15 lbs before surgery. Best Wishes To You Both!!

Nice to hear how well you are doing!! My surgery is April 16th and seeing updates from folks like you are reassuring! Keep the updates coming!!! All the Best!!!

I have to crank up the volume EVERY time that song comes on!! LOVE IT!! and yes... the love for yourself should be on TOP!! My surgery is April 16th and I am soooo in the "zone".. I am ready!! Wishing you a successful surgery and speedy recovery!!

Ok.. so I have a surgery date of April 16th so my time is getting near therefore I'm really starting to think about certain "things".... I am waiting to hear back from my surgeon on this question but figured I would post it here and get some feedback. Pretty much everywhere I read Gastric Sleeve surgery removes 85% of the stomach. Well.... I guess I am a lil nervous about that. Why can't they remove maybe 60 or 70%?? It just seems very extreme to me especially since it's a permanent surgery. A lot of folks I have seen have also had a very rapid weight loss.. Some are losing 25-30lbs a month.. Are we able to choose the size of our sleeve? I really don't want to lose my extra weight that fast. In a perfect world I would like to lose 10-15lbs per month. This is really the only issue I am having at the moment. Your feedback is appreciated! Thanks!

HI there!! Good Luck with your surgery! My date is April 16th.. 5 more weeks!!

Hello all.... I've been contemplating WLS for about 8 years and I am finally ready to take the leap. I have been a big girl my entire life. A 3 sport athlete in high school yet graduating weighing 230 lbs. I'm 37 now, no kids, never married and have hit the 330lb mark. I've always been the "pretty girl" and I carry my weight well (I'm 5'9 and a former plus size model). My health is still good however I'm starting to have back issues, my joints ache at times, etc.. Arthritis, Diabetes, Heart Disease and run rampant in my family and I just feel that if I don't lose a significant amount of weight my diagnosis with at least one of these ailments will be in my immediate future... Plus, I am just T I R E D of being overweight!!! Tired of sweating so easy, tired of having to use a seatbelt extender while flying, tired of looking at a booth and wondering if the seat is going to be tight, tired of being afraid of standing in a line to ride a roller coaster thinking I won't fit, etc.... I am ready to take control of my life and lose this extra weight.... My insurance has a WLS exclusion so I will be paying for the Gastric Sleeve operation myself. I have researched Dr's and have narrowed it down to Dr. Ortiz in Mexico. I just can't justify spending the extra to have the surgery here in the US. Plus my sister is a CRNP at Shock Trauma in Baltimore and the surgeon she works for knows Dr. Ortiz and highly recommomends him. I would appreciate any support or words of wisdom. My surgery date is April 16th. Thanks in advance!!! Emily