heavendly06

I finally have a neck!!!!

The little things really do matter!

Thank you honey!

Yes it's the greatest! I really love wearing necklaces now!

Girl look at that body...you're sexy and you know it! Lol:) Great job!

Yesssss Honey you are giving, face eyes and body!!! You were cute before...now you're just gorgeous!!!!

Congratulations!

My surgery was April 9 and I used Dr. Avara.

Just gorgeous!

You are so beautiful!

On Wednesday it will be one month since I had the VSG! It's been challenging but I have toughed it out! This is by far the best thing I could have ever done for myself. I was taken off of my blood pressure medication 6 days out from surgery. I have lost 20 lbs and I don't know how many inches!!!!! I tend to carry my weight in my face so the comparison of face shots means the world to me! I'm attaching a before and after face shot.

Thank you so much!

I'm 8 days out from being sleeved and I'm extremely tired! I haven't returned to work so I have been able to get plenty of rest,yet I'm still weak! My Nurse Case Manager says that the way I'm feeling is normal. I'm able to complete tasks around the house with frequent breaks in between. My iron is low, so that may also be a contributing factor. How long was it before you guys started to regain your energy?

I started this journey in October 2012. This has been a strenuous process! There have been a lot of ups and downs and I hope they were worth it! I'm a state employee and this is their first year covering WLS. I had a 6 month weight management program requirement with 3 months being consecutive. My physicians office is unsure of what the insurance's mindset is regarding approval as there has been a lot of back and forth surrounding the requirements! I'm praying that God sees me through this 2 week waiting period! I got and email from insurance coordinator today starting that my request for surgery wasn't submitted until today! She stated that there were technical difficulties that stopped her from submitting on 03/06/13. She didn't state what those technical difficulties were....so it's my guess that she just didn't submit as promised! It's only been a few hours since submitting and I'm overly anxious! I'm counting down the days until I hear the word approved!

I'm so happy for you ! Congratulations!

Thank all of you for your support. I have been feeling much better since I replaced my Flintstone vitamin with Geritol!

I'm wondering if there are any single male sleevers in Mississippi or the surrounding areas?!!!!

This is going to be hard especially when I resume my work schedule. It will get better for us all!

I'm going to keep things short and sweet because I go in out of being awake to being asleep. My surgery was yesterday on 4/9/13 in South Mississippi. Dr. Avara is my surgeon and he did a wonderful job with my surgery and aftercare!! I'm experiencing discomfort but mostly I'm doing well! I don't regret, the time, effort or energy that has been put into this journey! My life was at stake without this procedure so I chose life! I would like to scream a big thanks to all of my previous, present and further VST forum supporters!

Im feeling pretty good. My incisions are healing well. I'm no longer in need of pain meds. I must admit I'm tired, which I think is because I'm not taking my vitamins correctly all of the time. I haven't gone back to work yet. I was fortunate enough to take the entire month off! Thanks for checking on me @Ir983286!

I just want to report my 10lb weight loss! I'm a week out today! I'm so happy that I took this step in the right direction for my health.

You look great!