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Alright then Ms. CJ you got me excited!!! Although I do not have all of those accolades under my belt you are exactly the person I would love to be when I am your age ( BETTER GET STARTED) lol... You will surely enjoy the group here as I may say so myself. They are the best group of pre-sleevers and are knowledgeable. If you have a day when your not so up and need to talk there are a bunch of eshoulders to lean on to include mines!!! WELCOME!

Welcome Cara I have been in your shoes a time or two as well and trust me GOD was just making way so the right man to come in to your life. Im glad you found this group to you will not be disappointed when looking for answers and the replies are almost instant. Welcome once again and good luck!

Congrats on your Approval and so many things on your list I want for myself as well!!!

I travel alot because of my job so I fly. I want to sit in my own seat without taking somebody elses as well. I would love to get on a rollercoaster too havent been on one since I was in middle school and avoid parks as much as possible...smh

I think its normal! for you not to think about it and not countdown would be weird..lol.. I think you are right on track with us. Im nervous about the journey but ready for it. I think we are all ready to be happy people with a healthy long life ahead. I hope 5 or 10 years from now I can log on here and say hello and see how life has changed for everybody. I wish I could move my date up but because of where Im at thats not possible but its all good I will soon be on the losers bench after being a BIG time winner in everything else... Now is really OUR TIME TO SHINE!!!

Hey GUY!! Glad you came to what I consider the best group of supporters in this whole community. Glad you are no longer on the hampster wheel with getting approved. I know it doesnt help with your significat other I to just went through the same thing. I've done my grieving and am not reflecting on me once again.. We are all excited for you and wish you all the best on your journey let us know how your doing and we will in turn do the same. You will be sleeved 6 days before me so please if you have the time and energy afterwards to give me an idea of what I can expect...Hugs coming your way!!!

HEYYYY!! The best day in November my birthday....HEYYYYYY!!!! My surgery is the 26th so this is my birthday gift to myself!!! Best wishes!!!

You are so right change is never easy. However, I think when we look at the purpose not only to change our bodies but to change our life. I have beem overweight all my life but never really thought about it until recently that this is a time in my life were diabeties, high blood pressure, etc is a part of my reality because of my weight. I know that I have a problem with the way I think about food and need help and to stop those diseases from catching me I have to do something. I will pray that you will find the road that is best for you. Best of Luck lady!!!

Thanks for the info ladies I will get a couple of items in a 14. I am mainly a t-shirt and jeans girl so I should be able to wear the t-shirts and my hoodie since it should be snow on the ground around here by the time I get back from vacation. Man its so weird to even think a 14? I was in a 12 in high school and of course I was the biggest one cause all my friends where a single digit number, but little did I know I was a HOTTIE!!! Thanks for the suggestions lady, Im a self pay so all the information you guys are getting about buying clothes etc. I dont have access unless I ask and who better to ask then the family members here who will be going through the same thing. Thanks...Oh and to the newbies here WELCOME to NOVEMBER LADIES AND GENTS!!! SO EXCITED FOR US ALL! The people here are very welcoming and full of advice and information so dont hesitate to ask someone is more than welcome to answer...

I was just wondering I have never been a small girl and the last couple of years I would say from 99 until now my clothes have all been 18-24's now im back in a 18. What should I do for clothes? My surgery in Nov 26th and I return to Afghanistan on Dec 11th. Should I buy smaller clothes like a size 16 while Im at home and bring back with me or just stick with a 18? I wont come back home again until the end of Janruary I will be 2 months out but I dont know if that would warrant buying a smaller size being as though I have (junk in the trunk) which I hope to keep its a family trait...lol...any thoughts?

I think we are all nervous BG but know that your thoughts are shared with most here, even the one who may have had surgery before. However I will pray that you will know comfort. Be blessed sir and I cant wait to see you on the other side!!!

40 days to GO!!! WHOOP WHOOP !! @TALLYSFUNNY that would make you a SAGICORN!!! I LIKE IT...LOL!!

Glad to see November has it poppin. Ready to see the changes in you guys as well as mines in the weeks to come. Hopefully we dont lose anybody along the way so we can write one another to keep each other motivated. Im sure glad I have you all being out here in Afghan away from friends and family and without being able to get the food that I need is going to be a challenge but I will be calling on you guys for encouragement and will be here to push others as well.. I love November not only is it the best month on the calendar ( WHERE MY SAG's AT) but its full of some of the most wonderful and supportive TO BE SLEEVERS!!! KEEP IT UP GUYS!!!!

Savedbyamazinggrace Glad you changed your mind about the band I had it and wished I had opted out in the begining but there is a reason for everything my excuse was not following my right mind in the begining....I wish you well on your journey!

It did help myweightlossjourney1...You know it still scares me and I wanted to get peoples experience. I made a wrong decision with having this band and that with doing research and here it is im going to let a person cut on me again because I did not research enough or I guess looking in the wrong place but coming here and talking to people who have been through so much or more than I have helps. Its also encouraging to hear how sucessful so many people have been with Dr. Garcia and I feel good about it. Thanks again for sharing with me myweightlossjourney1!!!

I am validated in my decision that the band was a bad choice. I thought I was the only one having trouble with it and trying to get my weight down. I lost about 50 as well but when I started putting the weight back on even though I was working out I knew something was wrong. I stopped getting fills and resulted to eating slider foods. I cant eat anything dry like white meat, no kind of fruit what so ever ( I love grapes and bananas) . I just didnt think I was going to be this restricted that I couldnt even eat healthy stuff with natural sugar, but I could eat bread here and there. Although I can eat bread I do pretty good avoiding it. However If anybody that reads this the band is a bad decision I thought that this will give me a chance to keep the weight off and lose it slowly but steadily and that was not the case. I lost but then came to a stand still. I get hiccups really easily even when Im eating slow, I have been on the verge of throwing up because Im so hungry I will eat a piece of meat only to experince the (SLIM FACTOR) which is embarassing when people around you are eating and you got this look like okay I have to get this down so you sit up straight take deep breaths and get really quite so you can get the food to pass. I hate the feeling like this and nobody would understand unless they been there. I've eaten eggs and soy chocolate milk because nothing else will go down. Im just ready to enjoy food in moderation and not feel like Im starving. I guess I want to be a normal person as they dont have these issues I guess? However, even with everything I've gone through I dont want to live the rest of my life with the possibility of having some of the complications a lot of you ladies have had. the only major thing for me is the pain I was having a few weeks ago with a sore and itchy port and my band it felt like it wasbeating up my stomache it was so painful. Its time for a change and to get this junk (out my belly) In my fat bastard voice...lol... I wish everybody who has the band and will continue to have it good luch but Im headed to greener pastures in sleevevill....New me Im coming in Nov!

Ok Im sure we all did our research I did with another place with a lady name Nina as the coordinator. Well the surgery was 10,500. I told her that was a bit much especially when there were other places offering the surgery and the revision for 5- 6000. She tells me you want to be careful and if they are offering the service at that price that they are probably inexperinced, the place is not kept well, and other negative stuff. I just wanted to know with people that have had there surgery with Dr. Garcia find that some of its true, or not true. Anybody that has recently had there surgery what has your experinced been?

Hello Ladies My name is Bernadette Im 32 and from Killeen Texas no kids I think because of my weight... As I see we do have the same story for the most part heavy from adolesence until now. I was banded in Feb of 2009 and I thought thank you lord a way for me to finally get this weight and be healthy. However, I followed my diet and ate small portions and worked out only to lose about 51 pounds to 223. When I saw the weight coming back I stopped getting fills because I knew this was not going to work. I heard about the sleeve when I got my band but I was like the less invasive the better NOT!!! I wish I would have went with my second mind to research the sleeve. I just recently started looking into the sleeve because I've been having pains from my band where my port is and where it is around my stomach. I mean sleeping or sitting wrong will cause pain. Then after looking at the post about the band being bad just through me for a loop. Im like really all of this can be happening to me? Okay its got to go!! Well I talked a freind of mines into getting the surgery she got her band in 2010 and can hardly keep food down, which sucks because we are both contractors in Afghan. Its not enough the food is bad but then not being able to eat almost anything has to be bad. Anyhow Im glad to say I will me going to my neighbors in Mexico to be revised on the 26th of NOV. Im so excited for everybody here. Im tired of being ashamed of my size going to buy bigger close because the ones I bout 4 months ago dont fit..smh..I am currently around 250 and looking for at least an 80 pound weight lost. I still wont be in normal BMI but I will take overweight over obese anyday..lol.. I want to wish you all well as our days are numbered ladies!! My only 2 concerns is about my smoking I have patches I plan to start using at the begining of this month and then eventually stop but then the pre op diet I dont know what Im going to do cause I really dont have a choice being in Afghan if you guys have an idea let me know I will try to have my sister ship me something!! BEST OF LUCK TO EVERYBODY!!! Hopefully we all will be at goal this same time next year and living life to the fullest and healthiest possible...!!!

Hey CAROLC you should have your friend go to FXDF2008 page on here. She has her own picture of what that band will do over time, she had erosion so bad (well bad enough to me) that I cant wait to get this thing out of my body. I didnt imagine the damage could be that bad but it looks really bad and I would hate for another person who is unaware and couldnt not see what is being done to them by that horrible piece of nothing. Then to have to go through other surgery's for corrections the continues fills because of being to tight or not tight enough and gaining only to have the erosin taking place all that time. Eventually its gonna become life or death because her health will probably deterioate as i read most do and they have pain. I have pain now constant from my band which would happen then go away but now its everyday if im sitting wrong or laying in the bed wrong I hurt and I've been banded for three years now (i lost 50 and gained back 20). I didnt think about the revision until the pain started happening, and I didnt know anything of erosin or anything I wouldnt suspect it because my doc said its meant to stay in for life( thats so you can go along with that dum ****). I should have know I feel a little retarded that I wouldnt have thought logically that this thing would do damage being that god didnt put it there. IDK... I will pray your friend has a change of heart and you continue to encourage her to go the other way and the benefits. This is not a temporary lifestyle and she doesnt want to have to go through surgery twice I dont want to either but i choose me and she should herself too...Sorry so long :0)

This is just crazy, I thought I was the only that felt like this. I just stopped getting fills because the hunger I mean I got full and then I didnt. I mean I would wake up and couldnt eat anything other days I could. Just recent has it gotten to where I couldnt eat almost anything I mean food just made me sick. Im so nervous now. Then Im not sure who made the comment about the guy who said his sister said its supposed to stay in forever, My Doctor, Dr. Hollis told me the same thing. He said this is forever and I was like well it has to work if it can stay in forever. Man I wish I would have came here to look in the beginning, I thought I did enough research before getting it but obviously not enough. I will be praying extra hard and long until November to see what if any damage has been caused by this thing. I should have know that entering a foregin object in my body was gonna cause problems. thank you guys you are very helpful and honest and I appreciate it!

Im glad you guys were talking about this because I used to get the pains everyonce in awhile but now im worried about it. Im going for a revision in Nov to the sleeve just hope its not erosin so i dont have to wait for my surgery. Thanks again for asking the question and the great replies!

I will be having surgery in November and Alma said the special will more than likely last all the way throught December of this year if anybody else is interested.

Im glad somebody ask because I was going to ask. I like the elliptical and had planned or weight training immediately but looking at this, its like dont do anything but walk. However I saw you said the bike if you did it how did you feel afterwards were you okay? I just want to take full benefit after I have surgery in Nov and to me walking is not going to cut it if your walking at a fast pace my thing you might as well jog or take a light run @.@... Well what about your eating did you do a lot of protein to help with nutrients and help build muscle? I work in Afghan so Im kind of limited on my food so when I go home for vaca im gonna try to pick up as much jello, popcicles, fruit as possible. What about tuna? Im sorry I know this might be overload righ here Im just trying to think of a plan so im prepared somewhat. Thanks for any help you can provide.