*Jade*

this was not posted under the veterans forum, It was posted under General gastric sleeve support . So she is welcome to post anything she likes here.

What's going on with the recent status updates (on the right of the screen)? Seems peculiar to me... Jade

Yes, none of them have any posts either.

It is a very moving piece. We are all a work in progress.

I apologize if this has been gone ove a million times but I would like some real world experienced weight losers to chime in on this. (I am going to a seminar next month and will be getting an appointment with a surgeon as soon as I find one that I am comfortable with.) If I have the sleeve surgery I can expect to lose 50% of my "excess body weight in 2 years" or if I have RNY surgery I can expect to lose 60% "excess body weight in 2 years". So that is a difference of 10% excess body weight in 2 years which is not a lot of difference, in my opinion, for the increased complications that you can have with the RNY surgery. I know everyone loses differently but I am a very motiviated woman at this point. I will be turning 50 later this year and I was recently diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes and borderline hypertension. I also have a diagnosis of major depression. The statistics I am reading are telling me that if I want need to lose a total of 116 lbs to be in a "healthy normal BMI range" that the surgeries will only help me to lose approximately 57.5 - 69.6 lbs? And I may only have 6-9 months to lose this weight? I will ask my surgeon (when I find one) these questions also but I am curious about the answers you all will have for me. Thank you very much for your time and your knowledge, Jade

Good question @BookWorm. I would love to know the answer to this also. BTW you are doing great! Jade

Babish don't apologize! You are being succesful and losing weight you have earned the right to brag all you want and I will gladly listen (or read) anytime you wish to brag I hope things continue to go well for you! Jade

This is my first post but I have been reading on here since April. I thought it was time to sign up to start talking and stop hiding. You all seem like a genuinely caring community. Not like some of the other sites I have been on so I took a leap and signed up here today. I have been heavy - no lets call it what it is - I have been obese for at least the past 10 years. Now I need a change. Weight Watchers, HCG, Atkins diet, and going to a personal trainer has done nothing lasting for me. I know most of you have been trhough the same thing and then some so I won't spend a lot of time dwelling on this. Someone told me at the beginning of the year that weight loss surgery might be a good option for me. At first I was very hurt, then I was mad, and now I think they might have been on to something. So i have been researching all 3 and I have learned a ton. I have decided not to go with the lap band but other than that I am still in limbo. I recently talked to my PCP and she said that in her experience people that decide to have weight loss surgery usually go through with it. I am unsure if that was suppose to be negativity on her part or some kind of encouragement? She had no preference on which surgery, just told me she would sign a medically necessary form if that is what I really want. This has gotten longer than I intended but I wanted to say hello and good luck to the people still waiting for surgery. The post-surgery people - I am in awe of you all.

I am in awe of all of you that have already undergone the surgery and/or made changes in your life to lead up to it. Thank you all for all the great responses. I feel that I am ready for this as I am tired of being overweight and tired. I hope I can gain the self confidence that I have been lacking most of my life as I start through this journey. I want to get to know me and I hope I am stronger than I give myself credit for. Again, thank you all for your replies. Reading this makes me feel like I can do it and be successful this time. Jade

Thank you Madam Reverie you seem to be a delightful person. Dreamin Again thank you and I agree so far. Ad1203 Continued good fortune to you. Jennyinky, that is the kind of surgeon's office and surgeon that I am hoping to find. Thank you McButterpants! 2muchfun Thank you for your honesty. I am SO ready to make a major lifestyle change! DaronB Good luck with the rest of your pre-op testing! Good luck in your journey also. Babish It sounds like you are doing great! Congratulations on the weight loss. Carolinagirl Thank you and congratulations on your success! Miss Mac Eliminating medications must make you very happy. Thank you. Prettythick1 I totally agree with you! Thanks LadyVS Thank you! Bandista I have decided to "show up for myself" now also. It is past time and I am ready for the good stuff to get better Thanks again to all of you, Jade

Yes, good luck LilMissDiva sounds like you have been through it all. I hope everything goes well for you and you have a speedy recovery!