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I am hoping to be sleeved in December I have on last Nut appointment for diet history in November then it goes for insurance approval . I cant wait its been a long journey .

There were a few things that made me decide to pursue weight loss surgery : 1.my mom died of a heart attack at 53 2.My daughter would draw pictures of us and I was always the big circle with arms and legs everyone else in her photo was a line. 3. Every time I would chat with friends about diets they would say "Your not THAT BIG". [hate that expression] 4. Tired of yo-yo dieting and constantly gaining the weight back

Hi Everyone, I am a 43 year old woman I weight 196lbs and I am 5 feet tall. My BMI was 36 and I am aware I am starting at a lower BMI then a lot of people on this site . I have high blood pressure for the past 8 years , high cholesterol and I am pre -diabetic which has my doctor concerned . I come from a family of heart disease also so I decided it's time to take control of my health. My mother died of a massive heart attack at 53 years old and had all of the conditions I now have . I have dieted since I was 16 years old . I have always gained the weight back so I have decided it's time to do something different so I have decided to have the sleeve done . I am very nervous about it , but I know in my heart it's the right choice for me . I am having my surgery in Staten Island NY. I have met with the surgeon , I had my first Nutritionist appointment to start my 6 month diet history , I already had my psych evaluation, cardiac evaluation and I am having my sleep study tonight which I am very nervous about .I am hoping to have the surgery by January if my insurance approves me . I just wanted to say to all of you and its nice to know I am not alone in this . :]

Hi Zanes mom, Thank you for sharing your experience with me it makes me feel much better about my decision to go ahead with the surgery. I am glad yours went so smoothly. I really am looking forward to the future after the surgery is behind me .

@@April206 - Thank you

I had my sleep study last night and it was just awful . I got maybe 1 1/2 hrs of sleep they never came in to put the mask on my during the sleep so I am not sure if I have apnea or not . Of course the technician can't tell you anything so I am going to have to wait until I have my follow up with the doctor .I hope I don't have to repeat it again because I got so little sleep .

what a scary feeling to wake up like that Fine Diva I am glad it's all past you now and you are recovering . ;]

what a scary feeling to wake up like that Fine Diva I am glad it's all past you now and you are recovering . ;]

Thank you Fine Diva I am glad to hear you are feeling ok . Can I ask you how you felt when you first woke up from the surgery .

Thank you Shahada !