Sleeve_Sistah85

Hi there! I'm from Queens NY. I think you should first start by calling your insurance to confirm that they cover weight loss surgery. Ask what the requirements are. And the. Ask for them to recommend a surgeon in your area.

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Congrats on your Non-Scale Victory of fitting into the theater seats. No matter how small it's still important and worth celebrating.

I'm scheduled for Jan 11th. We have a private Facebook group of you're interested in joining.

I am also in healthcare but only taking off 2 weeks. That's what my insurance told me what was needed. My director knows because she makes the schedule, but none of my other co-workers know...but I'm sure they'll figure it out. One of the nursing assistants dropped a lot of weight last year after being out a whole month and it was clear she had WLS. When I asked her how she did it she replied " I drank a lot of Protein shakes." I knew she was covering it up because I have been contemplating WLS for 10 years but I left her alone because she has the right to privacy. Later on I was in the conference room and she didn't know I was there and I heard her tell a nurse that she has the sleeve. I take vacations 4-5 times a year anyways so I'm sure people will think I just went away. The problem is I won't be posting on FB so I guess they'll suspect something. I don't care anymore. I just want some help :-(

Thanks for the info

I am also interested in knowing about the patches. I follow people on Facebook for the BP Mexico group who say their lab work comes out great with the patches. But when I asked the PA at my surgeons office she insisted on regular vitamins. I just don't think I can remember to take them and am really interested in the patches.

My weight is used a lot on Instagram

I'm also Jan 11th...congrats

So far I have told ONE family member, my boss and ONE close friend. All of whom are supportive of my decision. I attempted to tell my sister and she was very ignorant and negative with her comments like "you aren't that big" or "you don't need surgery"...I'm 260lbs!!! When should I get surgery?. ..the time is now, I don't wanna get bigger. I really wanna tell my other best friend but she has a big mouth and a little bit of jealousy. I just can't trust her right now. Once I start losing the weight I will share with her. She's also in the 250's with crazy blood pressure and could definitely benefit from it.

I got a similar comment from a co-worker...I mentioned something about a low carb diet and she says something like "I hope your not going for that weight loss surgery"...I just said ha ha and walked away

Omg! I haven't told my dad either. He's a very old fashion Jamaican and hates western medicine. When I was in high school my cousin came up from Jamaica and she was hospitalized for some rare medical condition and died after surgery. My dad would FLIP his lid if I told him. I plan to keep it from him as long as possible. I love him dearly but he just wouldn't understand.

It's such an unfortunate relief to hear these stories. I never had a great relationship with my mom. I was raised by my older sister because my mother suffered from depression since she was sexually abused as a child. Unfortunately my sister passed away when I was 11 and I had to go live with my mother. Now..everyone in my family is overweight and obese and my mothers way of showing affection was to feed me as much as I wanted. Despite her being fat too every now and then she takes a stab at my weight which I used to ignore cuz she's fat too, but once I got older and started to try and lose weight it hurt that I wasn't losing and she was making fun of me. She would make comments like "you're too fat to wear that"...made me so self conscious as a teenager. I'm so grateful for the department store Torrid because it gave me so much confidence in college and I was able to see myself beautiful. Unfortunately my mom waited until I was damn near 30 to try and get close with me. She NOW tells me that I'm beautiful...but I kinda feel like it's too late.

I'm dying to try kickboxing one day

Good to know!

Merry Christmas! Just think of all the wonderful holidays of the last that you ate as much as you want. THIS one Christmas is the sacrifice. Next year you'll be able to have your fav treats in small quantities.

Yay! We're surgery twins ????

Hi all, We have a private Facebook group for all the January 2016 sleevers. Feel free to come on over and join. https://www.facebook.com/?_rdr=p#!/groups/912310988822287/917776504942402/?comment_id=917846571602062&notif_t=like

My psych eval was 5 min, he asked me a few questions. Talked to me about the surgery and sent me on my way.

Good to know.

My surgery date is Jan 11th and yes, it will be my first. Ive been a nurse for 8 years, worked in the ICU, now working in L&D and that made me nervous at first. I think I know too much. But now that the date is so close Im just ready to get it over with. I try and put myself in the mindset of a person who is NOT a healthcare worker and just learn the basics of the sleeve.

Front: I've got three sleeves and you only got two Back: Thanks to my Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy

Front: I've got less *ss (shut yo mouth ) Back: Thanks to Gastric Bypass

Front: I've got less lap Back: Thanks to my LapBand

Ahhh..I see. Thanks for sharing...and Good luck on your surgery tomorrow.