Mike's Girl

Thank you VSGAnn2014 I have also requested participation from those at the support group I attend. The surgeons require attendance to 2 meetings prior to surgery and none are required after. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Hello, I am currently completing a project that I need some assistance with. I am collecting height and weight of people in the process of losing weight. This can be through medical or surgical intervention. The only other information I will need is if you participated in a support group in person or online (such as trough this site). I need the measurements before starting to lose weight and then quarterly for a year. Feel free to send it to me in a message. I would like to thank all willing to assist in advance. The information obtained will be kept confidential and participants will be assigned a blinded number. I will only be submitting the information to my instructor on a graph format so no identifying information will be available. Thank you!!! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Thank you for the support and data!! I will share my personal success story as well. I am 5'4" and weight 296# last July. I had the gastric sleeve on July 29th and am down 110#. Feel great and so thankful to be healthier. Although I read post on BariatricPal I participated occasionally in the support group at the hospital where I had surgery. I have worked with bariatric patients for 25 years and am amazed at the process for surgical weight loss. It is not an easy road or quick fix!!! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App