Randgalt

<-- Atheist here

I've been doing a major food funeral and need to stop.

Wow - booked my flight, hotel, etc. today. It feels very real now. However, I still can't get my head around the idea that 80% of my stomach is going to be removed in 30 days. I wonder how I will feel as the day gets closer.

Me too - all I think about is the 28th. Also, my weeks long "food funeral" is starting to depress me.

Huge fun and pretty accurate.

Scary. Good luck.

So much great info on this website. I cannot imagine doing this (Aug 28) without this board.

Nice! We'll have to compare experiences.

Are there any others here with Restless Legs Syndrome? I'm curious if losing weight/sleeving has changed the symptoms. Also, how the post sleeve stomach deals with the medications (I take Mirapex). -JZ

Name: Jordan Age: 47 Location: Monterey, CA highest weight/current weight/ goal weight: 240/240/150 Anything else you'd like to share: Married 19 years, no kids, dog

I'm now officially an August sleever: Aug 28

That's how I found about Dr. Lavin. I was initially interested in the POSE procedure but my BMI is too high for it. I talked to Dr. Lavin on the phone for about 20 minutes and got a great feeling from him. I also did research on him and he's top in this field.

I've got my date!!!! http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/46579-its-a-date-august-28th/page__pid__424862#entry424862

Metairie Louisiana

Great news! I really appreciate hearing that.

I was told on Friday that I have Type 2 though my numbers seem low to me (Glucose: 140, A1C: 7). I hope my upcoming VSG cures this.

I got a major scare today. Dr. Lavin's office called with the results of my lab work. According to them, I actually have Type II Diabetes now. I'm a bit confused because my PCP tells me that my glucose is only elevated. Glucose: 140 AIC: 7 The good news is that VSG should clear this up for me.

I live in Monterey but am self-pay - so I've been shopping cost. I'm going to have mine done in Louisiana with Dr. Lavin.

Wow. I was just going to post this same thing. Since I decided to do Vsg I've totally fallen off the wagon and am binge eating. I'm actually a bit sick of it right now.

I did a sleep study because I wasn't sleeping well. Also, I was told that I snored like a freight train. The study showed that I had a high of 40 episodes an hour. So, now I use a CPAP and it's made a huge improvement in my life. I no longer snore at night and I wake up feeling refreshed. P.S. I'm hoping I won't need the CPAP after I'm sleeved and lose weight.

It's my understand that VSG resolves diabetes. Remember, you can also convert a sleeve into a bypass.

I've tentatively selected Dr. Lavin in Louisiana even though I live in California. I got a great feeling from him on the phone plus he's a lot cheaper than some of the doctors near me. Should I be concerned about how complications will be handled? His office told me that I'd need to go back to their hospital in Louisiana if complications arise. Is that common? I know a lot of folks go to Mexico. Is it worth around $4K (travel factored in) more to have it done locally? -JZ

Before you did it, did you discuss how complications would be handled? Dr. Lavin includes complication coverage for 1 year but the work needs to be done in Louisiana.

My CPA told me that you have 60 days to repay the loan - and that means exactly 60 days. The money has to be back on the 59th day.