Done lurking, saying hello now.

[S311kyra 1]

Hello everyone. I'm new around here and I thought that I would stop by and say hi. This site has been an amazing place for me. I live somewhere with no support groups and no one has even heard of the sleeve. It's really nice to read all of your experiences and feel normal about everything. Thanks for that.

My name is Stephanie and I am a 27 year old nurse living in the middle of nowhere, Arizona. I was sleeved May 23rd, four days before my birthday. In retrospect, that was probably a bad idea I lost 20 lbs on the pre-op diet and my pre-op weight was 408. Post op, I gained an incredible amount of Water weight. I couldn't even get my wedding rings on and I am just now back down to my pre-op weight. Thankfully. Hopefully now I can start losing the 200 lbs that I need to lose. At over 6 ft tall, I'm a little concerned that I won't be able to notice weight loss right away and get discouraged because. It's the start of my new life and I'm trying to stay optimistic about it all.

This last week has been hard and I have had moments where I am convinced that I made a mistake, but then I come here and know that I'm not the only one who thought that way and this too shall pass.

Here's to what the future holds and what my new life will bring. Here's to the husband that married me at my heaviest and loves me no matter what. Here's to this site for helping me maintain what little sanity I have left. Here's to you and your journey towards a new you!

[Lynn Byard 0]

I sure wish they had a "like" button here! Welcome and good luck on this new chapter in your life! Lynn

[AutumnLily 77]

Trust me you WILL notice a difference right away! Congrats on starting a new healthy journey. You can find all kinds of great information on this site.

[Diane 24]

Yeah I second that Like button!! Congrats and well to the site!! I am glad you have joined the losers bench!! Welcome and good luck to you!! Have a safe and happy Journey.

[Caliblonde 25]

Welcome and congratulations on your journey.

[sarsar 824]

Congratulations on your new sleeve!

I gained weight in the hospital, too. The Water weight came off quickly plus more!

Welcome!

[Nancy Rivers 24]

Welcome to the forums. Congrats on your new sleeve.