Tipsynoodle 2 Posted June 7, 2011 HI I just joined today....we are retired military living in texas - close to Fort Hood.....hoping to have Vertical Sleeve surgery in a month or so, been working on it for a month now, things are going pretty quick with few hiccups....only have about 4-5 people ahead of me scheduled for the surgery and i only have 2 more appointments to do....one is the psych eval and hopefully i can get that done on tuesday next week and one is the support group meeting wich is tommorrow......so hopefully things will keep going quickly......... My daughter( who is now living in Germany) also has been sleeved in january and she has lost 95 pounds to date and i hope i can say the same in the near future.......Im 230 pounds Bmi of 40 and hoping to get to 140 - 150....... well, i hope i make lots of friends and get lots of advice when my time comes...lol....and maybe i can be of some help to those who need it......Im still learning a lot as each day goes by..... thanks for reading... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sarsar 824 Posted June 7, 2011 Welcome! You will meet lots of great people on the board and get lots of wonderful advice! Keep us posted! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nancy Rivers 24 Posted June 7, 2011 Welcome to the forums. You'll find a lot of information around here - and a lot of support too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Telisaswan 1 Posted June 7, 2011 Welcome to the forum! Sounds like your daughter has done very well with the surgery and I bet you will too! Let us know how it is going. Telisa HI I just joined today....we are retired military living in texas - close to Fort Hood.....hoping to have Vertical Sleeve surgery in a month or so, been working on it for a month now, things are going pretty quick with few hiccups....only have about 4-5 people ahead of me scheduled for the surgery and i only have 2 more appointments to do....one is the psych eval and hopefully i can get that done on tuesday next week and one is the support group meeting wich is tommorrow......so hopefully things will keep going quickly......... My daughter( who is now living in Germany) also has been sleeved in january and she has lost 95 pounds to date and i hope i can say the same in the near future.......Im 230 pounds Bmi of 40 and hoping to get to 140 - 150....... well, i hope i make lots of friends and get lots of advice when my time comes...lol....and maybe i can be of some help to those who need it......Im still learning a lot as each day goes by..... thanks for reading... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Makingchanges 51 Posted June 8, 2011 Welcome to the forum!!! You will meet a lot of great people here who would support you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twoboysandagirl 109 Posted June 8, 2011 Welcome...Yes you have come to the right place. You can get loads of advice and suggestions here. I will be looking for your future posts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LissaD 1 Posted June 8, 2011 Welcome!! There is a wealth of information on this site for you Melissa Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miranda 7 Posted June 11, 2011 Hi and welcome I am here at fort hood and was sleeved on March 24th i almost 2 1/2 months out. I am down 40 lbs so far. I had mine done at darnell and loved the care that i got at the hospital and with the drs. If you go on post i recommend the support groups i try to go to every one i can and they are so supportive . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lostalongtheway 5 Posted June 11, 2011 Hi and welcome to the board. You will get loads of information here. I'm new too and I've learned a lot already. Good luck with your surgery. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites