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Hello! My name is Jodi and my surgery date is November 28th. I’m 48 years old, married and have two children. I’m excited that I finally have a surgery date and am starting the pre-surgery appointments. My BMI is 42and I have no co-morbidities.

Initially, my husband was concerned about me having surgery until I took him to the first appointment with the surgeon. He originally was under the impression that if I changed my diet and worked out more, I could lose the weight. He’s seen me lose the weight several times over the years, so he knows I can do it. However, I explained that if it were that easy for me, I wouldn’t be considering the surgery.

I’m looking forward to being able to play with my 3 grand daughters (2 ½ years, 2 years & 15 months). Currently, I’m not comfortable getting down on the floor for long periods of time or playing on the swings on our new play set.

I was so happy to find this site and I’ve spent a lot of time reading posts and gathering information. Thank you all!

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Welcome to VST!!!!! And congrats on making the decision to be sleeved! This is an awesome place for support and questions/answers. I would even suggest you have your husband spend some time browsing and asking questions and I bet it would help ease his mind a bit.

Before you know it you are going to be running around with those grandkids!

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Welcome! :D I'm a newbie and I don't yet have a surgery date but I just wanted to tell you congrats!! Good luck to you!

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Thanks for welcome! I'm excited, surgery in less than a month. The next month is full of appointments for upper GI, blood work, PCP clearance visit, pre-surgery appointment and dietitian visit to discuss pre-surgery diet.

Let the fun begin...

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