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[Eager12 12]

Hi all im so excited i have tried every diet there and nothing helped i am a mother of 3 teenage boys and i weigh 276 lbs and i knew if i didn't try to do something about much weight i probably wouldn't live to see them get grown so i decided to look into having the gastric sleeve and after thing for the past six months thank God i got a surgery date today it will brought June 12 i am so excited

[carolc 94]

I am new too and waiting for my date. Best of luck to you!

[Calicolea 38]

Welcome and congrats on your surgery date!!!

[Eager12 12]

Thanks

[sdb1147 54]

Welcome aboard Eager12. Will be saying prayers for you on your surgery day. Stay positive. Everything will get better & better :-)

[Katie713 423]

Good for you. I started my weight loss journey at 276 lost about 50 on my own doing Weight Watchers and then pre-op dieting thru Kaiser Options program, had the sleeve surgery almost 6 weeks ago....and this morning I was 216 pounds. Best thing I ever did was commit to getting healthy - and now I have my little tool to help me down this path. It's not a magic wand, but it helps ALOT. It's great that you are focusing on yourself. I finally learned to do that...I have 3 young adult children, and I am my new priority after decades of looking out for everyone but me.

[jason 12]

How are all you doing? This is my first post! I am currently in the process of getting my insurance approval. It was submitted on the 5-15-12. So I am told I will begin the 2 week pre- op diet on or about the 29 of may. I can't wait to get headed in the right direction. I'm a 34 male with two kiddos I want to be here for. I hope I can get off of these dang blood psi meds. Currently weighing in at297 I am 6'2". I really can't wait I read this forum all day at work.

[kittenkate 186]

Welcome to both of you and congrats on your surgery date!! You don't know it yet but your life has just changed for the better!

[Calicolea 38]

How are all you doing? This is my first post! I am currently in the process of getting my insurance approval. It was submitted on the 5-15-12. So I am told I will begin the 2 week pre- op diet on or about the 29 of may. I can't wait to get headed in the right direction. I'm a 34 male with two kiddos I want to be here for. I hope I can get off of these dang blood psi meds. Currently weighing in at297 I am 6'2". I really can't wait I read this forum all day at work.

Welcome Jason!!! Good luck in getting your insurance approval and getting to the next step. I bet your lil ones are going to be very proud of their daddy! Keep us posted.

[Eager12 12]

How are all you doing? This is my first post! I am currently in the process of getting my insurance approval. It was submitted on the 5-15-12. So I am told I will begin the 2 week pre- op diet on or about the 29 of may. I can't wait to get headed in the right direction. I'm a 34 male with two kiddos I want to be here for. I hope I can get off of these dang blood psi meds. Currently weighing in at297 I am 6'2". I really can't wait I read this forum all day at work.

Good luck hopefully you will get a surgery date soon, like u I too stay on here while at work.

[MrzSongbird 53]

Hi Eager I am in Memphis glad to see someone else.....how did things go?

[Eager12 12]

Hi Eager I am in Memphis glad to see someone else.....how did things go?

Things went very well, so when is your surgery, glad to see someone else on nearby as well.

[MrzSongbird 53]

Hoping for mid August, I have 2nd weigh in Thursday, meet with surgeon 7/5, have psych eval, and nut assessment on 7/18, and last weigh in on 7/24.

[Eager12 12]

Hoping for mid August' date=' I have 2nd weigh in Thursday, meet with surgeon 7/5, have psych eval, and nut assessment on 7/18, and last weigh in on 7/24.[/quote']

Whose your surgeon

[gencs2000 1]

HI Everyone! I'm new to this site. I'm a former Lap Bander -- had emergency surgery to have it removed on May 15. I wasn't able to eat or drink anything and was in horrible pain. I was already schedule for a revision surgery on June 13 but my band slipped and so May 15 it came out. Now I have to wait until September for my revsision surgery. I'm excited and neverous. I'm nervous bc I don't want to have a horrible experience like I did with the band. I was always having trouble and was in and out of the hospital for the past 9mo with band issues b4 it acutally slipped for good. So with this new surgery I'm hoping that life gets easier and the weight ACTUALLY comes off!! The whole non-reversible thing has me a little uneasy but I have to do something or i'll put on what little weight I lost with the band!!