What Did You Name Your Sleeve?

[chad2rad 491]

I named mine Beyonce because I feel oh so sexy!

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If you like it, just don't put a band on it

[COsleeveDude 273]

Annoying Customer.

[DebInAZ 76]

chiquita is kind of catchy

[missmachine 100]

I find this idea off-putting and slightly creepy. Why would you want to name your sleeve? It's not new, it's not a special friend or a cute fluffy pet, and it's certainly not a seperate entity. I hate when men name their d^cks and women name their boobs. It's still part of us. It's our stomach, it's just smaller and more normal sized now. What we had before was an endless abyss inside of us, or a monster that was always hungry. Surgery helped us out in desperation and made it so that we don't overeat. It's not cute. I find it embarrassing that I had no willpower before surgery; I hate the fact that my eating habits were so bad that I had to resort to this. I am very thankful that my stomach is now much smaller, but I won't be talking to it or petting it.

[dobrien03 31]

I find this idea off-putting and slightly creepy. Why would you want to name your sleeve? It's not new' date=' it's not a special friend or a cute fluffy pet, and it's certainly not a seperate entity. I hate when men name their d^cks and women name their boobs. It's still part of us. It's our stomach, it's just smaller more normal sized now. What we had before was an endless abyss inside of us or a monster that was always hungry. Surgery helped us out and made it so that we don't overeat. It's not cute. I find it embarrassing that I had no willpower before surgery; I hate the fact that my eating habits were so bad that I had to resort to this. I am very thankful that my stomach is now much smaller, but I won't be talking to it or petting it.[/quote']

Ok. That's fair. This is just meant to be light and fun. Please forgive me for commenting that while you may not plan on talking to it, it will talk to you.

[smb 75]

It's not cute. I find it embarrassing that I had no willpower before surgery; I hate the fact that my eating habits were so bad that I had to resort to this. I am very thankful that my stomach is now much smaller' date=' but I won't be talking to it or petting it.[/quote']

I can't agree with this more.

I am 1 week post op and it's been rough, but I am grateful and looking forward to seeing results. However, I am still embarrassed I needed to cut out my stomach before I could lose weight.

When I went for my preop appt, my surgeon comes in and goes "Are you excited???" like I was about to win a huge prize. It's kind of weird.

[missmachine 100]

Ok. That's fair. This is just meant to be light and fun. Please forgive me for commenting that while you may not plan on talking to it, it will talk to you.

I understand, I may find it strange but if it helps people feel better about it then more power to them. I'm sorry if I offended you.

[Raven21 121]

Too funny! When I read the topic, my first thought was "Hope."

[Raven21 121]

When I went for my preop appt, my surgeon comes in and goes "Are you excited???" like I was about to win a huge prize. It's kind of weird.

I am so excited I can barely stand it! A chance for a normal life! I'm downright giddy at the thought. There's actually a light somewhere in this dark tunnel through hell. Not a wide open door, but a hand reaching out to me to help. How could anyone not be excited?

[Tekara3927 265]

Some people live life wayyyyyyyyy tooooo seriously. You only get one life, some of us now are getting a second chance to live the life that we always wanted, why not throw a little humor in it? I think it's awesome that people are naming thier sleeves. I get mine Friday morning and I'm still trying to come up with a good name, but this sleeve has changed and saved my life already! When I went for my endoscopy they were able to find a polyp that came back as a mass of neuroendocrine cancer! I feel like the luckiest girl in the world. I just wish I could come up with name for my sleeve to thank it.. Whether its a him or her.... I guess you don't really know until post op! Thanks for the giggles this morning! And to all you grumps.... Lighten up!!!!!!!

[NDN_RN 527]

Some people live life wayyyyyyyyy tooooo seriously. You only get one life' date=' some of us now are getting a second chance to live the life that we always wanted, why not throw a little humor in it? I think it's awesome that people are naming thier sleeves. I get mine Friday morning and I'm still trying to come up with a good name, but this sleeve has changed and saved my life already! When I went for my endoscopy they were able to find a polyp that came back as a mass of neuroendocrine cancer! I feel like the luckiest girl in the world. I just wish I could come up with name for my sleeve to thank it.. Whether its a him or her.... I guess you don't really know until post op! Thanks for the giggles this morning! And to all you grumps.... Lighten up!!!!!!![/quote']

Copy that!

[DebInAZ 76]

Some people live life wayyyyyyyyy tooooo seriously. You only get one life, some of us now are getting a second chance to live the life that we always wanted, why not throw a little humor in it? I think it's awesome that people are naming thier sleeves. I get mine Friday morning and I'm still trying to come up with a good name, but this sleeve has changed and saved my life already! When I went for my endoscopy they were able to find a polyp that came back as a mass of neuroendocrine cancer! I feel like the luckiest girl in the world. I just wish I could come up with name for my sleeve to thank it.. Whether its a him or her.... I guess you don't really know until post op! Thanks for the giggles this morning! And to all you grumps.... Lighten up!!!!!!!

Hear! Hear!

[mylifeinpink 349]

Sleven the Sleeve (Sleeven)

[chad2rad 491]

When I went for my preop appt' date=' my surgeon comes in and goes "Are you excited???" like I was about to win a huge prize. It's kind of weird.[/quote']

My surgeon did the same thing. I am excited about this chance to be healthy and look better. But this is not a door prize for sure. Anything worth it takes effort though.

[earth2terra 24]

Tekara3927 how about naming your sleeve angel