Roll Call!

[MzRobin 59]

Hi Everyone my name is Robin i live in sunny florida and i am married with 6 kids !! my husband and i are a blended family he has 3 ( 2 boys and a girl) i have 2 ( 2 girls ) and we have 1 ( girl ) together and i have 1 granddaughter that has quickly become my life shes 2 !! anyway i am 5'2 244 lbs as of right now.. this is not my first rodeo in the weight loss dept at my highest i weighed 280 i then lost 120 lbs( with alot of hard work ) 12 yrs ago and then 6 yrs ago i broke my back and have just not be able to be as active as i like.. i am able to walk talk and chew gum so i thank the lord for that.. but the weight has just piled back on very quickly so my doctors have done everything they can do as far as " fixing" my back but i am still in alot of pain and since i refuse to take the bottle of pain pills they are asking me to take i am going a diffrent route and trying to get this freaking weight off me so i can live again... my husband is very active in the gym hes there at least 4 times a week and when i met him its was something that we enjoyed together so i am praying that i can get this weight off and be able to return to a safe weight.. thanks for listening to me rant !! my surgey date is set for feb 26 i start my preop diet on sat feb 9th wish me luck !!!

[IMWORTHIT2013 18]

Hi guys my name is Kerry and I live in Maryland. my date was February 6th ....Thats right!!.. I am offically sleeved!! Surgery day weight was 203.6 and a today I was 208.6. This gain is totally normal as they will pump you with fluids after surgery. I was self pay as i have no health issues other than obesity however my gall bladder needed to be removed so my cost was reduced tremendously. Unfortunatley when they got inside they found an additional hiatal hernia which had to be repaired. Yesterday I was miserable and was put on Morphine. I slept most of theday/evening and basically had only a few ice chips. This pain was not from the VSG surgery but from the hernia repair in which they had to stitch my diaphram. Ouch. Today was a entirely different story! I woke up feeling much better, walked several times, and consumed 30 ounces of liquid. I was sent home! Yes..i am snuggled up in my own bed recovering nicely and a walking on the tread mill every 5hours. I do have walgreens coming tomorrow to administar iv fluids (they sent me home with mine still in) for the next three days and will be administering Lovenox myself in the stomach for the next 12 days. All in all it was a seemless procedure minus the additional hernia repair which caused most of the pain. I have no difficulties with the liquid and am able to do 4 ounces every 20 minutes. I am alternating b/nprotein shake and g2 to get the right balance of Protein and carbs. I am excited about starting the second part of my journey... A new slimmer and healthier me! Good luck to all you february sleevers! Ill be thinking of you!!!

[StephF89 41]

Chiming in a little late here!

Hello!! My name is Stephanie, I prefer Steph, and I am originally from California (the Bay Area). I moved 1wk after my surgery to Bend, Oregon, don't worry I didn't do much. I sat with the dog while everyone moved everything lol. I'm 28 years old, married, and we have 2 kids (a 12 year old girl, and a 6 year old boy). I am a 'Valentiner" (I was sleeved 2/14/13).

So given that it's March I'd say it's safe to assume that everyone in this group is officially sleeved! I'm excited to follow everyone's progress.

Take care all!

[mariela_n3 3]

Hi. My name is Mariela. I am 35 years old with three kids ( 14,10,8). I am in the initial steps as I have been thri this before but changed my mind. Now I'm still having the same fears but I'm a mess. I am 230 lbs and 5 foot. It's been up and down yoyo diets.