Hello Sleeve friends!

[**STARDUST** 2]

My name is Anna 37 yrs married with 1 year old son & I am from Sydney Australia.

Tomorrow I have an appointment with a sleeve surgeon.

I am so excited!

My BMI is 30 to 32 ( I go up and down) !

All my life I have had low confidence due to my weight & have tried every diet possible .

Each time on my diets I have success and loose much but after a few months the fat comes back.

I feel so restricted and unhealthy every day.

Just longing to get on with life and to be slim and fit!

I have health insurance but have to wait until 2 nd

October 2013 to be covered for sleeve operation . A bit of a wait yet but fingers crossed time will fly .

I feel happy when I read comments on this forum as it makes me realise I am not alone !

So many good people on here waiting for a new healthy life !

Good luck everyone Anna

[abj 11]

I too am new. Already been thru consult- been told at least October. Ins requires 6 month monitor by doctor. I have bee a little discouraged by the process -- but I am moving forward. I lost 100 lbs when I was a little younger than you.

[abj 11]

Sorry pushed send by mistake ----I am 64 yrs old. I have 4 wonderful children and 10 beautiful grandchildren. I want to be more healthy in my last years. Blessings to you. Alice

[Pixie Dust 526]

Good luck to you both! I'm not sleeved yet either. My BMI is at 50 or 51 so I don't have to wait the 6 months to be on a monitored diet plan. I have my first appt with the surgeon next week Friday & I've fulfilled all the required classes or appts, except for the exercise class (that's scheduled for 5/6) & they want me to lose 15 lbs & since they put that requirement on me, I've been going up & down 3 lbs over & over & over. I'm such a loser....but not in the way I want to be!

Anyway, we all have reasons to keep on keeping on....so good luck to us all. I have found a lot of great information here & the support I see here is just amazing!

[**STARDUST** 2]

I too am new. Already been thru consult- been told at least October. Ins requires 6 month monitor by doctor. I have bee a little discouraged by the process -- but I am moving forward. I lost 100 lbs when I was a little younger than you.

Hello, please dnt get discouraged as the wait is well worth it !

I healthier new you !

[**STARDUST** 2]

Sorry pushed send by mistake ----I am 64 yrs old. I have 4 wonderful children and 10 beautiful grandchildren. I want to be more healthy in my last years. Blessings to you. Alice

Well done Alice for having the courage to be healthier !

I admire you so much. I have a 1 year old son and I too want to be healthier for him:)

[**STARDUST** 2]

Good luck to you both! I'm not sleeved yet either. My BMI is at 50 or 51 <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/unsure.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> so I don't have to wait the 6 months to be on a monitored diet plan. I have my first appt with the surgeon next week Friday & I've fulfilled all the required classes or appts' date=' except for the exercise class (that's scheduled for 5/6) & they want me to lose 15 lbs & since they put that requirement on me, I've been going up & down 3 lbs over & over & over. <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> I'm such a loser....but not in the way I want to be!

Anyway, we all have reasons to keep on keeping on....so good luck to us all. I have found a lot of great information here & the support I see here is just amazing! [/quote']

You are an inspiration to all