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Hi welcome! Happy journey! I been sleeve 8 weeks now! I love my sleeve.....don't get me wrong I have my good days as well as bad ones. But I still love it!

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hi! welcome! I was sleeved 12days ago. Doing fairly well.I do feel weak on some days. But I am recovering quite fast.

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Hi welcome to the forum, i am new here aswell and feeling good... i had my Sleeve Surgery 2 weeks now.. doing really well from overall health perspective.. hoping to putdown more lbs so far have lost 14 lbs including my pre and post op..

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Hi sumad..well done...this is a gr8 place to share.

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Hi curvy goddess, I'm really new here too! I love the support and info on everything, from people who actually been there done that. I have my pre op appt today and surgery is scheduled for the 24th! Be nice to make some new buddies to, so we may go thru this journey helping one another, it helps ????

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Hi Miller girl!! welcome! all the best for your surgery. Mine was great without any complications.

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I forgot to say welcome too! I hope your journey is an awesome one.

Thank you hopeful, I really appreciate the insight.

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Hi curvy goddess, I'm really new here too! I love the support and info on everything, from people who actually been there done that. I have my pre op appt today and surgery is scheduled for the 24th! Be nice to make some new buddies to, so we may go thru this journey helping one another, it helps dde0a

Welcome to a while new world! This app is amazing and people really do care. Congrats on your 24th date it's coming fast and I know I'm excited so i can only imagine you lol. I think it would be awesome to be surgery buds so we can share different experiences while on the same journey. We can help each other!

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Sounds good! I am excited but pretty nervous too. I have my pre op visit with my dr and my hubby this afternoon, pretty happy about that. Have you gone through with any of the other evals or anything else?

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Well this is my third time in 3 years doing this process so I've done everything in the book. The first time I started my 6 month diet and half way through they said it wasn't covered. The second time I had a surgery date of November 5 2012 and a week before my insurance company called and said there was an exclusion. This time my insurance company does cover it and March will be my 6th month of the supervised diet. I have to go to one last meeting explaining what to expect and pre/post diet etc. Then a $600 program fee. I've done my psych eval, upper GI barium test, EKG, and have had my PCP send in a medical necessity letter.

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Wow that's a lot to go thru, lots of ups and downs bc of insurance. I had to switch mine to get coverage. I hope the process is a lot smoother for you now, I guess once it clears through insurance, you're kinda on the home stretch lol.

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Yes that's where I seem to be. It's all worth it in the end so I can't complain.

Just approved by my insurance last week, my pre op appt is the end of this month, which we schedule surgery on that date. I figure late March/April is when they will get me in. Would like to find a buddy to chat with thru this process, because frankly I am scared lol.

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    • Bashbee91

      Hey guys new to the process looking forward to this new life. 
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    • Bugg

      Hi everyone! I’m brand new here. I just went through all my pre-op requirements per my insurance company and now everything has been submitted and I’m just waiting for final approval and my surgery date. I’ve been doing research, watching YouTube videos, TikTok’s, ect.. trying to prepare my mind and what to expect so I’ll be ready for the surgery. I was so sure and so set and so ready and excited. However, now that I’ve done everything & it’s almost here, I am sooooooo scared! I know why I want it bc I’ve tried everything and I just don’t feel like I can lose weight by myself. I’m tired of being overweight my entire life. I’m miserable, but I keep psyching myself out afraid of GERD bc I know how that can be and I don’t want to have to get a bypass after already gaining the courage to even get VSG. I’m scared of complications like I’mgoing to regret doing it and be depressed that I didn’t just be more disciplined and try again to lose the weight on my own even sitting here typing this knowing in my mind i just can’t and don’t possess the discipline. I’m also afraid I won’t be able to handle the restrictions of the sleeve. What do I eat? I don’t know how to eat healthy really and don’t enjoy healthy food. I don’t know how to do this! I feel so defeated!Someone tell me they felt anything similar to this or am I not ready? I thought I was. I am so tired of being sick and tired and so tired of myself and so tired of being stuck and stuck in this body and somebody different on the outside from what I feel inside. I just want to ball up and cry.
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    • buildabetteranna

      over 20 lbs down since4 the pre surgery diet and surgery on the 14th
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      1. Selina333

        Yay!! Congrats. I know how good that feels. 🤩

    • Jenopolis

      Had a sleeve in 2017, lost over 100 pounds. Had a DS surgery this year (2025) for more sustainable weight loss. 🤞
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    • buildabetteranna

      The 14th was my day. I am home and recovery is going pretty smooth. They even let me walk out of the hospital. Picture of me in recovery curtesy of my boyfriend lol. 

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      1. DaisyChainOz

        Glad it went well!! Wishing you a speedy recovery and wonderful success!! 🤗

      2. buildabetteranna

        Thank you ❤️

      3. Selina333

        Neat you have a pic of this day! I was sooo happy to get my surgery. It was well worth it! And I'm not even near my goal. I had surgery Dec. 2!

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