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Hi everyone, I am in the process of prepareing to be sleeved.I am finding as i get closer to booking my surgery date i am having second thoughts.

i am 50 years old and 247lb i work as a hairdresser and am finding with weight and age that my job is becoming much more difficult and this is why i am considering the surgery.I have to be able to work for another 15 years! lol

I guess I'm just scared of the surgery I'm a BIG BABY so i guess what i want to know is how bad do you feel after and what to expect.

[Terribj 208]

I am 51 and weighed 224 at surgery.

I had no pain other than where the anesthesia settled (in my left shoulder) and a heating pad solved that.

I did have a lot of nausea the first couple days. They gave me nice medication for that. I stayed in the hospital one night and slept for the next 2 days at home. I started to feel back to myself day 10 or so.

Would I do this again? Oh YES -

I have lost 29 pounds in 5 weeks. I'll take that I also have no hunger -- which I love.

I've set non-food goals for each milestone and each week I purge my closet. I am so busy going and doing fun stuff I never even think about food.

It is so worth it

[Comeflywithme 402]

Hi Terribj -- thanks for that info. I am 52 and getting sleeved on 5/5 (12 days!!) I can't wait!