hcruz 7 Posted March 31, 2015 My name is Haley. I'm 19 years old and I got the vertical sleeve gastrectomy on October 22. My surgeon was Dr. Boorse at the Lehigh Valley Hospital in Pennsylvania. I choose to get the surgery because I have dealt with my weight all my life. I tried taking diet pills, did weight watchers and so on. But I always seemed to gain the weight back. What really hit me and made me choose to get the surgery would be my doctor telling me I was at a high risk for a heart attack. It made me think do I want to have a heart attack at the age of 19? So from then on I decided to change my life to a healthier life style than what I was use to. My highest weight was 265 pounds. The day of surgery I weighed in at 245 and as of today I weigh 180 pounds. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elode 8,093 Posted March 31, 2015 @@hcruz Welcome and congrats on your progress! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snickysnack78 131 Posted March 31, 2015 congrats on your progress.. Keep up the amazing work Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hcruz 7 Posted March 31, 2015 Thank you both! Did you both get it done? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crazymomto5 4 Posted March 31, 2015 Great job on your progress!!! I got sleeved on January 7 but ran into complications. I started at 225 when I went in but am down to 204 now, after 2 months of TPN. The way I look at it, I am really starting my journey as of Saturday when I was able to eat my first meal since New Year's eve. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snickysnack78 131 Posted March 31, 2015 I haven't had the surgery yet. I am in the process of going through the program. I have been to 2 classes and I have my first drs. appt with the surgeon on april 10th. You will be very welcomed here, I know I have in the short amount of time I have been on this site Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hcruz 7 Posted March 31, 2015 Thank you to all. I needed a support group for after surgery. To know what I'm going through maybe others are going through as well. What were your complications? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
