Starting my journey

[lex8701 15]

Hi gang. I'm new to the forum. I'm currently in the process of getting my gastric sleeve. I must say this is an extremely scary process. Especially since I don't have anybody to talk to about it. Of course I have my family but my mom is so afraid of the doctor she's always bringing up the worst. Any insight to this will be helpful. Thanks all

[JamieLogical 8,710]

Hi and welcome! You have LOTS of people to talk to now. So feel free to posts your questions and concerns and we'll help you as much as we possibly can. One quick stat that helped allay some of my fears about gastric sleeve is that the surgery itself has a lower mortality rate than knee replacement. Would your mom be freaking out if you had to have a knee replacement operation?

[Miss Mac 6,262]

Welcome to the forum. You will find friends and support here. Ask anything you want; just keep in mind that opinions and tact will vary. I wish you good luck and good health.

[lex8701 15]

Wow Jamie it's so funny you said that because my mom was talking about getting a knee replacement. But thank you for the open arms. I'm deff nervous about the whole ordeal. I thought it was going to be a 6 month process so I was mentally prepared and the doctor says its only 2 months ! I was a bit taken back by that. I'm going to see a second surgeon on Monday. I want to weight all my options before I choose which doctor I want to go with

[lex8701 15]

Thank you for your kind words miss Mack. I usually just read others posts. This is my 1st time posting

[meljea8 21]

I'm going through the process as well, waiting to hear from my nurse advocate with the facility. I'm excited it's finally starting for me. I have my panic days every now and then the closer it gets.