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Hi, I'm Shari and live in Illinois. I'm 41 and have been married for 22 years. I have two sons, 19 and 11.

I am currently leaving my job as a supervisor for a "Big Box" company, and moving into a much smaller less stressful job.

I was banded on 3-31-2008 and feeling good!!!

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Hi, my name is Charity. I am the mother of two boys ages 10 and 13. I live in Long Island, NY and I am a correction officer.

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Hi! I'm Donna and I live in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and work at The University of Alabama. My husband and I have two grown girls and have been busy remodeling our house since both of the girls have moved out.

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I live on Long Island NY(transplanted from northern CA). I live with my husband Ken and our Chesapeake Bay Retriever Sabrina. My husband has 2 sons ("my boys" :frown:)30+32, they live on their own. I'm the CFO of a financial planning/pension company.

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Hi! Thought I'd join the March bandsters and give it a try. I had my surgery March 26, 2008, in Mazatlan, MX. I live in Eastern WA State and manage my brother's (and two other provider's) medical practice here. I am the mom of 4 grown children (2boys, 2 girls) and Grandma to 4 (5 in Sept!) sweet grandkids! I spent the week following my surgery at my brother's condo in Mazatlan, so that was a big help in recuperating. Doing ok at this point. Just started mushies so that helps some. Looking for a good place in WA State (especially Eastern WA) to get my fills done. Any suggestions?

Starting weight: 260 lbs.

Surgery weight: 252 lbs.

Current weight: 242 lbs.

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I'm JoVonda, live in Illinois, 5 minutes from St. Louis, MO. I have a husband of almost 4 years and a 2 year old son who is giving me the blues right now!!! I'm a high school Spanish teacher.

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Hi I'm Teri, I live in Kansas City, KS. Been banded March 19 and feeling good now, not really any restriction now and will go for my first fill on April 25. I'm married to my 2nd husband for 16 years and I have 1 grown son in the Marines from my first husband and 2 grown step-children from my current marriage plus 1 step-granddaughter from my current marriage which I claim as my granddaughter, she's 3 years old and is spoiled rotten. :)

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Hi, My name is Michelle. I live in Northern California, near Sacramento. I am a stay at home mom of 2 wonderful children, daughter age 10 and son age 5.

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Hi, I'm Miki:biggrin: I live about 20 minutes NW of Ft. Lauderdale (Florida), but I just moved here in August and am a true New Yorker/Long Guylander:wink2: at heart! Been married almost 4 years, our pets are my kids (for now), and am a high school guidance counselor!

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Hi I'm Glen, 50 yo, offspring [cant call them kids anymore] boy 30, girl 27, girl twins 25. DW was just banded yesterday(4/9). I'm waiting for approval to have mine done. I am a customer service analyst (repair call handler) for video, internet and phone over Fiber optic. DW is a supervisor over catalog control at a major retailer.

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Hi, I'm Carrie. I'm a mother of 3 (12, 4, and 1) beautiful girls, and wife to one loving husband. I am a highschool English teacher in Pasadena Texas (a suburb of Houston). I hit a rough spot with some air issues over the weekend, but seem to be doing better. Glad to meet all of you. Harleygirl - thanks for introducing us all.

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Great idea, I'm 45. married 7 yrs have 3 kids, I live in Malden Ma. and I'm a 911 dispatcher.

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This is a great idea, Harley. You seem to lead an exciting life!

Hello, my name is Denise. I was raised in NYC and now live in East Windsor, CT. I am married 18 years and have to amazing children (14, 9). My husband and I own a locksmith company here in CT and I work for Starbucks. Nice to read about all of you.

Dee:thumbup:

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Hi, my name is Jenny. I was banded on March 26th. I live in Louisville, Ky, where I was born and raised, with my husband and beautiful little girl who just turned one. I am a stay at home mom, but I also work from home part-time for my brother's mortgage company. I get my first fill on April 28th, and looking forward to having some restriction, hopefully!

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I my name is Amanda and I am form Beebe, AR. I have one son age 9 going on 21. I am a Patient Support Assistant in a mental health clinic at the VA hospital. :rolleyes: I was banded on March 5th and I am going in for my 2nd fill today.

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

      2. buildabetteranna

        Thank you ❤️

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        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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