Hi. After years of being overweight and generally unhealthy I decided to make the journey to have gastric sleeve. My insurance covers it pretty well except I have some out of pocket expenses I will not be able to pay. I set up a go fund me account I will post later in the story About me: I am a 32 years old living in Seattle Washington, I work in the food service industry so right now I am a barista, but I have been a prep cook, bartender, waitress, server, you name it!! I stand on my feet all day , lift heavy objects all day.I want my quality of life back. I have plantar ficiatis in both feet, a bad knee, bad back, pre diabetic and a bmi over 40. I used to be active in dance and now I am too tired to walk up the stairs. my height is 5'2 shirt size xxx1 pant size 16-20 depending on the brand!! my highest weight was 246 my current weight is 230 my pre op diet stars July 11TH and my surgery date is July 25th my goal weight is to be 150 or a size 8I have a go fund me account set up but I don't know if people will actually do that. It would be awesome!! if I had enough patrons I would start a youtube channel and give weekly updates along with bariatric barista recipes I am sure I will be able to come up with being a barista!!