Hi all! Nice to meet you. I'm 30, no kids, just bought a condo, I have a dog and I work full time and I've been jumping through the hoops of trying to get this surgery done for the last 7 months. My last step is just being approved by my new (as of Jan) insurance and then setting a date (hoping in April)! I've always been big. My stories match the majority of other patients that go through...
Hi, I am not seeing too many others who have a 30-31 BMI getting sleeved (I am a self-pay), so I thought I would start a log of my journey. I am 5' 7.5" and weight 200 lbs. I just turned 50 and need to get back on track weight-wise because of my profession (I'm in the military). I was 135 lbs for many, many years in my 20's (even after two kids) and then I started creeping up when I went...
It's taken at minimum 12 years of consideration and research and not being able to keep the weight off to come to the conclusion I need weight loss surgery. I'm 51 years old and have had my weight be the front runner of emotions my entire adult life. I've decided, for me, Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy is the way I'm going. This isn't a light hearted, you're weak, lazy or easy way out...
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