Hey Eileen,
Thanks so much for your kind words.I think most not all but most people on this site are sweet and caring.I will need all the support I can get these up coming weeks.I pray to god this goes speedy and I am healthy when it is all said and done.I will work the hell out my sleeve when my time comes.LOL!Thanks again for replying to my post.


Oh i live Between Baton Rouge and New Orleans.Not to far from u.Us Louisiana people need to get together one soon.

Good luck to you ... I know how you feel, I was where you are when I started on this journey in 2003 ... and then I waited nearly a year to get it done. Still, it was the best decision I ever made. Still have too many body aches but arthritis is progressive. I'm new to Louisiana so I'm not sure where you are. If you need to talk or have questions, let me know. Don't know much about the sleeve or the diet for the sleeve, but I can provide support.

Earlier this week I found out my band eroded into my stomach. I felt relief at first because after initially losing 70 pounds in 2006, I gained it all back and haven't had any real weight  loss for years. Every time I ate I would feel pain. I thought it was gas or something. I had my band placed in Mexico because I knew my insurance was not going to pay. 

Well my current insurance has an exclusion for WLS and upon the hospital's first call they said they wouldn't have it removed. After sending medical records my insurance has APPROVED me to have the band removed! I swear if I could get a revision out of this I would be happy, but I am grateful for the approval. Who wants to walk around with a hole in their stomach?

Somehow I doubt I will be able to get anything beyond the band removal so now I am back to square one.

So surgery is this week and I am looking forward to getting fixed up.  

You will do great!!! I am 9 days out, have lost 15.5 pds!!! Woohoo!!! I have not been sick at all!!! I'm so happy I did this!!!!! Good Luck & God Bless!!

My doctor's visit with Dr.Bellows is July 27th.My birthday is July 17th and I'm not even worried about that.LOL! I just want the 27th to get here.The closer i get to that date the closer i am to having the sleeve done.I wanna be sleeve so bad yall.I sick of the body pains,neck,back,LORD! i could go on and on.Sorry guys just venting.....................................