Newbie- Excited
Hi All,
I am new here! I have am in the process of working toward a gastric sleeve. My story is not new, I have been overweight my entire adult life. I have tried every diet out there with limited to no success and had been scared to move forward with weight loss surgery. However as I enter my 40s my weight is catching up with me and I have more and more health issues (diabetes, sleep apenea, high blood pressure)
This paired with a good friend who had a fabulous experience getting her sleeve and getting healthy. So, I am moving forward with WLS. :) I am ready to be healthy, and I hope yall can help me with your knowledge and experience on how to make this a journey a success.
Thanks in advance for your advice!
LS2dv8
Welcome! WLS was my 40th birthday present to myself :) You won't regret it! Good luck.
Lanie; Age: 43; Surgery Date (VSG): 8/12/14 w/complications resulting in RNY next day;
Height: 5' 6" SW: 249 Comfort Zone: 135-140 CW: 138 (10/13/17)
M1: -25 lbs M2: -12 M3: -13 M4: -7 M5: -11 M6: -10 M7: -7 M8: -7 M9: -3 M10: -8 M11: -4 M12: -4
5K PR - 24:15 (4/23/16) First 10K - 53:30 (10/18/15)
Welcome :) You might want to head over to the VSG forum to hang out with all of us VSGers :)
VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)
Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170
TrendWeight | Food Blog (sort of functional) | Journal (down for maintenance)
Welcome to ObesityHelp! We are glad that you have joined our OH community.
As you check out OH, you'll see many features and tools that are created for our members as you embark on your WLS journey. OH is a great place for support, research and tools to assist you with your journey. Here are a few suggestions:
About Obesity
About Weight Loss Surgery
Medical Necessity
Post-op Planner
BMI Calculator
Health Tracker
We also have a great HELP SECTION with tutorials to assist you with navigating our site. If you need our assistance, you can reach us at [email protected]
Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy Forum (VSG)
We look forward to your updates
HW:330 - GW:150 - MW:118-125
RW:190 - CW:130
