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Momof2Sweeties
on 4/2/11 11:29 am - NJ

How about...I don't care who you are you still have something to learn..as flattering as it is, no one knows it all..I learn something new from here everyday, whether its a recipe, a tip or trick...

Shannon

MrsWash07
on 4/2/11 11:37 am - Houma, LA

Like someone else, I am about just a week and a half post op, but I can tell you that I appreciate you guys being here. I get to see that everything is going to be ok. I also get encouragement and recipes!! Please guys who are months and years post op, don't stop coming, us newbies need you!!!

(deactivated member)
on 4/2/11 11:38 am - Germantown, MD

VSG on 08/18/10

I would do it again in a heartbeat. These forums are rather like a support group for me (I honestly didn't 'click' with the local support group, though I gave it a chance). Here is the one place I KNOW I can talk to or read about others going through THE EXACT SAME thing as I am. Where I know for a fact SOMEONE understands what I'm going through, even if their experiences differ.

As for life. I'm MUCH, MUCH more active than I used to be. At 5'3" and 345 pounds, I was in near constant back pain, had a hard time walking up and down the stairs in my house (I can't quite run up them now but I can go up both flights of stairs from basement to top floor without getting out of breath or having to stop in the middle), didn't feel like going out or going anywhere, cancelled out a lot on social plans, etc. Now my friends know I'm not going to flake out on them, I'm simply enjoying life a lot more. Just because I post or read here doesn't mean I'm not happy with my sleeve or that I have no life or I'm not out enjoying life.

I didn't see the original post but, frankly, it sounds like someone who just wanted to stir up drama. *shrugs*

Jenn H.
on 4/2/11 1:03 pm - Portland, OR

VSG on 03/23/11

I agree about the local support group. There are only two options: Band or RNY because not many people have the sleeve yet. So I'm all, where do I belong???? I belong here!

Age: 32 | Ht: 6' | HW: 350 | Pre-op: 330 | SW: 311 | CW: 207 | My Blog: vsgjenn.tumblr.com

Monthly loss: 1,-24lb/2,-13lb/3,-11lb/4,-12lb/5,-11lb/6,-14lb/7,-9lb/8,-8lb/9,-7lb/10,-3lb/11,-5lb/12,-10lb/13,-3lb/14,-1

jimbovsg
on 4/2/11 2:24 pm

VSG on 09/01/09

On April 2, 2011 at 8:03 PM Pacific Time, Jenn H. wrote:

I agree about the local support group. There are only two options: Band or RNY because not many people have the sleeve yet. So I'm all, where do I belong???? I belong here!

All the more reason to go.....I say! Gots to "represent" fo my VSG peeps! Sometimes I'm the only VSG in a group of 35-40 post and pre-ops.....now they can consider other options ......know what I'm sayin'

JIMBO...  350lbs! lost!..... TRIPLE CENTURY CLUB!!  HELL ...YEAH!
MY  VSG......KICKS ASS!

I am   6' 2"

(deactivated member)
on 4/2/11 3:47 pm - Germantown, MD

VSG on 08/18/10

On April 2, 2011 at 9:24 PM Pacific Time, jimbovsg wrote:

On April 2, 2011 at 8:03 PM Pacific Time, Jenn H. wrote:

I agree about the local support group. There are only two options: Band or RNY because not many people have the sleeve yet. So I'm all, where do I belong???? I belong here!

All the more reason to go.....I say! Gots to "represent" fo my VSG peeps! Sometimes I'm the only VSG in a group of 35-40 post and pre-ops.....now they can consider other options ......know what I'm sayin'

I try to go to my surgeon's seminars for people looking into surgery. The local support group is getting more VSGers (and I do try to go when the nutritionist is there) but, I honestly didn't click with this group so, I don't go unless there's a really great topic.

jimbovsg
on 4/2/11 4:11 pm

VSG on 09/01/09

On April 2, 2011 at 10:47 PM Pacific Time, Jeanette T. wrote:

On April 2, 2011 at 9:24 PM Pacific Time, jimbovsg wrote:

On April 2, 2011 at 8:03 PM Pacific Time, Jenn H. wrote:

I agree about the local support group. There are only two options: Band or RNY because not many people have the sleeve yet. So I'm all, where do I belong???? I belong here!

All the more reason to go.....I say! Gots to "represent" fo my VSG peeps! Sometimes I'm the only VSG in a group of 35-40 post and pre-ops.....now they can consider other options ......know what I'm sayin'

I try to go to my surgeon's seminars for people looking into surgery. The local support group is getting more VSGers (and I do try to go when the nutritionist is there) but, I honestly didn't click with this group so, I don't go unless there's a really great topic.

I hear ya on that.....one of the ones I go to....isn't "filling" my needs at this point.

JIMBO...  350lbs! lost!..... TRIPLE CENTURY CLUB!!  HELL ...YEAH!
MY  VSG......KICKS ASS!

I am   6' 2"

maryposa
on 4/3/11 1:25 am - Orange County, CA

VSG on 03/17/10

Kaiser support groups welcome non-kaiser peeps and there are lots of VSGers there!

Follow my progress on youtube!
(Lost slowly and painfully from 355 to 275 from 2007-2009, then started gaining again before scheduling surgery! Best thing I ever did! :D)

jimbovsg
on 4/3/11 3:00 am

VSG on 09/01/09

On April 3, 2011 at 8:25 AM Pacific Time, maryposa wrote:

Kaiser support groups welcome non-kaiser peeps and there are lots of VSGers there!

Oh....I go to 4 different groups! Sometimes 3 a week! Thinking about cutting down the #'s at this point. Thanks!

JIMBO...  350lbs! lost!..... TRIPLE CENTURY CLUB!!  HELL ...YEAH!
MY  VSG......KICKS ASS!

I am   6' 2"

KathyA999
on 4/2/11 11:41 am

VSG on 08/09/10

I'm nearly 8 mos. out and would absolutely do it again. I'll be going on a cruise in a couple months (pre-op, no way, too much pain and disability!), and in between I just enjoy my thin(ner) life day-to-day. Work-home-work-home, weekend running around. But always I check OH, usually at least once a day.

The question "why are we still here", I think, assumes that we can have surgery and then just get on with life as we lived it before. And maybe some people CAN do that. To me, though, if I expect to make a success of this surgery, I have to commit to a huge lifestyle change, practically a 180 from what I was doing before. And I have NO IDEA how to do that on my own! (In OA, there's a saying: "My best thinking got me to XXX pounds.") We get some direction from our surgeons on what to do/what not to do, but the support and guidance of our peers is simply invaluable. So I come here and depend on those who've gone before. And as you say, we can help blaze the path for those who come after.

Great thread!

Height 5' 7" High Wt 268 / Consult Wt 246 / Surgery Wt 241 / Goal Wt 150 / Happy place 135-137 / Current Wt 143
Tracker starts at consult weight

In maintenance since December 2011.

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