The Road So Far...
I was banded in 2009. Kept over 80% of my weight off for almost six years. Had daily heartburn and reflux so I had some fluid out and started gaining weight back. I decided to start looking into the sleeve and found out it was covered under my current insurance with six-month supervised diet. I'm done with the diet and all of the pre-op checkups with Tampa General Hospital and now have a surgery date set for June 7th. I cannot wait! When I was banded I only had to wait two weeks from the time I called the clini****il the time I was banded. This journey has been more like 8 months and it's taken all of my patience to jump through every hoop. However, I'm nearing the end of this phase and I am excited for the next phase to begin! I'll probably be dropping in here more and more as my date gets closer so that I can tap into the wisdom of those who've followed.
Best of luck to you! Welcome!
Vsg April 25th 2016 with Benjamin Shadle.
Starting weight 351, surgery weight 331
M1 -22.2 M2 - 14.2 M3 -8.9 M4 - 12.1 M5 - 4.7
8/22/2016 Lost 60.1 since surgery. Lost 78.2 overall.
Goals: 1)Get under 300 - done! Yeah! 2) Get under 280 (Yeah met this on 8/10/16) 3)Get under 268 (stay tuned!)
Good luck with your upcoming surgery 
If you have daily GERD, I'm surprised that your surgeon will revise to a VSG. Usually it's contraindicated when GERD exists prior to surgery. What made you choose the VSG over the RNY?
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Height: 5'-7" HW: 449 SW: 392 GW: 179 CW: 220
