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Brother has a date!
You all know I gently suggested to my older more smo brother that he consider this surgery. He took it from there and after some insurance foibles and paperwork hassels he now has a surgery date in June! So we will be a two sleeve family. Anybody else have a sleeved sibling?
I am so glad he is doing this as he has been overweight all his life like me and has more comorbidites than me and I feared for his wellbeing. So think good thoughts for June 10th. He lives 2000 miles away so I won't be there but may take a trip back for a number of reasons a few weeks after.
We have another brother who is skinny as a rail. Go figure. The other two of us got all the fat genes.
Diane
I am so glad he is doing this as he has been overweight all his life like me and has more comorbidites than me and I feared for his wellbeing. So think good thoughts for June 10th. He lives 2000 miles away so I won't be there but may take a trip back for a number of reasons a few weeks after.
We have another brother who is skinny as a rail. Go figure. The other two of us got all the fat genes.
Diane
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Hey Jimbo, Still hoping to get brother and you in contact. He is working a lot right now but has a million sick days built up so will be able to take a month or more off work to recover. I am hoping he will spend time on OH during recovery and make some buddies and learn more. He is a lurker on the vsg group but needs a vsg mentor as we all did. He is heavier than I was and older and probably has at least 150 to lose; maybe more. He does go to regular support groups pre op though most people are banders. Thankfully his surgeon does a lot of sleeves and not so much of the other procedures. Wish I could be around at the time but may get back there later.
So will remind him of your kind offer. You are the expert!! Diane
So will remind him of your kind offer. You are the expert!! Diane
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Great news Diane !!!
frisco
SW 338lbs. GW 175lbs. Goal in 11 months. CW 148lbs. WL 190lbs.
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Well, I think brother is a lurker on the vsg main board. When he has the surgery hopefully he will spend more time there during recovery. He is lucky to have built up about a zillion days sick leave so he can take as much recovery time as he wants. I have talked to him alot about what to expect and how to prepare and also to his wife on getting educated and being supportive (she is obese but not a surgery candidate). So doing what I can long distance to help. Diane
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Great news!! I don't have a sleeved sibling but I would encourage hubby to be sleeved if he brought it up :)
5'6" Start-276 Goal-150 Weight loss Preop=5 Month 1=25 Month 2=10 Month 3=14 Month 4=3 Month 5=7 Month 6=9 Month 7=7 Month 8=7 Month 9=9 Month 10=7 Month 11=5 Month 12=5 Month 13=3 Month 14=4 
