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Post Date: 5/6/08 11:40 pm
It just fills my heart full of wonderful feelings to know that there are others out there that will be so more well defined by who they truly are and not by the weight we carry around with,  I am making room om this bench! Please come join me!! jac Now about myself, it has taken me awhile just to write things down. This is because the more i ignored my situation the better i thought.  I have been happily married for 17 years to my honeyman. we have two wonderful children that i am afraid are following into my footsteps. please send prayers. I have been an RNC for 16 years. I work in the women's center, I am the shift manager on nights working all areas nicu/well baby/ l&d/ postpartum.  nights are not my preference but the money is so much better. I am saving for dr. sauceda!
                         I LOVE MY SLEEV  
I would like to get together with all the texas sleever and have a party.  we could have it right here at my house,  We can swim, cook out, lay out , some drinks in wanted. i would love to meet you all.  maybe we could drivr down to pedreas and pick up guillermo!!!!
I am thinking mid july. what do ya'll think? should be great fun!!!
jac

Hi, My name is Jennifer and I am 33yo. I have a wonderful husband and a 5 yo son that is a joy. I am scheduled to have surgery on June 9th. I am not much of a talker or writer for that matter, but I love this forum I think everyone is great. Oh  I also should tell you that I have always been heavy, right now it is really hard having so much weight on me, I am really feeling it. I am a nursing student , I graduate and take the RN exam in December. I had clinical's today and have already been up for 20 hours and hopefully that explains why this post makes no sense.I live in the Santa Cruz mountains nestled on some acres in the redwoods, I have a lot of animals: dogs, cats, birds, goat, and cows. I love riding my ATV and swimming in our pond(when it is hot out) Well, thanks everyone.

Hello my friends!  My name is Leslie and I'm 42 years young.  I'm married to my soul mate for 12 years, though we've been together for 20.  We have 3 kids, oldest son is 8 and boy/girl twins that are 5.  I've worked at my wonderful job for 20 years, since I got my MBA.  So you ask, what could I possibly complain about?  MY WEIGHT.  It was always the monkey on my back.  I always felt like it was the part of my life that was out of control.  I don't mean to imply that my life is perfect, it's not, I have the same day to day ups and downs as anyone, but I always thought if I could just get the whole food think in control that things would fall in to place.  Guess what?  I was right.  And thanks be to God I found VSG, as I started this journey looking at lap band and am very very happy that I found VSG as it's a permanent solution to my lifelong problem.  I've recently had a tummy tuck and feel like I'm finally ME, if that makes any sense.  I have received so much from this board and am happy to answer any questions or just talk, so feel free to PM me!

Thanks for this, Sherri.  I've enjoyed reading everyone's story! 

G'day Sherri, What an awesome thread...  YOU GO GIRL...! I'm one of the token males in the board...   Married with 3 awesome children, turned 36 last week and have my re-birthday 30th of May... (VSG anniversary)    I'm now lighter than i've even been in my adult life and still struggling to get my head around the changes.. I'm a geek by trade and tend to spend 14 hours a day in front of computers.. just love technology.. never been into sports but since loosing all the weight i've taken up paragliding which has been AWESOME. I've always been a foodie and still am now.. love cooking for the family and friends and now really enjoy flavours even more. Oh, I'm Australian in case the G'day didn't give it away.. lol Matt PS And I'm just back from a 2 week tour of Vietnam and LOVE IT...!

My name is Sari, I'm from Nome, Alaska and was recently sleeved on 4/22/08.  I'm 29 years old and have been very happily married for almost 8 years.  I love my hometown and the state of Alaska, and love the outdoors.  I had my first child in 2000 a beautiful girl named Mackenzie.  Unfortunately, our time on earth with her was short and she passed away of brain cancer when she was 3.  In 2006, we had Shelby, our 2 year old.  She is the goofiest little girl, and she loooves her mamma.  I was thin during my teenage years and early twentys....then I got pregnant.  I gained 70 pounds and it was all downhill from there.  I weighed 285 in March '08.  I've lost almost 30 pounds so far since then and I'm sooo happy that I got the VSG.  I've had a few minor difficulties...heartburn, some nausea, etc.   Well worth it though!  It's really been great to know that there are many other people on the same journey I am right now.  ,nd many others who have reached their goals and are so open to helping us newbies reach ours.

I am Deon from the dark continent South africa. I am 48 years young, Married to the best girl in the world and have 2  sons of 30 and 29 years  old . I bacame a grand pappy 2 months ago. Had a failed surg in 2001, reversed in 2006 and Rny in 2007. Lost 177 pounds so far, and have about 70 -80 to go. Not stressing to much about that as my life has improved so much, and if the only thing i got out of this was that it stopped people from staring at me and making comments , then I have climbed Everest . This has happened and I no longer walk down the street looking for somebody to thump. Relieves a lot of stress of wifey to, as she was always panicking, that somebvody might say something and I would lose it.

I think God made woman because he saw that he did not do his best job after creating man. Woman are underated , unappreciated , and abused by men. So I stand for womans rights , and campaighn against the abuse of woman and children. Thanks Sherri, A pleasure to be in the company of you Ladies. Love, Deon.

Wow Deon! You are a "man among men"! I was just reading all the great posts and feeling so positive about the wonderful "sisterhood" here on this board. Thank you, Kiki

Aloha E Komo Mai! Living on the Valley Isle of Maui, it seems I'm always late arrive to the parties! Wow! When Australia beats me here, I know I'm late! I'm a Self-Pay VSG since it seems no one performs VSG in Hawaii and my insurance won't cover it anyway. Who needs the hassles! (long story... maybe a future blog) I have a marvelous husband who is so supportive and has never criticized me for gaining weight and his family are all here for me as well. Our two children are grown and on their own and hopefully, I will set an example for them to avoid the pitfalls I fell into. They are supportive as well. I am SO fortunate! I am the Front Desk Office Manager at a veterinary hospital. It is the most rewarding, challenging, loving, laughing, crying, stressful, stress-releasing, good-for-the-soul position I have every had. Surrounded, primarily, by furry friends (and great co-workers) all day is delightful even on the most hectic of days. I like to think of them all as my pets... I just keep them at other people's houses! :) We have all struggled.... some for a lifetime.......others, like myself, for a good portion of our adult lives having known the pleasure of having been fit throughout youth...  now, passing mirrors wondering, "Who was that?!"... I'm yearning to be the person I still am inside. When I was shocked into realizing that my BMI was high enough (42.5) for WLS surgery, I cried both tears of sadness and joy. You will soon hear a noise in the distance and that will be me announcing my surgery date... possibly as soon as tomorrow! What fun living in Paradise will be when I can actually enjoy the walks on the beach and put on a bathing suit and go swimming in the pool or ocean without feeling like a beached whale! Maybe I'll even scuba dive again?! As so many have stated, this has got to be the friendliest and most interactive board I have ever read. Everyone is so willing to share their fears and even embarrassing questions... you know, the ones most of us are wondering but afraid to ask.... Once one brave person starts, everyone opens up! It's amazing!!! I love it! Such a safe and comfortable haven! To everyone... pre & post... mahalo nui loa for all the positive energy and friendship. We share a bond that not everyone will understand. We also share an out-look on life that makes us uniquely special on how we cherish each day. (Wow... better get down off this soap box... don't EVER hand this girl a microphone!) Malama pono............take care.