Hi everyone! My name is Genesis. I am 19 years old and have had weight issues since I was a little girl. My parents always tried helping me by putting me in sports, getting on diets, having me exercise every night, getting me with personal trainers, taking me to the Drs to get tested and getting put on medication to assist in my weight loss. I would always lose weight, but gain it all soon after plus 20 more pounds. My mom had gastric bypass when i was a sixth grader and I remmeber what she went through. She brought up the sleeve a year before i weighed 250 and I said no. Right before that I got on phentermine and lost 50 pounds but as soon as I got off the medication i gained all my weight back plus more. Finally, I decided I wanted to get the surgery done. We went to Mexicali on September 8th of 2017 and I got the sleeve on Sep 9. I was weighing 246 pounds when I went in for surgery (250 being my heaviest). My Dr did a great job and so did his staff. They took amazing care of me. I had a speedy recovery and I was able to go home a few days after. The first stages was a struggle. I was so used to eating all the time, that after the surgery the problem was not that I was hungry, it was all just in my head that I wanted food. Head hunger is what my mom called it. I felt like the stages flew by pretty quick and now I am used to my new portion sizes and what i can and can't eat. I am very thankful for this surgery. I can't imagine how much I would be weighing right now and how miserable I would be if it wasn't for this surgery. I am very young and happy that my weight will not get in the way anymore. I am almost at 6 months and weigh 175 pounds. I have gone down in my shirt and pants size, I don't feel tired all the time, I finally am looking like my age, and overall I feel great!! SO happy I made this decision. 

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Feb 27, 2018
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Before & After
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One day before surgery!
246lbs
170lbs

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