New to site .... Intro .....Anxiously awaits
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, 03-01-2013 at 09:06 PM (1318 Views)
Happy Friday night fellow sleevers, pre - sleevers, post - sleevers! I just joined today and have to admit ... this IS the place to be, lots of love, laughter, smiles and even a little bit of pain.
I'll be honest with you, the thought of VSG didn't even enter my mind until a few months ago. I am a happy, well adjusted (most days ) plus size woman, I worked out, but like all of us here LOVED to eat. I also have a weeeee little problem - my raging blood pressure. My plan was to have the perfect plus size body and was saving up to go to the Dominican Republic next year to have a tummy tuck, brachioplasty, lipo - the whole 9.
Size wise - I'm 5'2 and 214 lbs, depending on the clothing brand anywhere from a 14 to 18. I'm a total fashionista; I work in NYC and yes fashion is everything. I used to walk around calling women "skinny b**ches" all the time, secretly being envious that they could wear the simplest of styles and look great.
My story - my best friend, who just happens to be my co- worker and I just got tired one day and decided that bariatric surgery was the way to go. We have been dieting for years with no significant results. Initially thinking we would get the lap band. Our journey begins, start researching online and find the (really boring) Dr Visal Metha, with the excellent stats and his great office assistant LuLu, who he performed VSG on a few years back. So it has been decided VSG is the only way to go! All paperwork has been submitted and anxiously awaiting insurance approval!
to be continued my friends ....