Just HAPPY to be here :)

Thanks Debstar and QuirkyQuaintrelle!

I look forward to getting to know you all and sharing our journeys :)

I'm going to pop-over to the May group also!

Have a great day!!!

Hello and welcome to the sleeved side excitedflower! Great to hear you're doing well and taking such a positive step in protecting your health. This forum is terrific for support, encouragement and has heaps of info on all aspects of the journey; it saved my sanity in the early days! Best of luck on your journey and for continued good health!

Glad to hear you are doing well so far. Good luck with your journey. Keep posting how you are doing.

Hi everyone!

I hope everyone is very well and happy!

I am 1 week post op today and just grateful to be on the other side, feeling a little better every day :)

A bit about me: I'm 35, very happily married, Mum to 2 boys. I've yo-yoed (for vanity) for over 10 years, since the pregnancies of my 2 sons. However 6 weeks after the birth of my 2nd son, I developed a brain lesion and demyelination. For anyone in the know, these are "potentially" signs of MS or another auto immune problem. Getting healthy suddenly became my #1 priority. So... many tests, specialists, traditional and alternative treatments later, I made the choice (with my doctor) to get my weight under control, once and for all. "If" my symptoms progress, I don't need to be struggling with my weight too.

I know the sleeve isn't magic, there's a long road ahead of me and anything could happen in these early days. But I'm ready to do the work and get as healthy as I possibly can to live the best life possible while I'm here!

As they say, be the best version of you that you can be! And I'm trying :)

Keep smiling :D