Hi, I'm Nicole from Melbourne

I will keep that date free! I would love to come along! :-)

I am still finding my feet in the forum, I was never good at using this layout, but will get used to it and better at it...

Welcome, Nicole! There's a sleevers party in Melbourne on 2nd September - started with a few of us flying in to meet up and I think it's growing! Come along if you want to say hi in person :) There'll be a post about it closer to the date.

Thanks CrazyBexta and Vegas!! I do feel fabulous about having taken the first steps and making the decision and starting the planning... There were many things I was not aware of, the pain, the optifast pre diet, the hair loss... so this forum is power in knowledge.

So it's day 1 of health insurance! Not long to go now LOL!!

I look forward to getting to know some of you well.

Welcome Nicole

This is definitively the best decision I have made in a very long time, I feel like I have got a second chance at life for me, my husband and my two boys.

Good luck with your journey xx

Just dropping by to give you a warm welcome :D

You will find loads of info here! I am still trying to go through it hehehe

Ahhh, worked out how to reply lol...

THANKS for the wonderful welcome I am thrilled to be amongst you!

Hi nicccibicci,

I'm. also new will Will have my opp in 7 weeks , what a wild ride we are in for. All for a great outcomr. All the best with your journey

Welcome niccibicci,

A lot of people on the forum have had to wait for their PHI but if time flies for them, like it has for me, your wait won't seem so long in the end.

As for getting your head around it, I think everyone on here has had majorly conflicting emotions. Don't want to be obese, but I am taking on life long, life changes that are irreversible. It is not a small step.

I am 24 days away from my surgery date and I continue to think "should I, shouldn't I?" I'm thinking of playing he loves he he loves ne not stlye of game but leaf by leaf with a large bunch of parsley.

Good luck on your journey.

Cheers, Janet

Ditto on the welcome nicole...the 12 months really will fly by...and there's such a wealth of information and stories on this site that the reality is you still won't have finished reading even half of it!

Good luck as you count down over the next 12 months...we will look forward to hearing from you more over the next 12 months.

S

Welcome Nicole

Ive been waiting out my PHI and now have just 3 weeks to go and its flown by, I think its good to have that year to get your head around the experience Im still not sure if mine is lol

All the best on your journey

Cheers
Bec :)

Welcome Nicole!

Congrats on your decision to be sleeved and I'm sure the next 12 months will fly by for you, especially while researching and reading and asking all your questions on this forum. They are a fantastic and supportive group of people!

Good luck with your journey!

Hayley

Hi everyone, I am so happy to have found this lovely place!!

I have just made the decision to be sleeved... it that the right jargon??

I went to see a specialist (Urun Dhir) last week, and after discovering it was a 4-5 year wait on the public list, signed up for health insurance, so I have a year to wait. Plenty of time to prepare!

I feel so happy knowing this is in my future and weighing over 120kilos will not be my forever future!!

I have lurked a bit, and want to thank all the lovely people who share and support each other!!