A newbie from North Qld

Hi Cartay,

you may have been feeling alone before but now, you wont get rid of us!
welcome to one of the biggest non secret clubs around......

Glad to hear you are no longer considering the band but the VSG instead - truly life changing!

Ask around, experiences are the best learning tool.

Regards,
Adam

Hi Cartay and welcome to the forum.

Good luck with your journey.

Welcome Cartay,
You've come to the right place for support. This place and all its members rock!
Looking forward to hearing more from you.
Cheers
Kylie aka Kylie

Many thanks for all the hello's and welcome's - feeling not so alone now!!
It has been wonderful to read other's experiences, and really great to join the monthly group ... great idea!

Hi there, welcome and congratulations on avoiding the lap band.

I'm pretty close in situation. Round about the same age, looked at the lap band first up.
Only real difference is that I have four boys (10, 8, 6 and 3)

I've found it's really great to join the month when you will be sleeved and read the month previous.
Also, read the diaries of people who have already been sleeved. Especially if they had a lap band first. There are so many of them that while I wasn't too sure about the risks of the sleeve I KNEW I was NOT getting a lap band.
After a bit more research I made up my mind.

Good luck!

HI Cartay welcome, its such a great site! What a great surgeon to suggest this for you! Ok,

too many exclaimation marks!!! Go the sleeve ( the lap band is horrid)

Hi Cartay and Welcome to the site,

I had my sleeve op in Feb this year and am so happy with how it's going so far. I'm only half way to where I'd like to be but the changes in how happy I am and how I enjoy my life are already huge.

Have a good look around the site, the diaries in particular are a great resource, and there are some good hints in the pre & post-op sections to help you through. If you have any questions, ask away, there's sure to be someone who can help.

Cheers - Carrie

Hi cartay and welcome. come and join us July sleevers on the monthly thread!
Alison

Hi all!
I am so glad to have found this site ... I've been feeling rather 'alone' on this journey, and it's wonderfully comforting to find a bunch of people going through a similar experience.
I would love to chat to other people who have had/are having this done. Particularly those who are in a similar position to myself. I'm 28 and mum to an energetic 4 year old.
Up until a couple of weeks ago I had intended on having a Lap-Band. The VSG is a relatively new procedure to Cairns, and I hadn't heard a great deal about it until my surgeon suggested I might be a good candidate for it.
Initially I was shocked with the whole idea of it - but after a LOT of research and contemplation, I realise that this might just be the tool that I have been looking for!