Im new and just wanna say Hi

Hi Lisa,
Welcome to the gang. Anything you need just hollar someone here will always have an answer for you. We are either very very informed and intelligent or just know it alls LOL
Sorry we also, well most of us have a sense of humour to go with the tiny new tummy.

Cheers Gail

Hi Lisa Welcome to the forum,
Yes we are a wonderful group,and there is so much information you really can't go wrong.
Sorry to hear that you had complications,glad that your going ok now though.I'm being sleeved on the 9th of February so not long now.

Its great that your health is already starting to improve,I think that is what we all would like, to look amazing lol and to be happy and healthy.

Keep up the great weight loss.



Sharon

Hi Everyone:

I just found this wonderful group. So happy I did. I had my sleeve done on Jan 7, 2010 so three weeks tomorrow. I am still on full liquid diet and just starting to get the minimum protein and water in a day. I am finding it reallly difficult. Seems like I drink all day long. I didn't eat all day long before the sleeve. LOL. I have a lot of mixed emotions. I have 0 appetite for the first time in my life. I have been feeling really anxious since the surgery but I also had some complications and was in the hospital for 12 days instead of 2. Everyone keeps telling me every day gets better, that the first month is the hardest.

Would love to chat to anyone. Thank you for having such an informative group.

My back feels a lot better already and I have lost 21 lbs since surgery. 73 in total since November. So I am feeling really great with respect to that. My health was really going down hill the last couple years.

Lisa.

Welcome Paula,

I am curious to know why you weren't for the surgery when Hannykins had hers?

I'm with hannykins - the preop was hard but a distant memory that was well worth the torture.

I was sleeved in August by Dr Loi (Dr J partner). I had a dream run with surgery, spent 3 nights in hospital, no pain only a little nausea on the first night. I have lost 39.3kgs (only 700 grams away from the big 40). I still have a lot to lose but couldn't have done it without Dr Loi and my sleeve.

You guys are right Hannykins is my guinea pig....lol.....but to be fair 2 others I know will be getting it done before me as well and 1 of those is my sister. By the time I get done I will know everything there is to know lol

Hi and welcome to you both.
Paula there is nothing wrong with being cautious I checked out this site for months before I had surgery LMAO
BUT it was so kind and generous of your friend to go first, ah friendship what a glorious thing LOL

Good luck to you both and if you have any questions or need any help just hollar !!
Cheers Gail

Hi and welcome to the forum.

WTG on your decision to be sleeved, its to best thing you will do.

LOL Hannykins on the pre-op diet, I had no problems with that part!

Don't worry I was the test subject for about 4 people!!

If it had gone badly for me Paula wasn't gonna do it....so i was the test subject....lol

I see through you..... you just used hannykins as a test subject didn't you..... I don't know..... no seriously, you are doing the right thing and you will never ever have to use the disgusting "d" word again!!!!

Welcome wishtobeskinny thats awesome that hannykins has inspired you and shes so modest hehehehe but seriously shes right this op is great

All the best

Tarnz

Hi Paula,
Sounds like you have a good plan, and a great friend in Hannykins.
All the best for the future ,the time will fly bye and before you know it ,you too will be on the losers bench.
Take Care,
sharon.

Diet is a word that after this you won't use again...healthy eating perhaps because we can still make bad food choices, just caan't fit as much in.

The pre op diet is rough but worth it.

You won't know yaself!

And your friend sounds.......amazing....oh wait, that's ME!!!!!! lol

Hi Everyone,

I have made the big decision to get the sleeve done. My friend has just had it done. At first I was against it but now I have come around. I have made an appointment to go to an information session with Dr Jorgenson and I have also joined a health fund.

So at this stage my surgery will be about this time next year. So the countdown is on. I plan to build my fitness this year but I am refusing to use the word diet......I am so sick of that word.

Paula