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Good luck for Tuesday I was on pre op diet for 2 weeks and my BMI was 56 and as I had to use a spirometer to prepare for surgery good advice from the others so i won't repeat it ....I had no complications and was home in 2 days now I am 7 months post op and have lost 131 lbs and my BMI is now 33 so have faith this op will change your life my thoughts are with you we have all been there
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HI Matt welcome! Advice - take it slow, follow Doctors advice, sip drinks and never eat and drink together but everyone is different and you will be amazed at the things that happen to you after surgery good luck with your surgery my thoughts and prayers will be with you.
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HI all yeah I am doing great surgery went fine no complications now 6 weeks post op feeling fab ! and 45 lbs lighter forever I cannot believe the changes that are happening to me at a rate of knots I can see my feet again whilst standing on them , the towel wraps all the way round me now and I have collar bones and ribs .......loving my sleeve it was the best decision I have ever made !! Good luck in April Snowcrystal you will be amazed at the results and surprised at how quickly the time will come round till surgery my advice is wean yourself off fizzy drinks nowit will be less of a wrench after surgery Thanks for the support Elaine x
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Got a date! December 14...the first day of the rest of my life!
chillihot replied to twobluecats's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Tomorrow is the big day for us all love and prayers to each and everyone of my international sleever buddies nervous but excited -
Well tomorrow is the big day ......excited , scared and nervous but mainly excited
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Hey Elaine! I talked with someone where I work today and found out that she had had the VSG surgery - wow! She looks absolutely GREAT! And, she said that she her energy level was low for a bit, she is now full speed ahead!
I am getting really excited about the surgery - especially with the more I read about it and the more folks I communicate with who have had bariatric surgery of some kind!
We are going to do just GREAT! and we will feel so healthy and look so good!! YEA!
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Helloooooo glad you found it yes I agree many more sleevers on here I too like the LAWLS but love here and ObesityHelp - Gastric Bypass, LAP-BAND? System, DS and Other Surgical and Non-Surgical Weight Loss Options. too as you have a health tracker and you can input all your pre op measurements and keep track of your progress with graphs I thought it was a good idea !
Well done on the pre op I haven't weighed myself but I feel like I have lost some weight already fingers crossed
not long to go now !
love Elaine x
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Hi Elaine! Found this website almost by accident! And what fun to see that I already "know" someone participating! I like the idea that this one has lots of folks who have had the sleeve ... while I like the LAWLS site, I think the VSGs were definately few!
Anyway - hope your still doing well on your pre-op...I'm into my second week and doing fine. I'm still nervous about the surgery, but trying to maintain positive thoughts!!
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Yeah Mr Ahmed Ahmed is doing the surgery I met him two weeks ago he is a really nice man and seems convinced he ''will be in and out in 40 minutes '' which was a plus as far as I was concerned as I don't want to be under general anaestetic any longer than necessary been today to pick up my spirometer it is not as easy as i thought also had a doctors app this morn as i thought i had an ear infection !!!!!!! panic !!! but no just eczema ....only me could eczema in her ears too !!!
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I am with you on this I have been trying to get used to post op conditions now before my op I am due to be sleeved DEC14th (I am in London England though) so I'll keep you informed as I am before most of you. :thumbup:Good luck to all Elaine xx
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Well you wouldn't believe it but they offered it to me !!!! I have other conditions Asthma , PCOS , High blood pressure ,and last year was given a BiPap machine for sleep apnoea after discovering I had secondary polycythemia (blood condition ) and very low oxygen saturation so my consultant suggested WLS and as soon as I agreed I seem to have been fast tracked as others I have spoken to at the hospital clinic have been waiting 2 years or more in total and have to travel miles fortunately I live in west London and Charing Cross Hospital is the home of Imperial Weight Centre UK's first Academic Health Science Centre (AHSC) and the largest trust in the country. I had my first consultation about it in July 2009 and my surgery date is Dec 14th ......maybe because of pre existing conditions or it could be the good old postcode lottery .....but I think they think it will be an investment and save the NHS money in the long run ...:lol0: Anyway I am so excited about it I tell anybody who will listen and for the first time in my life I am happy to tell people my weight .....bizarre and my friends all seem really curious
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I am so sorry to hear of your mother-in-laws distressing situation and I am sure other members are more qualified to comment than me as I haven't had my surgery yet and I live in England but I have already had 3 appointments with another next week regarding my pre op care, I have seen a dietitian, a psychologist,had all my labs done, met the whole surgical team and have all the info and statistics of the hospital,the op and the surgeon and was given 24hour helpline numbers and I am currently on a pre op diet and my whole family and friends have known what was happening from the start and have been amazingly supportive .....and I have been told that if you don't follow the liver shrinking pre op diet and my surgeon cannot perform the op laparoscopically he will not continue as he puts it you haven't kept your side of the deal and you are not serious enough to follow that for 2 weeks why should he put your life and his reputation in jeopardy with a much longer surgery but I suppose this comes from the system we have here with a National Health Service and not a pay as you go system you have in America forcing people to find cheaper solutions and huge debts......but that is a political argument I wish your mother in law a speedy recovery and good luck with your impending arrival You get out of life what you put in
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Got a date! December 14...the first day of the rest of my life!
chillihot replied to twobluecats's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Hi all my surgery is on Dec 14th too! but in London England good luck on your journey