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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

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.

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

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

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 !!!

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

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

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

Hi all my surgery is on Dec 14th too! but in London England good luck on your journey

Hello all, After joining almost all the american sites someone on another site told me about this one and said there were a few Brits on here My name is Elaine and I am 40 married and due to have my sleeve op on Dec14th at Charing Cross Hospital in London on the NHS believe it or not !I am really excited and feel like it is a whole new start for me.:party4: It sounds like a couple of you have a bad time but on the whole the info on the sleeve op is positive I hope to keep in touch feel free to PM me I will reply to all Thanks Elaine x