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Hi Nessa, can I ask how tall you are, I'm getting close to getting into the 80's and have a Suzanne Grae voucher to spend, but don't want to go in there until I'm more confident..... It's very exciting saying goodbye to that number! Well done! I'm 156cm tall, or short, however you look at it!

Wow Aussie Girl, great video, it's inspiring to see your success, gives me hope!

I seem to have a huge problem with typing the letter 'n' - hope you can all read typo.

Hi all, I've been reading the last 107 pages before I post- wow, so much info, has been very helpful and interesting. I had the sleeve done on 28th November, the first 4 days are a blur, glad to get home from hospital and in my own bed. I started at 110kgs and am now 97kgs... It would have take. Me proba ly six months on WW to loose this much. Looking forward to see what the future brings for me and all of you. Have t really had any complications, on soft/mushy food now, seeing the dietician this week, need to sort out my protien, but really surprised his much enery I have. I have great supportive family and friends, also supportive employer as well - they all have visited me in the first week and are interested in how they can support me. Looking forward to reading more posts and hearing everyones experience. Ciao for now!

I had my surgery on 28/11 - so early days. I also had very bad back pain, so bad that I though it was worse than the surgery pain. Mum came over on my release day and rubbed voltaren in for me...... Had some nausea first day home, but woke up on sunday 2/12 feeling good. Oh and to add to all of this, got my period day after surgery, but all great now, so had a lot of regret, but not now..... Back pain is gone, period finished in record time and more mobile. Pooped today which was a relief, the surgeon has seen way too much of me. I'm in townsville and looking forward to what the bee year brings - 13 kgs lost since pre-op to today.... Looking forward to hearing from others.....

I had my surgery on 28/11 - so early days. I also had very bad back pain, so bad that I though it was worse than the surgery pain. Mum came over on my release day and rubbed voltaren in for me...... Had some nausea first day home, but woke up on sunday 2/12 feeling good. Oh and to add to all of this, got my period day after surgery, but all great now, so had a lot of regret, but not now..... Back pain is gone, period finished in record time and more mobile. Pooped today which was a relief, the surgeon has seen way too much of me. I'm in townsville and looking forward to what the bee year brings - 13 kgs lost since pre-op to today.... Looking forward to hearing from others.....

I'm also 5 days post op, still on fluids and looking forward to moving to mushy food by end of the week, I'm struggling with water and shakes (both were great prior to surgery). Hang in there, my mum made me chicken soup, lamb stew (strained), and I'm adding a little lemon to the water, so going okay. It's a huge change, but I know it will be worth it.

I've had my op on November 28 and so glad, haven't yet seen a massive change, even though have gone from 110kg to 98kg from pre-op diet to 5 days post op, my friends and family have been great. I was like you, no health issues, had dodged all the big ones diabetes, blood pressure, very healthy (doctors words), but my BMI was 44...... Way too high. What I loved was my friends and family loved me for who I was, but after an interfriendtion (play on words) they shared their concerns about my longevity and that they are not ready to lose me, it was confronting, but they wanted to support me with weight watchers, exercise, whatever I wanted - I asked then what they thought about surgery and they said they were in, they will go with me the whole way..... And they did..... Now post op they have visited, bought me healing gifts, told me how proud they are.....I did wonder if I was conforming to society, especially when I was in pain after the op, did I do it because I didn't want to let my friends down.... But no, I did it for me, I want to be around, stay healthy, go on holidays, one day (long time) look after my daughters children.....enjoy a wonderful retirement...... So much life to live and one chance to live it! Hope your surgery went well too, I feel good now and I know the next 6 weeks will be challenging, but exciting too.... Stay positive, this is a beginning...... A second chance...