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Saltydog

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  1. Saltydog

    Australia - Melbourne

    Hi all Well it's been a year and I'm not very good at documenting or blogging but I thought I'd let you all know that I have nearly reached my surgeons suggested goal weight only 2 kegs to go till I am 90kg - down from 135kg. Have skin removal surgery - arms and stomach - booked with Dr Kevin Ho in Sydney on the 4th of Sept - am not sure how I feel about this new body yet but will keep trying to figure it out - good luck to you all
  2. Saltydog

    Australia - Melbourne

    1 week down- 3.5kg gone ..... Yippee
  3. Saltydog

    Australia - Melbourne

    Hi Nerms and Steveelea Thanks for your support guys - post op diet is very different to anything the Americans and other countries talk about...,,this also includes the pre-op diet and the hoops they have to jump through. If you were to compare you'd say we have it very very easy. The dieticians that I have seen ....once before surgery and once before I was discharged and that was because I asked to see them and I don't see them again for 2 weeks. The advice and guidelines are very flexible and no real guidelines other than firsts few days post surgery is /icechips/sips water until you have the X-ray and awful drink/radioactive crap to x-ray view that there is no leaks then they progress you to fluids or straw diet - anything that fits through a straw - they also advocate optifast smoothies for diet/nutrient benefits - I hate them so have been drinking anything I can make into soup/fluid consistency with real foods and fruit smoothies - even allowed icecream, jelly, fruit juice etc etc I have to say this laxidaisial approach made me really nervous and they basically say listen to your body. Going for small walks a couple of times a day so feeling pretty good really Hope everyone else is doing well Night
  4. Saltydog

    Australia - Melbourne

    Hi guys Op done - gastric bypass - 1st part complete...bring on the body morphious Spent a couple of days in ICU - problems with bleeding, breathing and pain so I'm told - I don't remember anything!!! Home now enjoying the fluids and wishing the nausea would just go the #£|¥\*}*!\ away.
  5. Saltydog

    Australia - Melbourne

    Thanks Steveelea I am excited ........ and not - the unknown of surgery always is a little daunting and the re-plumbing for the gastric bypass seems scary but to be the person I want and need to be/become is a step I have not made lightly so I hope all goes to plan ..... I was lucky not to have to do the pre-op diet I have seen you all talk about as I was doing Bodytrim and had managed to lose some weight as well as become fitter. I hope this does not come back and bite me in the long run. Thanks for making me welcome.
  6. Saltydog

    Australia - Melbourne

    Hi guys Im 129kg and am having the gastric bypass tomorrow afternoon and have just discovered the Aussie group - would love to join I'm having it done by DarrinGgoodall-Wilson at St. John of god Geelong. Look forward to sharing

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