LauraVSGinNZ

August 17th here. Start pre op opti fast diet tomorrow. Excited/ nervous!!!

Hi amazing people. I have 1 month till my pre op diet begins and I'm starting to ask a lot of questions and have some random musings... Check out my YouTube channel if yiu have time and subscribe ))

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Does anyone eat prawn dumplings???

Can someone please explain to me why it's not recommended to drink with a straw??

Is it too early to find any August sleevers? My date is August 17th... Wish it was yesterday but have to time it around travel and my job so August 17th it is! Can't believe that in a year from now I will be well on my way to goal ))))

I am having the surgery in New Zealand (where I am from) and travelling to Russia (where I Live) 3.5 weeks later. My surgeon has no qualms about this and said as long as I can be in touch with how I'm going. She said any problems would be resolved in the first week or two. The clothing issue is impossible to solve. Just take a belt! Your clothing size may not change too drastically in that time and if anything your current wardrobe will just fit you better. Try not to stress )

It is SUCH a relief to read some refreshing honesty. I am not having my surgery until August and the food funerals for me have already began! Some of the opinions and advice of the people in these forums suggest that if I'm not already eating as though I have the sleeve, then I am probably not ready to under go the surgery! I am finally feeling a little more "normal" about my eating habits / desperate eating. I am preparing myself in setting up a good exercise routine by adopting that already... One less thing to think about post op I guess.

Born and raised in Auckland, New Zealand. Currently live and Work in Moscow, Russia. Intending on having surgery in either Auckland with Stephanie Ulmer or Mexico with Dr Ortiz at the end of August.

Had anyone flown long distance within a month after surgery? 12 hours plus.

Is it ok to keep adding chia seeds and maca powder, cacao etc to smoothies post op?

Hey I would love to talk to you about your experience. I am also from New Zealand and considering Mexico as an option. It would save me about 10,000 i think?! Did you fly home long after the surgery? What is the process if there are complications etc?

Bingo!!! Good luck ????????????????

See it as a positive... Wait for what happens after the appeal and regardless, know that you are still losing. Whatever you lose before the sleeve is weight that you don't have to loose after the sleeve. Try to see the light x

This is so exciting reading the updates of the surgery you ladies have just had. Nothing but good vibes! I'm going to be paying for surgery in New Zealand around August but am suddenly considering having it done in Mexico to save myself 10 grand! Especially reading about the lack of complications etc. While it's an investment I don't want to feel ripped off! I live and work in Russia at the moment. There's definitely no english support groups here so I am thrilled to have found this forum.

This is certainly a predicament to be in. I am in my very early stages of research and appointments and hope to have the surgery in August 2015. I too was very concerned about the opinions of my loved ones who are my support network. Before I informed them of my decision, I ensured I could give them all of the answers to the questions they were bound to have. Including the emotional ones. At the end of the day I figured that my closing argument would be that I am going to go thru with the Surgery with or without their support, however if i had their support I would have far less stress which would make everything much smoother in terms of recovery and looking forward. As it turned out when i did approach them, they were thrilled for me and happy for the decision I have made to change my future for the better. Feel confident and trust your own instincts. Your partner will get over it and at the end of the day should be happy for you when you find your happiness with the results you are bound to achieve.