annie frangipani

Same here! My lips are so dry and cracked since last week and I've noticed that my skin all over in general, is SO dry. I think it might be because I'm just not drinking enough fluids. I live in Croydon but work in London if you ever fancy meeting up for a chat xxx Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I had my op 3 days after you! At the BMI hospital in Orpington, Kent. I'm eating a lot more solid foods now but just chewing them loads and load until they have a purée texture. I forgot to mention I also get these amazing Soups from Aldi called Ilumi which are gluten free and they taste AMAZING. Stocking up on more of those today! X Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I get the shakes from xante diet. They actually taste alright! And the unflavoured Protein from Holland and Barrett. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Have you tried quiche? I usually have either Soup or quiche or quorn mince? X Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I had my surgery in the UK with BMI hospitals. The cost was £9.5k. I think that was totally worth it because the surgeon I had was one of the top bariatric surgeons in the country. They also insist on a 3 night stay in the hospital following the op to ensure that you are getting the upmost care which really helps you start your journey on the right path and minimises any potential health risks. I have 2 small children so even that break not being at home, running around after them, doing housework, etc, did me the world of good. I had my surgery on Saturday and now I am resting at home. Feel okay, weirdly I am getting these gnawing hunger pains but I have read that might be because my stomach is producing too much acid so I need to speak to the doctor and ask him to prescribe me a higher dose of anti-acid. My eye sight was also incredibly blurred after the surgery, so much so that I couldn't really see anything but colours and shapes. This was caused by the anti sickness medicines they had me on but it freaked me out for a while! It's slowly getting better now though which is good. I was so worried ahead of my surgery that they would operate and then abandon the mission once they saw how bad my liver (I was really bad in the first week) i asked the doctor what it was like after the surgery and he said that my liver was fatty, but soft so it was easily moved out of the way for the surgery. I drank tons of Water ahead of the surgery, stuck to the diet like crazy and took loads of milk thistle so I think that must have helped. I slept for pretty much 24 hours after the surgery and feeling much better with everyday that passes also I'm looking forward to a full recovery. Xxx Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Thank you for getting back to me guys. It's so nice to have people to talk too on here! I am on my second week of the pre op diet and hopefully I do better this week than my EPIC fail last week. I drank (alcohol) on 3 nights, ate sweets, carbs and pretty much everything else that is banned. My will power is just shocking. I have 5 days to go for surgery and I am going to stick to the diet like crazy. I am so determined. I have to do this. I'm so scared the doctor is going to operate and then see that my liver is just a huge hot mess and then he won't operate. I know that I can't re-do my wrongs and if anything happens then all I have is myself to blame. I'm hoping that if I drink enough Water and hardly eat anything he won't be able to tell....ugh. This part has got to be the worst, surely?! How long are you guys taking off work after the surgery? I'm off for 1 week. And then I'm walking straight into a brand new job. Hopefully they won't notice that I'm only eating liquified foods!! It's a fresh start at least. Xx Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I am booked in for 5th March and would love to talk to you if you are! I'm 33 yr old female from Croydon, Greater London and having my surgery with Mr El Hesani in Orpington. I'm a relatively low BMI for the procedure (BMI 32) but they are allowing the surgery to go ahead due to some underlying health issues. I'm currently on my 2 week pre-op diet and my sugar cravings are out of control :-( this is so hard. Hope to hear from you! Would love to swap experiences. Thanks xoxoxo Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App