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I got my quote for the sleeve proceedure and there is a $2205.50 cost for Prosthetics!!! Is this bougie left in place? I was under the impression that there were no **prosthetics** well...not over $2000 worth? Can anyone shed some light for me please... Many thanks

I gave them a call to ask about this cost...they told me that the stapel gun and staples they use are titanium and are of the throw away variety! think i might ask to keep my gun.....THEN FRAME IT WHEN I GET HOME. let it be a constant reminder to myself!! thanks for the input girls... cheers

Congrats Carol! I hope I can be in the same place you are in 9 mts time or so.. I dont remember ever being in a size 14....or 16 for that matter! It really is nice to hear these kind of stories! so well done! what you have done is priceless! cheers.

might have to give them a call i think!!!!!!

the Yucca root sounds like a bad experience before you even start trying to put it in your body! Im funny ha ha funny stranger about that kind of deal! so....if you see the yucca root in the store again i would be telling him thanks but no thanks. lol tell me they are not like *dates* lmao!

Hi joy I was just wondering, and I know its going to sound strange, but... would you do it all over again...was it worth it?? for all the things that went wrong?

I have been waiting for about 3 weeks now and am glad to be able to say my appointment with the surgon/specilist is tomozo *lol* for short cut word! I have a hour and a half appointment and am totally baffeled as to what is going to happen in that hour and a half. what are they going to say? are they going to accept me? are they going to ask me questions? maybe they are going to tell me what to do next...or even tell me to wait. (until apra releases my super....IF they release my super)hell maybe they could even say start preparing NOW yippeeeeeeee I look at my daughters little tuppaware *snack cup* and think to myself that i will be joining her in the snack cup meal *grins* very excited!! My hubby says he will buy baby food for me too!! (smart asssssssk your mother for sixpence to see the funny giraffe!!!!!!) back to the story.....I can only imagine that this appointment will change my life one way or the other. I will be devistated if they cant help me...or have to make me wait for 6 months or or or...who knows what. I know that I want this surgury and am totally ready for the upside down that i will be thrown into... I like upside down! I'm good at upside down, especially if its been a long time comming and i have made it happen for myself. thats how everything has happened for me over my life. example..... a washing machine put me into a home loan and one of the best decisions i have ever made in my life! (I now pay half of what most rent for) So...hopefully tommozo is one of those days where i thank my lucky stars i went into my hubbies doctors clinic with him, but waited in the waiting room. the one faithful day I picked up a peice of paper that could change my life, and perception of life and how i see it forever. I peice of paper that made me consider what i want for myself....my family....no just myself for the second (not that they didnt have weight in the decision of course) but a peice of paper that could make me totally re evaluate who i am...and who i could be if this actually worked for me. positive turmoil that has given me restless nights, but waking with a smile. Anxiety on a decision that has to be made twice....three times even. Maybe the answer is in the washing machine or the pocket of my jeans! pre or post wash is the question.:001_rolleyes:

Lbs sounds so much further away than Kgs *smiles* ohhh boy. so here goes right!!!! at the top of my pregnancy and highest weight ever,(i only gained 6Lbs and baby was 9Lbs14) I was 332Lbs and....8 mts on have lost 44Lbs (by myself) to now be at 288Lbs I think I should be aiming at around 143...but it seems so far away pffft 189 and counting. got to start somewhere.....and the 100 plus club (as at today) looks like a great place to start/continue Another day closer to being better for me and my family! you girls are the best. every post I read, the more comfortable I feel about the choice I have made for my future

*slaps self* for not being able to work out how to transfer my ticker. Made ticker and must of coppied bb code a million times, tryed the upload botton, tryed the save signature....pfffffft No hunch! lol silly me grrrrr!!!! :001_rolleyes:

*big smiles* congrats chick!

A little over a year ago I took my hubby to his GP for a check up. While I waited.... in the waiting area (of all places, funny enough) I was looking over a board of pamplets... pamflets.... nope thats not it either.... info board:thumbup1: and saw some....info on banding. I had them in the top draw of my desk and would always look at them thinking 'there is no way I'm going to be able to afford this treatment' I would sigh and put them back. It wasn't till I was going through the info and found the part about being over 40 BMI (my BMI was up to 60 with only a 3 kg weight gain in late pregnancy, and is now at 50 7 and and a half mts later....swallows hard) that I booked an appt. with my GP to see if there was any way around it. I built a case of *yo yo proof* with photos at all stages of my life, none of which were "skinny", but you could see that this battle was going on for manyyyyy years (50kg here 30kg there) and never even come close to winning. My lovely GP looked at me and said that I was a perfect candidate and don't worry about the money as you should be able to access your superanuation to pay for it. I felt the biggest wash of releif/anxiety/fear/excitement/jelly legs/upside down belly like a child on xmas eve. ohhh did I mention anxiety??? I was then put on a public waiting list at catagory 2 waiting list which translates to, ohhhh about 3 to 6 months waiting list... adn thats only for an interview to be re catagorised again!!! (another 1 year waiting list so I'm told) *slumps in chair* Scratching around in all the sites I find a seminar for banding. gung ho on getting a band I went along and was amazed to learn of this sleeve. Instantly i was.....:thumbup1:. thank god I found this out before signing up for a band where I was prepared to take all the jackpots that come with it. Soooo back to the drawing board, and another mountain of hours looking into sleeve pros and cons. I haven't been able to find many long term sleevers but also haven't heard of many complaints for those who have had it. I am totally happy with my decision to have a sleeve. I was prepared to do a band with all the associated posibilities/disruptions, BUT now am all warm and fuzzy thinking that I beleive I saved myself a bucket load of heartache by choosing a little sleeve. I can't wait to see my doc next week and see what he has to say and what my next move is. Until then I will keep trying to loose weight on my own, wishing the days away.:001_rolleyes: roll on 19th!!! ****off with the fairies for the minute****

Hi ppl. Is *nexium a vitamin supliment* for the first *month* after surgury??

thanks lib. how are you finding it?? do they look after you at greenslopes?? *smiles* they seemed really nice! and cant wait to see them on the 19th

I already love this site, watching it grow and getting to know the peope that make many threads. ok...most dont know me....but over time, I hope I can become a strong part of this community. I have already learnt sooooo much. so... *smiles* thankyou soooo much for the welcome...its kind of nice to know the welcome's are there, also the support and friendship, not to mention the wealth of info that you guys carry with experience.

**waves arms in the air madly** don't forget meeeeeeee:wink0:

Hey everyoneeeee. I have just made the switch from LBT to here. happy happyyyyyy. It's really nice to be able to find out more first hand experience from ppl with this sleeve. I have spent a great many hours on the next trolling for info and was *thinking* that sleeve was going to be a better option, but still needed the back up info to support this idea. I was getting a bit scared about the band but was almost ready to commit to it before i found out how wonderful this sleeve is ment to be. I have my appointment on the 19th of this month and have started the request for super release. I'm gonna get the sleeve if my doc gives it the ok. Really can't wait! ITS TIME Thank you all for giving info and feedback freely. It makes me feel more confident about the choice i have made for myself. :wink0:

In the paper work i got from the docs, i was told to consider weight lost in preperation. i joined a local slimmers club last week that promotes healthy eating for life. i did my first weekly weigh in tonight and lost 1.5kg/3.3lbs woo hoo. i am so proud of myself. i drove all the way home with a smile on my face knowing that i had a personal win for myself. I think i finally found the button that makes me question what the hell is going in the *in* door. thank god im not tracking the out doors while questioning my brains ability to push buttons!

In the paper work i got from the docs, i was told to consider weight lost in preperation. i joined a local slimmers club last week that promotes healthy eating for life. i did my first weekly weigh in tonight and lost 1.5kg/3.3lbs woo hoo. i am so proud of myself. i drove all the way home with a smile on my face knowing that i had a personal win for myself. I think i finally found the button that makes me question what the hell is going in the *in* door. thank god im not tracking the out doors while questioning my brains ability to push buttons!

hi there. Like you, I'm not banded and have been looking at paper work for a long time. you mentioned in your post "I don't want to be consumed with thinking about food" and its funny you know....thats really what got us into this trouble in the first place. Not thinking about what we are doing. It dawned on me that, not thinking about it *and being happy doing so* is the reason why I have a massive overeating problem. Maybe we need to change our thinking to get us out of this mess. I am tonight looking fwd to having a weigh in after 1 week of *thinking carefully* whats really going into my body cheers....good luck

yayyy I got my first letter from the hospital with a 3 month time frame to see a surgon. Baby steps I know, but...every step is in the right direction. I sat staring at the paper work for hours yesterday and couldnt even imagin the impact this kind of surgury would have on my life. It really is only a dream of sustainable outcomes. Outcomes that should last longer than the yo yo rollercoster that I am only wayyyy to happy to disembark!!!! I have no idea how I would look in a smaller persons body... but totally want it this time. I have cut my food intake to a sensible level and it feels great. I'm also looking to start excercising again after the stiches in my knee are removed. (over due knee surgery after 11 months of pain) Such a life changing step and excited about it and the chance to be a success story like so many of the people on this site. a chance to get it rite. not stuff it up, a reason to really make it happen, and a reminder to myself of the deep commitment I am actively seeking. Im on the way kids!!! Im DOIN' IT IT'S TIMEEEEEE

yayyy I got my first letter from the hospital with a 3 month time frame to see a surgon. Baby steps I know, but...every step is in the right direction. I sat staring at the paper work for hours yesterday and couldnt even imagin the impact this kind of surgury would have on my life. It really is only a dream of sustainable outcomes. Outcomes that should last longer than the yo yo rollercoster that I am only wayyyy to happy to disembark!!!! I have no idea how I would look in a smaller persons body... but totally want it this time. I have cut my food intake to a sensible level and it feels great. I'm also looking to start excercising again after the stiches in my knee are removed. (over due knee surgery after 11 months of pain) Such a life changing step and excited about it and the chance to be a success story like so many of the people on this site. a chance to get it rite. not stuff it up, a reason to really make it happen, and a reminder to myself of the deep commitment I am actively seeking. Im on the way kids!!! Im DOIN' IT IT'S TIMEEEEEE