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Hi I had my sleeve done July 6th 2011 at dews bury west Yorkshire by surgeon mr jemeel I was in theatre for four hours due to having lots of adhesions due to previous abdominal surgeries I woke up in pain with a drain in but after my pain relief was given I was fine I had a xray swallow test the next day no leaks were found just swelling had to stay in hospital for four days I was allowed liquids only fir one week the. Puree foods for two weeks then mushy foods for two weeks then normal foods told not to drink for thirty min before foods and thirty min after foods my starting heaviest weight on my journey was 18 stone 6 lb I was in a size 26 clothes and had a bmi of 47.4 as I am only 5.2 half I am fifty two years old and have disabilities with other medical conditions I wanted to loose weight to keep my diabetes under control and keep me from a wheel chair I am now five stones lighter and in a size 16 Have even managed to loose one pound this Christmas week I am so happy not to have piled weight on at Christmas I love my sleeve in just need some advise how to kick start this stall and slow weight loss I have bought some Protein Bars to see if that will give the weight loss a ooh kick to loose more weight need to loose another three stones yet xxxxxxxx

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Welcome, Brown Owl!

​Sounds like you are doing beautifully. I'm only 2 1/2 weeks post-op, so your story is good for me to hear.

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