Attention ! Australian Sleevers

[kelliv 659]

She is perfect' date=' just like any baby but a miniature baby.[/quote']

Will they need to wait until she is a little heavier before taking her home?

[AussieLady 521]

Yes, she needs to double her weight. She is about 1.3 kg and needs to be 2.5. But she also has to be sucking and feeding well. So should be ready to come home by her due date, July, 10.

[mistysj 1,940]

Sorry to make it about me, but it is 7:19 and I have eaten dinner! This is the earliest since my surgery. I think I am finally getting the routine down! I bought a countdown timer app for my phone and set up a compound timer. I also looked on my sheet and realized I only needed to stop drinking 15 minutes before I eat rather than 30. So my timer is set up like:

15 minutes - no drinking

20 minutes - eat

45 minutes - no drinking

55 minutes - check glucose (because that makes 2 hours from start of meal)

I can just start the timer when I decide to stop drinking for my next meal and it beeps at me to tell me to do the next thing nif you have an iPhone it is called Seconds Pro and it was made for interval training workouts. You can also click on a part of the timer to reset it if it already started, like if you got a phone call and couldn't start eating yet. Maybe geeky but it has been helpful to me!

I also picked up a different Multivitamin today. Elevit with iodine. It was recommended by an Australian bariatric dietitian whose book I am reading. She says that contrary to popular belief Sleevers do get deficiencies. This is a high potency Vitamin for pregnant women but she said it is the best in the Australian market for bariatric patients. It has a huge amount of Iron and Vitamin C though. I hope I don't get nauseated from the Iron. I also picked up Caltrate with Vitamin D. I have had hysterectomy and I'm only 35 so I am paranoid about osteoporosis.

[kelliv 659]

Sorry to make it about me' date=' but it is 7:19 and I have eaten dinner! This is the earliest since my surgery. I think I am finally getting the routine down! I bought a countdown timer app for my phone and set up a compound timer. I also looked on my sheet and realized I only needed to stop drinking 15 minutes before I eat rather than 30. So my timer is set up like:

15 minutes - no drinking

20 minutes - eat

45 minutes - no drinking

55 minutes - check glucose (because that makes 2 hours from start of meal)

I can just start the timer when I decide to stop drinking for my next meal and it beeps at me to tell me to do the next thing nif you have an iPhone it is called Seconds Pro and it was made for interval training workouts. You can also click on a part of the timer to reset it if it already started, like if you got a phone call and couldn't start eating yet. Maybe geeky but it has been helpful to me!

I also picked up a different Multivitamin today. Elevit with iodine. It was recommended by an Australian bariatric dietitian whose book I am reading. She says that contrary to popular belief Sleevers do get deficiencies. This is a high potency Vitamin for pregnant women but she said it is the best in the Australian market for bariatric patients. It has a huge amount of Iron and Vitamin C though. I hope I don't get nauseated from the Iron. I also picked up Caltrate with Vitamin D. I have had hysterectomy and I'm only 35 so I am paranoid about osteoporosis.[/quote']

Hi Misty, I tried an alarm on my phone at about the same stage you are now and within a couple of days it drive me and others around nuts so I had to turn it off! You will soon get into a routine.

[mzbkt 4]

Im in brisbane. My surgery is on the 4th of june. Im scared. Im excited. Im all over the place.

[mistysj 1,940]

Im in brisbane. My surgery is on the 4th of june. Im scared. Im excited. Im all over the place.

Welcome! Are you on a pre-op diet? Who is your surgeon? Lots of us are in Brisbane and we have meet-ups sometimes. We just had one on 13 May. I was only sleeved on the 14th and Bec will be sleeved soon as well. And I think I am forgetting someone.

[kelliv 659]

Im in brisbane. My surgery is on the 4th of june. Im scared. Im excited. Im all over the place.

Welcome, yes where in Brisbane are you and who is your doctor? We will be thinking of you next week.

[mpi 5]

Starting weight 92kilo. Goal weight 62-65 kilo.

That is my weight as of today and my goal weight as well. Hope I don't put anymore weight on in the next few weeks as my surgery date is 2nd July! All the very best for your procedure tomorrow..... Keep us posted!

[Bec101 227]

Im in brisbane. My surgery is on the 4th of june. Im scared. Im excited. Im all over the place.

I'm in Brisbane too and my durgery is on Monday so just 1 day before!!! It's normal to feel like this!! Everyone on here are great and feel free to ask anything u'll be fine!!!

[k8ee 131]

Sorry to make it about me' date=' but it is 7:19 and I have eaten dinner! This is the earliest since my surgery. I think I am finally getting the routine down! I bought a countdown timer app for my phone and set up a compound timer. I also looked on my sheet and realized I only needed to stop drinking 15 minutes before I eat rather than 30. So my timer is set up like:

15 minutes - no drinking

20 minutes - eat

45 minutes - no drinking

55 minutes - check glucose (because that makes 2 hours from start of meal)

I can just start the timer when I decide to stop drinking for my next meal and it beeps at me to tell me to do the next thing nif you have an iPhone it is called Seconds Pro and it was made for interval training workouts. You can also click on a part of the timer to reset it if it already started, like if you got a phone call and couldn't start eating yet. Maybe geeky but it has been helpful to me!

I also picked up a different Multivitamin today. Elevit with iodine. It was recommended by an Australian bariatric dietitian whose book I am reading. She says that contrary to popular belief Sleevers do get deficiencies. This is a high potency Vitamin for pregnant women but she said it is the best in the Australian market for bariatric patients. It has a huge amount of Iron and Vitamin C though. I hope I don't get nauseated from the Iron. I also picked up Caltrate with Vitamin D. I have had hysterectomy and I'm only 35 so I am paranoid about osteoporosis.[/quote']

Hi mistysj! My dietician said the same thing about elevit too. I'm also taking citrical +D and B12 Vitamins.

[mistysj 1,940]

I am using a B12 sublingual spray. One spray is 500 IU, which is the RDA. I have noticed from MFP that I am not getting enough Vitamin A. Maybe I need to add some mushy carrots to some of my puree foods. I really don't want to have to take a third supplement. Vitamin A has harmful effects if you get too much too. I think a lot of sleeve patients think that they don't have to supplement at all, and I am not sure this is the case.

How is everyone doing today? I am doing great! I found out that my Water goes down a lot quicker / easier if I put a squeeze of lime into it. And the lime slice lasts a couple of refills of the water bottle. I hadn't tried it because I don't have the metallic/heavy taste from Water that so many people do. But it sure tastes better with a little flavor. I don't like to put sweet things in it because the smell/taste seems to linger in my water bottle for a few washes. I can handle lime though.

Since I'm back at work I am noticing it's harder to get in my walks. There is a gym right across the street. When I cancelled my gym membership before (about 6 months ago) I said that I would walk outdoors and I bought a set of dumbells to use at home, but I have failed on both counts. I think my husband might kill me for buying the weights and then joining a gym again, but I need the exercise. It doesn't help that I am a 5 minute walk to the train station, on both ends of my commute. Sometimes I get off at the next or previous station and walk, but somehow it feels silly and it's hard to make myself do it after a long day at the office.

[kelliv 659]

Misty, lime or lemon works but I also find drinking it cold also helps make the Water go down. Hope everyone has a great weekend.

[mzbkt 4]

Hi and thanks for all the well wishes. Im going through dr hopkins at holy spirit north side. No pre op diet still smoking and going on a weekend bender. I wasnt really told to do otherwise... Slightly worried now. Any ideas lol

[mistysj 1,940]

Hi and thanks for all the well wishes. Im going through dr hopkins at holy spirit north side. No pre op diet still smoking and going on a weekend bender. I wasnt really told to do otherwise... Slightly worried now. Any ideas lol

Don't smoke within 48 hours of your surgery or you can have complications. And don't eat too heavy the day before because if there is still food in your stomach it could be bad news. I am not a smoker, just going by what i have heard. I think Dean went to that hospital. If not then someone else did on this thread.

[B1zzyL1zzy 17]

Ruby's a great name Wendy. Hope that all plays out well for you and your daughter - congratulations.

I'm not shy, I just don't have one! I think you'd know by now, shy is the last thing I am!!

My daughters have their confirmation Friday night - I'm sure there will be some happy snappers there.

Wow Dean - what a difference!! We all smile a lot more now, don't we?? I have lost 20kg since beginning of March, goal is 2kg away and I am so happy :-) Wouldn't change a thing! All the best to everyone out there.