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Hi all, just wanted to introduce myself,

Im due to be sleeved on the 20th May, by Dr France in Adelaide, South Australia. I had my lapband removed in November after nearly 7 years. The band worked fine in the beginning, I lost about 35 kilos, but started to suffer severe reflux, then once i had the band deflated to sort that out i could never get good restriction, i could either eat everything or not even get Water down depending on the day. This went on for a couple of years while the reflux returned time and time again...... and I have regained nearly all the weight :(

After reading a number of posts on this forum, Ive realised im nowhere near alone with this experience of the lapband!

When Dr France removed my lapband (he was not the doctor that put it in), he found that my stomach had slipped up through the band and was a lopsided mess...... so im waiting for 6 months for it to hopefully heal and be in good shape for the sleeve in may.

Ive been lurking on this and other sleeve forums for months and have learnt so much already. Thought it was time to introduce myself :)

Wishing everyone luck and health in their sleeve journey.

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Good luck in your continuing weight loss journey. I have been on my pre-op Optifast since last Sunday and tomorrow I start clear fluids for 3 days. I am being sleeved by Dr Lopez this coming Wednesday and am looking foward to it but am soooo scared! I fly out to Mexico on Monday evening so it's all go go go! Be glad when I'm on the other side! I am going to Mexico as they have really good experience with large patients and a large number of patients too, plus its really cheap $4,600...and I get to go to the US and Mexico too!

Wishing you all the best,I don't think there are as too many Aussies on this site so it's nice to get someone in the same sort of time zone!

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Hi all, just wanted to introduce myself,

Im due to be sleeved on the 20th May, by Dr France in Adelaide, South Australia. I had my lapband removed in November after nearly 7 years. The band worked fine in the beginning, I lost about 35 kilos, but started to suffer severe reflux, then once i had the band deflated to sort that out i could never get good restriction, i could either eat everything or not even get Water down depending on the day. This went on for a couple of years while the reflux returned time and time again...... and I have regained nearly all the weight :(

After reading a number of posts on this forum, Ive realised im nowhere near alone with this experience of the lapband!

When Dr France removed my lapband (he was not the doctor that put it in), he found that my stomach had slipped up through the band and was a lopsided mess...... so im waiting for 6 months for it to hopefully heal and be in good shape for the sleeve in may.

Ive been lurking on this and other sleeve forums for months and have learnt so much already. Thought it was time to introduce myself :)

Wishing everyone luck and health in their sleeve journey.

. Welcome! Wow you have had a long journey! Best wishes in the up doing months! I hope your stomach heals quicker than expected! Tina

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Good luck in your continuing weight loss journey. I have been on my pre-op Optifast since last Sunday and tomorrow I start clear fluids for 3 days. I am being sleeved by Dr Lopez this coming Wednesday and am looking foward to it but am soooo scared! I fly out to Mexico on Monday evening so it's all go go go! Be glad when I'm on the other side! I am going to Mexico as they have really good experience with large patients and a large number of patients too, plus its really cheap $4,600...and I get to go to the US and Mexico too!

Wishing you all the best,I don't think there are as too many Aussies on this site so it's nice to get someone in the same sort of time zone!

. Safe travels and best wishes on your surgery! Keep us posted! Tina

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Yes in am an Aussie (Victorian) and joined what I thought was this site 2 years ago, lost all of my login details and had to re apply. The old site looked a lot different than this one and I was sure the site was an Aussie site. The main banners were all pink. Does this site have an australian section. cheers

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Hi ...Im also in OZ, Perth and work in Karratha.

im self funded so doing the surgery overseas. ( $9000 including flights). I found a Doctor in Morocco where im originaly from, He is French and does all his surgeries there ( Dr Richard Abittan) . Flying out on the 14th July and surgery on the 16th July. I cant wait!!

im a bit concerned about traveling back home on a long flight post surgery...how was it for you? did you managed to sleep on the flight? was it Ok.? did you feel dehydrated...?

Any tips or advice will help...Cheers

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Hi ...Im also in OZ' date=' Perth and work in Karratha.

im self funded so doing the surgery overseas. ( 9000 including flights). I found a Doctor in Morocco where im originaly from, He is French and does all his surgeries there ( Dr Richard Abittan) . Flying out on the 14th July and surgery on the 16th July. I cant wait!!

im a bit concerned about traveling back home on a long flight post surgery...how was it for you? did you managed to sleep on the flight? was it Ok.? did you feel dehydrated...?

Any tips or advice will help...Cheers[/quote']

Hey Aussie Girl I'm in Perth too, was sleeved on the 6 th of June in Perth. By the time I left hospital I was a little sore but other than that feeling fine so your trip home should be fine .

Wishing you the best of luck .

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Hi Linky, good to hear...so whats your progress has been like?

My BMI is is just on 30. I'm 175cm , 89Kg....i can wait ....i have been reading this forum for few weeks now and every one seems to have a good results....im so excited!

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Hi Linky' date=' good to hear...so whats your progress has been like?

My BMI is is just on 30. I'm 175cm , 89Kg....i can wait ....i have been reading this forum for few weeks now and every one seems to have a good results....im so excited![/quote']

My bmi was 32 , 167cm tall, 95kgs before pre op fast . Now 2.5 weeks post op 83 kg . Best thing ever but you realise how much socialising revolves around food and drinking ,I'm on purée food atm . Starting thinking healthy choices because you can still eat bad from what I've read .

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This is great! Congratulation!!

Yeah ...i know, i guess we just need to be patient for a while and then things will go back to normal again.

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This is great! Congratulation!!

Yeah ...i know' date=' i guess we just need to be patient for a while and then things will go back to normal again.[/quote']

Ask away anything if you need to , it helps prepare you. :)

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Yes in am an Aussie (Victorian) and joined what I thought was this site 2 years ago' date=' lost all of my login details and had to re apply. The old site looked a lot different than this one and I was sure the site was an Aussie site. The main banners were all pink. Does this site have an australian section. cheers[/quote']

Yes it does. Attention! Australian sleevers. It is an awesome thread.

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Yeah..this is great...I have been reading heaps of posts here, Im not worries a bout the procedures, Dr Abittan is well known and ill be in safe hands...

But I could only get 10 days off work.

Flight Ex Perth 14/7/13

Op 16/7/13

Out of hospital 19/7/13

Fly back to Perth 24/7/13

Back to work 25/7/13

Im only worried a bit about my long flight coming back home....

8Hrs + 2Hrs transit + 11Hrs to Perth...

Any one out there in Oz who went overseas for surgery? and how was the flight back home?

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Hi linky, guess you would be on purée diet now...are you taking any Vitamins? Protein?

How is your Water intake? Many people are saying they are finding hard to keep hydrated. As it it I always forgot drinking water, but I drink a lots of tea during the day...

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