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So it looks like I won't be going through the surgeon in Wollongong but will be sleeving with Dr Mosse too! I went for my surgical consultation with him last week and have my dietician appt at the end of next week but have been told I can book in my surgery date whenever I am ready...its becoming pretty real now!!

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I am also in Canberra and went to the the info session at Canberra Bariatric on 24th October. I will be meeting with Dr Mosse on 8th December.

Has anyone here accessed their super to fund the surgery?

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Chew ice...

It helps with the need to chew and it also helps with your hydration...

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I'm from Canberra too! I'm getting a sleeve done with Dr Mosse on the 26th of June. Just going about my business at the moment drinking Optifast shakes, Water and eating lovely stir fried vegetables and salads.

A question though: I take a women's Multivitamin every day at the moment. I can't remember whether I needed to take an extra Calcium tablet now as well as post-op?

(I know it was a chewable brand I'm meant to grab, but just not sure when I'm meant to start).

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I would love to join the Canberra FB page too if possible 😊

My FB name is Enn Geecee

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I'm from Canberra too! I'm getting a sleeve done with Dr Mosse on the 26th of June. Just going about my business at the moment drinking Optifast shakes, Water and eating lovely stir fried vegetables and salads.
A question though: I take a women's multivitamin every day at the moment. I can't remember whether I needed to take an extra Calcium tablet now as well as post-op?
(I know it was a chewable brand I'm meant to grab, but just not sure when I'm meant to start).


Extra calcium will be post-op as you can't get enough through food then. (Probably a couple of weeks after.) You're already getting extra now through Optifast.

Cheers [emoji3]

My time is NOW!

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Many thanks!

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I know this is an old thread, but I'm interested in chatting with people in Canberra. I'm having gastric bypass surgery in Washington DC in February 2019, and I will be moving to Canberra on a long-term basis in September 2019. I would love to participate in a local support group (if one exists) and I would also like recommendations on a doctor for my follow-up appointments in Canberra.

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On 8/24/2021 at 5:07 AM, lesley ingram said:

I'm from Canberra,I had My sleeved by Dr Mosse on 16/8/2021

Hi, Lesley! Nice to see someone else from Canberra! I did move there in 2019 and am seeing a GP to check blood levels. Everything is good, so I haven't needed to see a bariatric surgeon since I've been there.

I left Australia for work in April 2021, theoretically for three months. Now I'm one of the thousands of people stuck outside the country because there are no flights, and I have no idea when I will be able to return. I'm very sorry you all are locked down. It must be a particularly difficult time to have surgery there!

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