A Heads Up for Aussies

[Parvathi 2]

Calling all Aussies

Just saw that A Current Affair (gotta love Ray Martin lol) is having a story tomorrow night about going out of the country for discount plastic surgery, if anyone is interested in watching...

A couple of us were talking about it a few weeks ago, so thought it might be relevant.

[Kelliebelly 13]

I seen that, I will be watching it. I have already got some quotes through from GG for surgery in Malaysia. The ocst for what I want done is under half what I would pay here. It is a risk and I am still deciding if it is what I am going to do. Ill see what Ray has to say about it.

PS Jess, You are doing so well with your weight loss, keep up the good work....PPS wanna come to Malaysia with me next year..lmao

[Th?r?se 0]

Hey Kel...I recognised your pic straight away. How are you doing? Recovered from the conference yet?

I won't be going OS for plastic surgery..heard all sorts of horror stories..but as WA is like 50% the cost of the Eastern states I might well go over there for it.

Nice to see you

Thérèse

[Kelliebelly 13]

Hiyaaaa Therese,

Good to see you. Yes I have recovered...just. No more tequila shots for me

If that is true about WA, I will go there, would much rather that then overseas. Do you have more info about it, I would be interested to know. Good to see you!!

[Chickie 15]

Very interesting.. I will have to watch (although my band doc is doing my TT for me, for next to nothing, it will be interesting to see how much I will save)

[Th?r?se 0]

Well only from what I have been told by a couple of people. Colleen from WA was one of them so maybe we should post this in Ozband and see what they say about it...but that is definitely what I have been told.

Thérèse

[Parvathi 2]

I seen that, I will be watching it. I have already got some quotes through from GG for surgery in Malaysia. The ocst for what I want done is under half what I would pay here. It is a risk and I am still deciding if it is what I am going to do. Ill see what Ray has to say about it.

PS Jess, You are doing so well with your weight loss, keep up the good work....PPS wanna come to Malaysia with me next year..lmao

Thanks Kel!! I've been really frustrated lately, as its slowed from about 1kg/wk to around 0.5kg/wk, if I'm lucky. Then it fluctuates back and forth. I've got to remember to remind myself that no matter how slow I go, without the band I was gaining, so this is better. The closer I get to goal though, the more I want to be there lol, so I often find me beating myself up over it.

You're doing really well yourself! That plateau is definitely history Are you still doing Curves?

I too, got a quote from GG for surgery in Malaysia, just to see what it would be. I mentioned it to my husband and he was intrigued with the whole 3 week holiday thing and 1/2 the money of a local surgeon, but not so intrigued that he told me to book it lol. It does kinda make PS sound very relaxing (atleast the recovery portion of it). I have my consult with the PS here in Melbourne on the 25th, so I'm looking forward to hearing what he has to say. A coworker of mine used him last year for a TT and then lost more weight, so went back under the knife yesterday to have more skin removed and rhinoplasty.

Just give me a yell when you're ready to head to Malaysia - I'm always up for a holiday

[Jachut 487]

Really doubt I'll need a Tummy Tuck but maybe a bit of Lipo to finish up the job. And these poor old boobies that have fed 3 babies for a total of about 6 years are definitely going to need some work.

Interesting about WA!

[Kelliebelly 13]

Jess,

I missed it, I forgot all about it. What was in the story? Tell me all plzzzzzzz

[Parvathi 2]

I got home just in time and made my hubby suffer through it LOL. It ended up being a two part special, so yesterday was before surgery and today will be the after surgery bit. It was on a specific hospital in Thailand (Bangkok), but I can't remember the name. This is meant to be the place Aussies go for plastic surgery, with more than (I think he said) 8000 of us there last year for PS. I'm sure as soon as they've done the second part it'll be posted on http://www.ninemsn.com.au/aca. From what I saw though, it looked like the hospital conditions were on par w/ Aussie hospitals.

I'll watch again tonight and see if I can find out anything more

[Guest myband]

Parvathi,

If you had your surgery for banding at The Avenue, did you get a look around the surgery room........I was shocked at how run down it looked, I think the hospital just needed a spruce up but the surgeons there are brilliant tho' and unreal after care. I have looked at video sites of other hospitals, Mexico, Thialand and such, and the main hospitals have incredible surgery rooms, but never sure on the expertise of the surgeons.

Saw Ray Martin tonight and the women who had plastic surgery on her face looked great, and the young girl who had a Tummy Tuck was very pleased with herself. Worth looking into when its so much cheaper.

[theresa2mum 0]

Oh I missed it too...just surfacing again! Don't know that I could go overseas...worth considering though

[Parvathi 2]

I missed the second half :/

myband, I only barely got a look at the theatre at the Avenue. They wheeled me in and I remember thinking, "OMG what am I doing?!?" and wanting to run out of there lol. All I remember was that it looked too white. In less than two minutes, I was out cold.

The one thing I would be uncomfortable with, in regards to going overseas for surgery, is not meeting the surgeon beforehand. Before banding, I went to three different ones for consult, til I found the one I felt most comfortable with. If I went overseas, I wouldn't have that option.