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I hear ya. I had my op in February and this is my first month clear. Had about a couple of days a month clear but constant bleeding from the off. Dr changed my bc pill to combined instead of progesterone only and that seems to have done the trick. Forget extra precautions..my hubby not allowed near lol:D

Hi all and welcome Paul5678. Haven't been on for a while, so thought I would pop in say hi. Good luck Bookleen, we'll all be thinking of you. As for the driving thing I was told could drive as soon as feel able to do an emergency stop comfortably, but yorkshire has a very valid point, check with your insurance before you do. Well done all of us, keep up the good work xx.

Could be just me, but having read through (for about an hour) still does not appear to be any first hand BAD experiences, just opinions on other peoples experiences and not own accounts. I am sure that people with bad experiences have their reasons for not posting on here and am sure that they do not need a ventriliquist to air their views for them. I am sure they are all grown adults that are quite capable of accounting for their own experiences and frankly if you have not experienced problems with this practice yourself, then you have no business posting about someone elses experiences...perception is a wonderful thing and is as individual as the experience. C'mon people after 11 pages, we are still yet to hear the many first hand accounts everyone is talking about ...or did I mis read the post title "speak up THOSE with leaks and infections. Surely out of all the very spirited people on this forum, they are not ALL "afraid" of discussing their opinion for fear of being shot down or deleted. COME ON!! common sense people....AND for the record I don't work for any practice and do not even share the same country. I just have a low boredom threshold when it comes to "facts" that cannot be substantiated.

I have memory loss, feeling stupid in general and had massive dizzy/blacking out spells. Turns out the dizzy spells are unrelated to surgery as I went and got myself labrynthitus (swelling in the inner ear) so it all adds to the VSG fun...still love my ((sleeve)) though

Thanks for that, will see if i can get hold of some in the UK. I figure any protein I can get in is better than none.

I'm a daily weigher as well, always have been. I used to find if I didn't weigh myself daily I would gain, so by weighing myslef everyday I can see trends and keep the weight loss on track. Doesn't work for eveyone but I prefer to do it this way. I only record my weightloss/gain on one day (Tuesday) though.

Kabranda, That info is invaluable thank you. I am going to print it off and put it on my fridge, will really help make sure i'm doing everything right. So your about a week behind me, how you finding it and how you getting on.

I was so pleased to have found the world according to egg face site, can not do Protein shakes at ALL! Thanks to this site, I have been putting the shakes into my ice cream maker and I admit I have a small amount of chocolate sauce on but have to say it is bearable. However, had to scrap that idea as 20 minutes after the protein, I had slimes for over 2 hours :scared0:...think I will just have to stick to food puree for my protein, darn it!

Would love to chat to you guys....but being from over the pond, your always in bed when i'm online and vice versa :sad0:. I am hoping to move to the states in a couple of years though :huh0:.

Welcome to the club, Hope your feeling better soon, home the same day, that's amazing xx.

I know what you mean last few days been getting pass out dizzy spells, when I get up too quick and just randomly too...and I get the hiccups. My appointment to see my surgeon is not for another 4 weeks (they only see you after the first 6 weeks here), so let me know what they say about your dizzy spells. Hope they get better for you soon x.

Hey Cherry/Sandra 2 stone, well done you. I only managed to find this corner about 10 minutes ago. Nice to see i'm not the only Brit on here lol.

Hi Both, Just been sleeved, 12 days post op. Did either of you get any protein advice as to what powder supplements you should get. I haven't been told anything like that and have had only real info from this site, from my new found friends across the pond. I am just starting mushies but am concerned about the protein especially as I want to limit the hair loss and saggy skin. I was sleeved under the NHS as well, however believe I am one of the first at my hospital, they have only had funding since February I believe. They didn't tell me not to bath only shower for 6 weeks, they allowed me to drink coffee from day 1 after surgery and told me just to take a multivitamin but never mentioned anything about hairloss, slimes or protein supplements. The dietician hasn't even got a paper on the sleeve, she gave me one for the band and said "just follow that, it's similar, were still working on one for the sleeve". She didn't even give me any guidance on how long I have to stay on mushies before I can move on, they just said liquid for 10 to 14 days. What made me really laugh they said yoghurt but no bits..the hospital didn't have any so they then said oh that's fine then eat that??. Thank goodness this surgery has been around in the US alot longer and there is this site to help people like me fumbling around in the dark lol.

Thanks for that Barb, showers all the way from now on lol.