UK Cathy

As part of my pre-op diet I have to take milk thistle and this is required because it reduces fat content and size of liver before surgery. I have never heard anyone mention this on any posts here. I am having my op in Europe (Czech Rep) Cathy PS pre-op starts 19/3/12 and surgery 3/4/12

Wow, well done you -you look fantastic. See you have just posted on the 50s so thought I would come across and have a look. I am due for surgery 3 April I am 52 now but will be 53 then. Any problems after surgery or since? I sometimes question if age is a factor in recovery. Cathy

Well done, when is the surgery?

Hi, So glad to hear that your surgery went well and that there have been no real issues after. I have just this minute sent a bank transfer to pay the balance for my surgery (surgery date 3 April) and as soon as I pressed the button I said "there is no going back now". I of course have concerns especially as I am having my surgery in europe (I'm UK based) and will only travel out with 2 other sleevers (no family). Well the pre-op starts in 2 weeks! I hope that my journey is as plain sailing as yours. Cathy

Hi Ladies. It is nice to see some posters over 50 (age not BMI). I am not sleeved yet but my op is booked for 3 April. I won't use numbers for the date because as you can see from my username I am in the UK and we write our dates the other way round so 3 april is 3/4/12 which I believe for you reads 4 March 12. It causes me great confusion when I am reading posts. Anyway I will be 53 when I have my op. I am very calm about it all at the moment but no doubt the nerves will kick in closer to the time. Sleeves and wraps are not so common here in the UK yet though the sleeve market is growing. That is why I follow a US forum as there are more people giving feedback. I am a self funder as bariatric surgery is very limited (on the nhs) in the UK and usually you need a BMI of 50 to be considered or have health issues. My BMI is 43 and I did not want to put more weight on just to get in the maybe line. This is my first post but I have been looking for a month or so. Cathy