AussieLady

Thanks for your input everyone. I am having further investigation before further surgery so I will update when I have all the answers.

Not really, that's what the surgeon said when I came out of the theatre. I was hoping someone on here knew more.

I had surgery 18 months ago and am at my goal. Everything has been going fine but I started having a lot of trouble eating, vomitting, really bad gastric reflux and lost more weight. My surgeon gave me a gastroscopy and said my sleeve had moved up and I need more surgery. So confused right now and not looking forward to more surgery. Help!!!

Thanks Irene.

Is there still a veterans forum? I have a question I need to ask on that forum.

Anyone interested in getting together for coffee and sharing stories. Sure we could find somewhere central to meet.

Any Melbourne people who would like to catch up. I am in the East but we could find a good spot I'm sure. Get in touch.

I stuck with the diet all except for one night when I had and said goodbye to all those yummy things I loved! I know lots of people frown down upon doing this but it was kinda my Hens Night for food. It was a goodbye to food freedom and gave me closure on my bad eating habits, 18 months later I have lost over 100 lbs. and am well past my doctors goal.

You are at the worst stage Antonia. It's all uphill from here. Keep on sipping the water and get out and do some walking. The weight will start to fall off and you will feel much more positive.

Hi Mick, I am 18 months out from surgery and have surpassed my surgeons goal. Have lost over 40kgs. And now have a normal BMI and my cholesterol and blood sugar are under control. The early days were a little tough but now I can eat anything I want, but limited quantities. My surgeon was Patrick Moore at Epworth Private and I would highly recommend him. I was out of pocket about $3,500 but I do have private health ins. Though bariatric surgery isn't covered. Good luck. Any more questions don't hesitate to contact me.

Are you taking a multi-vitamin? I am 18 months out and have lost about 100 lbs. I have reached my goal weight. At times I get very tired and take some iron with my vitamins for a month and increase the amount of red meat I am eating. I find this helps a lot.

I would definitely go with Surgeon #2. When you are getting major surgery like this you want a surgeon who is experienced and confident with this procedure. Surgeon 1 might be charming but I would not let anyone perform surgery on me if they didn't believe in what they were doing. I'm thinking that he also doesn't have a lot of experience in this surgery also.

Join MyFitnessPal. It is great for keeping on track.

How about some photos?

I would not panic at all. My incisions were painful for a long time, especially the main one but talking to your doctor is always a good idea when you are unsure.