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Hi Nessa, can I ask how tall you are, I'm getting close to getting into the 80's and have a Suzanne Grae voucher to spend, but don't want to go in there until I'm more confident..... It's very exciting saying goodbye to that number! Well done! I'm 156cm tall, or short, however you look at it!

I'm finally free of the 90's!!! Weighed myself this morning and I'm 89.7kg!!! OMG that feels so good to be free of another...um, can't think of the word though, not decade LOL. Help?!

Wow Aussie Girl, great video, it's inspiring to see your success, gives me hope!

I seem to have a huge problem with typing the letter 'n' - hope you can all read typo.

Hi all, I've been reading the last 107 pages before I post- wow, so much info, has been very helpful and interesting. I had the sleeve done on 28th November, the first 4 days are a blur, glad to get home from hospital and in my own bed.

I started at 110kgs and am now 97kgs... It would have take. Me proba ly six months on WW to loose this much.

Looking forward to see what the future brings for me and all of you.

Have t really had any complications, on soft/mushy food now, seeing the dietician this week, need to sort out my protien, but really surprised his much enery I have.

I have great supportive family and friends, also supportive employer as well - they all have visited me in the first week and are interested in how they can support me.

Looking forward to reading more posts and hearing everyones experience.

Ciao for now!

I had my surgery on 28/11 - so early days. I also had very bad back pain, so bad that I though it was worse than the surgery pain. Mum came over on my release day and rubbed voltaren in for me...... Had some nausea first day home, but woke up on sunday 2/12 feeling good. Oh and to add to all of this, got my period day after surgery, but all great now, so had a lot of regret, but not now.....

Back pain is gone, period finished in record time and more mobile. Pooped today which was a relief, the surgeon has seen way too much of me.

I'm in townsville and looking forward to what the bee year brings - 13 kgs lost since pre-op to today....

Looking forward to hearing from others.....

I had my surgery on 28/11 - so early days. I also had very bad back pain, so bad that I though it was worse than the surgery pain. Mum came over on my release day and rubbed voltaren in for me...... Had some nausea first day home, but woke up on sunday 2/12 feeling good. Oh and to add to all of this, got my period day after surgery, but all great now, so had a lot of regret, but not now.....

Back pain is gone, period finished in record time and more mobile. Pooped today which was a relief, the surgeon has seen way too much of me.

I'm in townsville and looking forward to what the bee year brings - 13 kgs lost since pre-op to today....

Looking forward to hearing from others.....

I'm also 5 days post op, still on fluids and looking forward to moving to mushy food by end of the week, I'm struggling with Water and shakes (both were great prior to surgery). Hang in there, my mum made me chicken Soup, lamb stew (strained), and I'm adding a little lemon to the water, so going okay. It's a huge change, but I know it will be worth it.

I've had my op on November 28 and so glad, haven't yet seen a massive change, even though have gone from 110kg to 98kg from pre-op diet to 5 days post op, my friends and family have been great. I was like you, no health issues, had dodged all the big ones diabetes, blood pressure, very healthy (doctors words), but my BMI was 44...... Way too high. What I loved was my friends and family loved me for who I was, but after an interfriendtion (play on words) they shared their concerns about my longevity and that they are not ready to lose me, it was confronting, but they wanted to support me with weight watchers, exercise, whatever I wanted - I asked then what they thought about surgery and they said they were in, they will go with me the whole way..... And they did..... Now post op they have visited, bought me healing gifts, told me how proud they are.....I did wonder if I was conforming to society, especially when I was in pain after the op, did I do it because I didn't want to let my friends down.... But no, I did it for me, I want to be around, stay healthy, go on holidays, one day (long time) look after my daughters children.....enjoy a wonderful retirement...... So much life to live and one chance to live it! Hope your surgery went well too, I feel good now and I know the next 6 weeks will be challenging, but exciting too.... Stay positive, this is a beginning...... A second chance...

My family (brothers & sisters, wives, and husbands) went on a family vacation to the Outer Banks in North Carolina in May. When we got home, I saw the photographs of myself. I didn't even recognize me! I looked so horrible I just wanted to cry. I swear to God I never thought I looked that bad. But, having seen the evidence, it must be true! I have never felt self-conscious about my appearance. In fact, I thought I always looked like a rock star. Man, were those pictures a wake-up call!

Also, I have begun to realize that people, especially men, do not care if you are nice, intelligent, pretty, funny, happy, or are a good friend, a good sister, a good aunt, or like to read and like to cook or the fact that you are an interesting person: the only thing most people care about is if you are fat. Unfortunately, the human race has not yet evolved beyond their biology. I understand that men are hard-wired to choose women who seem more physically able to produce children and continue the man's genetic line, but I keep hoping that people will eventually start to accept people as they are. But we all live in this world, and in order to be successful, we have to conform to this world's expectations. What bothers me the most is that while this world hates fat people, we continue to produce in massive quantities that which makes us all fat.

I especially detest people who claim they "are concerned about my health." It is a ridiculous, and erroneous, assumption. I do not have high cholesterol, nor high blood pressure, nor heart disease, nor diabetes, nor mobility problems, nor pain. I am very healthy, other than a very high BMI. Not everyone who is overweight is unhealthy. People who say this to me think they are helping. Their "concern" is just thinly-veiled contempt. I think hating on fat people is the last socially acceptable form of discrimination. And society makes it acceptable because their false "concern for our health." Just admit your prejudices.

My surgery is tentatively scheduled for November 28. I am very scared, but I am committed to doing this. Although I resent the fact I have to do this surgery, I know it is necessary.

My family (brothers & sisters, wives, and husbands) went on a family vacation to the Outer Banks in North Carolina in May. When we got home, I saw the photographs of myself. I didn't even recognize me! I looked so horrible I just wanted to cry. I swear to God I never thought I looked that bad. But, having seen the evidence, it must be true! I have never felt self-conscious about my appearance. In fact, I thought I always looked like a rock star. Man, were those pictures a wake-up call!

Also, I have begun to realize that people, especially men, do not care if you are nice, intelligent, pretty, funny, happy, or are a good friend, a good sister, a good aunt, or like to read and like to cook or the fact that you are an interesting person: the only thing most people care about is if you are fat. Unfortunately, the human race has not yet evolved beyond their biology. I understand that men are hard-wired to choose women who seem more physically able to produce children and continue the man's genetic line, but I keep hoping that people will eventually start to accept people as they are. But we all live in this world, and in order to be successful, we have to conform to this world's expectations. What bothers me the most is that while this world hates fat people, we continue to produce in massive quantities that which makes us all fat.

I especially detest people who claim they "are concerned about my health." It is a ridiculous, and erroneous, assumption. I do not have high cholesterol, nor high blood pressure, nor heart disease, nor diabetes, nor mobility problems, nor pain. I am very healthy, other than a very high BMI. Not everyone who is overweight is unhealthy. People who say this to me think they are helping. Their "concern" is just thinly-veiled contempt. I think hating on fat people is the last socially acceptable form of discrimination. And society makes it acceptable because their false "concern for our health." Just admit your prejudices.

My surgery is tentatively scheduled for November 28. I am very scared, but I am committed to doing this. Although I resent the fact I have to do this surgery, I know it is necessary.