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Hey guys I'm now one week post op and had felt like I'd been doing ok until last night. My fluid intake was good but yesterday and last I had a little more fluid and felt really nauseous.... I thought is this going to be my first vomit- it terrified me! But I sat up in bed for hours til it passed. Today I didn't have anywhere near enough fluid and I've the same thing Feeling teary and not sure what to do I'm exhausted, can't get comfortable in bed. Being a total whinger I know sorry.

Thanks will give it a go

Surgery is done! I ended up having a hernia repair too, I'm feeling pretty tender but much better than this afternoon. Thank you all for your kind words And best wishes it really does help xx

Ahh so my big day has finally arrived. I've been awake since 2am, the nerves have definitely kicked in.

Woohoo!!! So excited for you

So proud of myself today. Took my son to a soccer carnival, everyone was eating toasted sangas, hot chips, burgers etc but I sat there munching on my celery and carrot sticks. At the end of the day we went to Maccas - my willpower held strong and I got nothing. I munched on an opti bar on the drive home. I know it may not seem like much but I felt like -I got this!

So here I am another step closer to a healthier me... Start opti today. It may sound silly to some but I'm kinda excited. I kept thinking last week I would want to rush out and eat everything in sight as my 'last meal' but I was kinda boring and had fish and veges. Now I will be counting down the next four weeks to my surgery date... Happy days

I start my preop diet August 1st too... Surgery is August 28th

Good luck today Helen!!!

Thanks for the info, I am going to see my GP next Monday for my first injection and will quiz her then

Hi sue I have had it in one toe for years, when I mentioned it to my then GP he tested me for diabetes which came back fine. He just put it down to one of those things.

Thank you I will definitely be asking more questions when I see my GP next

Hi guys I've just been reading they catching up on everyone's news, as usual you have all been a great source of information, inspiration and a whole lot of giggles! I had all my routine bloods done and have found I'm lacking in vitamin D and B12 so need to take supplements and get a jab. Does anyone know much about B12 as I'm curious to know if I will have to continue with injections if I don't have enough now how is it I will maintain good levels after surgery?????

Good luck!!

Hi I'm all booked in for surgery August 28th. I'm in Australia so I've had to do some weight conversions- I way 117kgs which is 257 pounds and I'm 5 foot 7. I have to do 4 weeks of optifast prior to surgery!!

I have to do a 4 week pre surgery diet of optifast, what do you guys have to do?

I just make it into the August cut off, I'm being sleeved August 28th

Doing my "happy dance" all booked in for August 28 th!!! 4 weeks til my delicious diet of opti then onto the new me!!