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I got mine Monday, paying private.
Durham, England

Op on Monday ......
I'm 88kg & 37yrs old have 3 children under age of 10. Divorced, single, working mam.
How much weight will I loose?
Will I be ok alone at home with children straight after?
I'm taking a week timed owed at work and telling no one, will they guess?
Is it worth the money?
Is it selfish spending all that on me?
Will it give me the new life I am hoping for?

Yeah it's really exciting. My sister had a lot if pain in 1st 24 hrs due to neglect from nursing team. But I remain positive. I've had 3 c sections and cared for new Borns straight after so how much worse can it be now?
U look really great on yr pic. Loosing weight will boost my self esteem and I need that. My ex was abusive and continues to bully and harass me, this is a huge step in regaining control for me.
X

Love posts like this!!!! Thanku for sharing proof to us who still can't believe we will get there that it's REAL!

Love posts like this!!!! Thanku for sharing proof to us who still can't believe we will get there that it's REAL!

Hi
congratulations on your op & recovery, well done!
I am 8 days post op, was sleeved on 24th & I too am feeling good.
I have been on a roller coaster this week mostly due to bad pain management so if I could offer firer ops any advice from my experience I would say make sure your pain relief is paramount!
Here's to recovery & weight loss & all the wonderful things we dream for ourselves and our families.

I'm 34 hours in & didn't realise the pain would be this strong either. First 24 were peppered with agony but slept well last night.
We hav to remember we've had major surgery & that comes with pain. An inspiration to me is my kid sister who had it done on 14th & I nursed her through the 1st 11 days til I came for mine. Now she's nursing me. We'll get there and what's a couple of weeks of pain for a lifetime of thin?

I'm actually thinking ...... I'm 37 now, just accept what you are and forget surgery ???
Amazing the power of anxiety !

I thought the same way pre-op and worried about not being able to change post op.
But now post op 10 weeks out I'm not interested in Chinese food. I can only eat 2 oz per meal so I don't really care about what I'm having as the 2 oz are gone so quickly. It's easy to just have something healthy.

I'm actually thinking ...... I'm 37 now, just accept what you are and forget surgery ???
Amazing the power of anxiety !

I'm in tomorrow too & feeling very similar to you.
Let's look at the people who have done this and know we can do it too. My sister had hers on valentines day & she's still alive and happy she did it & super excited for me to be the same. We can do it. And this summer we will feel better than we did last or for a long time. And we will be even thinner next! I can't quite get my head round I will be thin for life---- NO MORE YOYO!
We can do it and we are doing the right thing.
This is just last minute jitters x

In total, six large garbage bags and a whole lot of emotion.
The closet purge brought so many forgotten memories to the surface. Memories of trying desperately to close zippers, tight waistlines growing more and more tight until I relented and went up a size, then searching through racks of clothes to find a size large enough to fit.
I remembered all the times I tried to "inconspicuously" adjust my outfit to be more flattering. Always pulling down my shirt over my hips, and feeling shame when my top lifted enough for someone catch a peek of my saggy stomach fat pushing out from the waist of my jeans. Shirts would have to be long and loose enough not to stick around my rolls, but fit enough to look presentable at work.
I had a while drawer full of control clothes - those terrible things to wear under clothes that suck in fat. I wore the day after day year round. They gave me terrible rashes and sores, but I wore them anyway so I looked an inch thinner. I thought if I could find the right clothes, flattering and stylish, people wouldn't notice my weight as much. Really I wasn't fooling anyone.
Bagging up these clothes I can feel the shame lifting off my shoulders. Shame is a terrible thing to carry around. I didn't know how heavy it has been until today.
Looking forward to a life less heavy. Living in the moment, no longer preoccupied with adjusting clothes and hoping zippers stay zipped.

Planning on some killer heels with spikes on the back....goal gift
And a bandage dress.

Let's just live it! The high emotion moment are usually the ones that precede life change

My sister & I have both eaten ourselves into oblivion so were going into this together. She's 5 days post op, mines Monday. She's still in pain and still ecstatic & bouncing. We'll get there. Xx

My sister & I have both eaten ourselves into oblivion so were going into this together. She's 5 days post op, mines Monday. She's still in pain and still ecstatic & bouncing. We'll get there. Xx

Thank you Bella
Your a peach!
I'm getting a sleeve. I'm just having a few last minute nerves. I know loosing my excess weight will help my emotional wellbeing greatly.
This site and the people using it are helping with the things buzzing round in my head.
Thank you ⭐️

Haha I've Bn it's ing my sister all week and the wind is flying! Haha so it must b a common symptom Of recovery x

Hello,
I was sleeved earlier this year, and I was wreck. BUT, the worries were much worse than the surgery. Im so blessed to have completed the process and very happy I am done. It was not bad at all, and I am down more than 40 lbs. I have had no regrets, except that I wish I had done this years ago.
God is good! I love my sleeve.
MB

I got mine Monday, paying private.
Durham, England

I am concerned about taking too much time off. When I went through cancer treatment a few years ago I took time off from work and when I came back it was never the same. I ended up losing the job about a year later (found a new job making more money about a week later). This time around I am keeping this whole thing on the down low. I do not think my co-workers need to know I had major surgery. I float between two different offices so people are used to me be missing for a week at a time for no reason.
I kinda feel I am going to have to find a new job once I hit my goal weight. I am not sure I want to forever be known as the guy in tax who lost a shitload of weight rather than the amazing CPA tax pro that I am. I'll have to see how it goes as time goes by.

I wish I had done it sooner.
I wish I had known that the bad taste would soon go away
I wish I had known about Primier Protein sooner
I wish I had known it would be easier than I thought it would be! So happy I did this for myself!!!