Catherine Davis

Hi! I live in a country town in southern NSW near Canberra. I am planning on having gastric sleeve surgery at Canberra Bariatric in a couple of months. I would be doing it now, but I just had my gallbladder removed two days ago by Dr Mosse (who is lovely) and it has to heal first. Dr Mosse, Dr Peake (anaesthetist), and the surgical/nursing staff at Calvary John James have all been awesome so far. Would love to make contact with anyone else in the region who has done it, will be doing it, or still thinking it through. Best wishes, Cathy.????

I am one week post op. Liquids hurt on the way down almost all of the time (even sips of water), and I get sudden pains in the centre of my chest going through to my back several times a day. Trying hard not to regret having WLS ???? A week ago I was pain free. "Why did I do this to myself?" I keep asking. Really I had the surgery for my family, so I have more chance of being around while my kids grow up. My one goal in life is to see them safely to adulthood. But my uncle has just been diagnosed with a fairly rare genetic heart disorder, and my mum is being tested for it right now. If she is positive I will need to be tested, as will my kids. I may not live a long life anyway even if the sleeve is a success for me. It makes me question all my decisions. And on the weekend my eldest son's classmate was killed in a car accident (only eleven, and on her way to achieving some great things). It is a sad time here at the moment and makes me worry about everything.????

i am in for three nights if all goes well

My surgery is tomorrow - and I've been a basket case for two days. My big fear is of something going wrong and me not being able to care for my kids. I keep reminding myself that they are the reason I am doing this. Logically, the benefits of my diabetes improving and me being around to help them grow up does outweigh the risks of the operation. But my fears of something going wrong are hard to ignore, and my husband is scared of something going wrong too. I've been praying a lot for things to go well. ????

Through my life from about 12 years old I have alternated between obesity and being so underweight my periods stopped twice. The whole of my adult life I had a pretty constant sex drive. But since my last child was born in 2007 it has dropped right off. Most of the time I am fending off my husband; I think I only initiated sex twice since then! It would be very nice (for both of us) if losing weight got me more interesting again, but I honestly would be surprised if it made any difference....

Elode, if I didn't cook my kids would starve! As an example, last school holidays my husband was home with the kids for a few days (usually I am home with them, but I didn't have enough leave from work). I got the bus to and from work so my husband could use the car (last bus leaves Yass at 7.15am, returns 6.45pm, and the trip takes an hour each way). I got home about 7pm and the kids were starving- they said " dad didn't give us any lunch!". When I asked Kevin he said it was because they ran out of bread!!! I reminded him he had the car and could have bought some anytime, and he said " I told the kids to put their shoes on. They didn't, so we didn't leave the house". I asked how many times he asked them to put shoes on. The answer: once! Holy sh$t!!!! I was mad.

My diet is three shakes a day and two cups of non starchy veggies (although I am probably eating at least four cups of veggies because I have been so hungry). I'm meant to be avoiding caffeine and carbonated drinks but I can't manage that entirely yet and am still drinking diet coke. It was really hard today because I was on canteen duty at my kids' soccer - making bacon and egg rolls, sausage sandwiches, putting lollies in bags ???? and I had to cook roast chicken for my family tonight (my husband refuses to cook, and if I relied on him the kids would starve) 'sigh' ????

I'm on day 3 of the pre-op diet and I just had a hypo ????. I'm using less insulin as directed, but obviously it is still too much. The only thing I had to hand was a nut/muesli bar. I had to eat it to stop myself passing out, but it feels like I cheated ????. What is worse though is that I am at work, an hour from home, and I am supposed to leave in an hour so I am there when my kids get home from school. But I'm not sure I will be able to drive by then ????. Tried ringing my husband, but his team went to a restaurant for lunch and he won't answer his phone. Feeling guilty I ate when I wasn't supposed to, and I don't know how to get home ????

i'm a grazer too - my meal choices are pretty good, but I graze throughout the day.

Hi guys. After reading a post on "the gastric sleeve surgery was the worst mistake I ever made" I am feeling quite unsettled. I have researched and read threads about possible complications, and I already was aware that things don't go well for everyone, but I am kind of having second thoughts a little....does anyone else feel the same?

Just finishing day two. Had a massive migraine today - perhaps because of no caffeine? It was hard cooking dinner for my husband and kids and not being able to eat any ???? but apart from that I went okay. Twelve days to go ...

Made it through day one of the pre-op diet-woohoo!!!

What about a naked photo of my husband instead? (No reason why...) ????

Does this include non-oral medications, such as Voltaran gel?

I start my pre-op diet tomorrow. I've been trying not to have too many food funerals, and I feel pretty positive about tomorrow ????

me too!

Congrats darl! You're in my prayers ????

Oh you poor thing! ???? I'm really glad you feel it was definitely worth it though. One of my big worries is how I will cope with looking after my kids and being at work if I have any complications or long term pain issues-my husband is not entirely supportive of me having the surgery, and when I had my gallbladder removed last month I was back doing all the housework after a couple of days because he wouldn't lift a finger to help me ???? Still I am sure I've made the right decision and I can't wait to get started ????

Happy birthday darl! Best wishes with the surgery, and I hope you are feeling better soon ????

I'm feeling really inspired after reading this...still a little afraid but also hopeful. Thanks for posting it ????

There are lots of us being done on the 18th! ????

Good grief! How can it cost that much??? ????

This sounds the same as the one I will be following-when you get started on it would you mind letting me know how you find it please? I will be starting mine on 4th August. ????Will do????Thanks ????

This sounds the same as the one I will be following-when you get started on it would you mind letting me know how you find it please? I will be starting mine on 4th August. ????

I swear you just quoted my life from the cruel people making fun of you all the way to can't afford a treadmill or gym and kids won't let me do my dvd's and hubs won't watch the kids so I can. In all fairness his idea of watching the kids has always be to let them run loose and listen for blood curdling screams or the sound of broken glass before doing anything, but it's so frustrating! The one exercise we can do together is Dance Dance Revolution. We have the big floor mat and play it on the Wii and take turns. I'm mom so I get 2 songs and they each get a song of their own to dance to while I'm gasping and puffing between rounds. LOLIt is great to find someone who understands my situation so well ????. When I ask my husband to look after the kids for half an hour so I can exercise, either a) he takes them out into the yard, and after 5 minutes they want to go back in the house. He just lets them run back in - and his child minding is over! The kids lie down on the floor in front of me, or run around me while I try and follow the routine, and complain complain complain until I give in and turn the DVD off ???? ; or I decide to go for a walk on my own. The kids are so pitiful, begging to come too, so I give in and let them come. Then they want to stop to look at every interesting bug, flower, cat, dog and school friend we go past, and it takes half an hour to walk one block. Drives. Me. Nuts!!! I like your idea about the dance game - somewhere we have something similar for the Wii. I will find it and give it a try! Good luck and God bless ????