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Yes, near Birmingham, had sleeve surgery in the Czech Republic nearly 4 months ago
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It was mentioned twice in mine, so they obviously have strong feelings on the subject. Given that I'm sure the nurses enjoy shaving our lady bits as much as I would enjoy having them shaved, I'd like to spare us all. It mentioned after they make you have a shower immediately pre-op they will check if you are actually shaved.

Well, I'm a day and a half post op, sitting in my hospital bed, hurting like a bitch and glad I shaved. I haven't been allowed to shower re wear underwear under my gown yet yet, but I started my period somewhere between the recovery room and waking up properly yesterday and it was a lot easier to clean up with wet wipes being bare down there.

My pre-op stuff said shave it yourself before you arrive or they will make me shave it there, however my room comes with a private bathroom so I can do that. There was a sentence/warning saying the nurses may do it for you. That sounded kind of mortifying so I will do myself before getting there. I think it's in case they need to put a catheter in.

It was mentioned twice in mine, so they obviously have strong feelings on the subject. Given that I'm sure the nurses enjoy shaving our lady bits as much as I would enjoy having them shaved, I'd like to spare us all. It mentioned after they make you have a shower immediately pre-op they will check if you are actually shaved.

My pre-op stuff said shave it yourself before you arrive or they will make me shave it there, however my room comes with a private bathroom so I can do that. There was a sentence/warning saying the nurses may do it for you. That sounded kind of mortifying so I will do myself before getting there. I think it's in case they need to put a catheter in.

In terms of having your period, be prepare for it to be weird for a good long while. The shock of the surgery can bring it on early, but the estrogen that gets released from the fat stores as you lose weight can keep messing with it. I'm at 6 months out now and have been averaging a period every 18 days!

I am now officially under 200! Long has the day been coming, I can't actually believe I made it here! Sleeved Feb 2nd.

Hi and welcome! I am 5'4'' and was 269, good luck with your surgery!

Personally I would set a protein/water target and go for it, and since you're doing that take your Vitamins too. I was told my first week (so, immediately post surgery) that the most important thing was Water and not to worry too much about Protein, because dehydration is so dangerous, but that was literally the first week. Protein shakes and Vitamins won't hurt you, but they will help.
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I understand everyone has their own program but I would be very tempted to ignore that and have some Protein shake at the very least.
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I am now officially under 200! Long has the day been coming, I can't actually believe I made it here! Sleeved Feb 2nd.

Congrats on cracking the 100s! I did myself too in the last week and it felt great! (Surgery 2/2/16, surgery weight 269)

At the time I couldn't manage much more food and didn't want to raise my calories too quickly. I upped my calories to 900 this week though so we'll see how it goes (can't do Protein Bars, they send my cravings crazy, but natural sources are fine).

Suzzy Q, I've found upping my exercise too much actually has a detrimental effect on my weight loss. I walk 6 days a week but when I start pulling in longer routes too many times I think it just crosses the invisible border where I'm doing too much for what I'm consuming and weight loss slows. Try cutting back to 4 days a week and see if it helps.

I am now officially under 200! Long has the day been coming, I can't actually believe I made it here! Sleeved Feb 2nd.

I am now officially under 200! Long has the day been coming, I can't actually believe I made it here! Sleeved Feb 2nd.

Sorry for the late reply, but I'm from the UK and had my surgery done in Europe (the Czech Republic). The company I went through have you in hospital for a week so if there are any problems at all you have somebody to care for you, which really took the fear out of it for me because if you have problems with leaks etc they're most likely to happen then, but anywhere you go should perform a leak test to check you're ok. It is sometimes possible to present with a late leak (though quite rare) because the leak was so small it didn't show, but if you did have any problems then yes you would definitely go to your NHS doctor. Remember, whatever an individual doctor may think of your decisions, the NHS has a duty of care, they cannot refuse you treatment.
If you can, talk to your GP beforehand to tell them (note I said tell, not ask) that you're doing the surgery. Mine was very supportive and told me there would be no problems with her doing any blood tests/B12 injections I might need, but as she is not a bariatric specialist could I bring her information on what she needed to test for and why (which the suurgery group gave me). I actually have my letter from her for my 3 month blood test now to take to the hospital. She also re-prescribed my omezoprole (sp?) (the group gave me a two month supply when I left hospital) and set it to repeat prescription so I an reorder as necessary without seeing her and removed my stitches for me (which got infected so she gave me something to clear that up). Having a GP on side is really reassuring when doing surgery abroad as you want to make sure you have aftercare.

I am now officially under 200! Long has the day been coming, I can't actually believe I made it here! Sleeved Feb 2nd.

CONGRATS! it feels amazing, doesn't it?

I am now officially under 200! Long has the day been coming, I can't actually believe I made it here! Sleeved Feb 2nd.

I am now officially under 200! Long has the day been coming, I can't actually believe I made it here! Sleeved Feb 2nd.

I am now officially under 200! Long has the day been coming, I can't actually believe I made it here! Sleeved Feb 2nd.

I am now officially under 200! Long has the day been coming, I can't actually believe I made it here! Sleeved Feb 2nd.

I am now officially under 200! Long has the day been coming, I can't actually believe I made it here! Sleeved Feb 2nd.