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Morning Sleevers. Feels pretty cool to be in the club ?. Yesterday was so much better than the day before. Thank you god! Had to stay in the hospital an extra day (as did the lady that had the same surgery the same day) as the drains were still taking some fluid from the incisions. Been giving the all clear to go home this morning and had the drain taken out, iv removed. I'm going home!!!! Managed some soup and jelly yesterday and some jelly this morning. Finding tea, coffee and chilled water fine so long as the hot drinks aren't too hot. Finding eating weird as I just don't feel hungry and half a pot of jelly is fine. Starts feeling uncomfortable (I wouldn't call it full) if I have more. Its been 2 full days since surgery on Monday evening and I'm feeling so much better. Walking up and down the corridors here, bothering the nurses lol ? Still finding it amazing that I just don't feel hungry yet I've probably consumed 2-300 calories since surgery over 2 days ago. That would have been a mini snack on Sunday!! Going home in a couple of hours -Yayy!

Feeling much better today. Except from a slight bit of acid when I drink, I'm feeling pretty human again. Still no hunger and just drinking water and tea until later today.

Thank you. I'm drinking lots of water and tea. Helping my mouth stay pretty good. Just can't get comfortable with the hospital bed and the drain on one of the incisions. Home, own bed tomorrow. Yayy! Xx

Hi Claire. Fabulous. Good to have a local sleever. Did you have the surgery in Bridgend? How were the first few days for you? Xx

Thank you all so much for your good wishes. I'm out on the other side. Sleeved! Operation was pretty straightforward but I was quite a while in recovery. I asked for a premed to relax me a little before the operation and I think this made my journey out of anasthesia more difficult. Felt sick but soon went. Not much sleep last night as the nurses were checking my vitals pretty often and the iv pump alarm was hyper sensitive. Hope to sleep better tonight. I had a nasal drain fitted during surgery and this was removed this morning. Not fun. I have an incision drain remaining which is being removed tomorrow morning and I'm hoping to go home tomorrow afternoon. Nothing but tea and water so far. Not feeling hungry at all. No food for 36 hours now. Clear soup, yoghurt from tomorrow.

Morning sleevers. The day is finally here. I'm having my Gastric Sleeve this afternoon! I'm nervous, anxious, scared, excited, you name it. My first surgery so I'm nervous of what to expect and how I will react to the anaesthetic. My sister had a sleeve nearly 3 years ago and has lost over 100lbs. My turn. Im being treated privately under the care of Mr Hassn in South Wales, UK. Fingers crossed I have one of the easier journeys I've read about. Hoping to use this post as a kind of diary of my experience. Starting weight 22st 13 (321lbs). No pre op diet required by my surgeon so it's going to be in at the deep end. Been overweight my whole life with episodes of great weight loss but the weight creeps back on over time. I'm drawing a line under the yoyo dieting and want a thinner healthier me! Wish me luck!

Cheers Rick. Makes sense ?

Hi, Anyone else had surgery by Mr Hassn in Bridgend Clinic in Wales UK? Saw Mr Hassn this week and I got a call from the clinic yesterday to say they could carry out my sleeve on April 24th. Excited, nervous, well scared a little to be honest. Mr Hassn doesn't require a pre op diet! I was very surprised as my sister had a gastric sleeve 2 years ago with Roger Ackroyd in Sheffield and had to follow a 10 day milk diet pre op. She has lost over 110 lbs by the way and swears by this procedure. Any advice or experiences with Mr Hassn? Seems like a really nice guy.

DB, great job and inspirational. Thanks for your story. I'm booked in for a gastric sleeve in 3 weeks. Excited to make this change in my life after being overweight in varying degrees my whole life! Currently at around 320 lbs.