This is my first posting on here. (Hello All!) I had my sleeve op nine days ago and am pottering around, although I still have quite a lot of pain.

I ordered loads of books from Amazon before surgery, about weight loss surgery - but none of them really say much about VSG. They all seem to be aimed at banders or by-passers.

Can anyone point me in the right direction please (it will probably have to be online shopping for now ... oh, and I'm in the UK).

Love to hear from you.

Thanks

Tiaras xx

Welcome! What type of pointing in the right direction do you need? I was sleeved on Dec 29th and have done pretty well. . . anything we can help you with, we are happy to do. . . we are all here for you whenever you need us. . . just ask away and your sure to get a variety of answers. . . Good luck and once again WELCOME!!!!

Welcome! What type of pointing in the right direction do you need? I was sleeved on Dec 29th and have done pretty well. . . anything we can help you with, we are happy to do. . . we are all here for you whenever you need us. . . just ask away and your sure to get a variety of answers. . . Good luck and once again WELCOME!!!!

Hi, thanks for the warm welcome.

There's nothing specific at the moment (all though I'm sure there will be!) it just irritates me slightly that all th books I've bought about WLS have really only covered bands or bypasses. Sleeves really seem to get very little mention.

xx

I know what you mean about most WLS books being too old to mention the sleeve. I did find one book called The Idiot's Guide to Eating Well After Weight Loss Surgery that talks about the sleeve. It has a lot of good recipes too.

Pennie

Thanks for that, I'll order a copy from Amazon xx

If you can get hold of this book, I HIGHLY recommend it. Talks about the issues around emotions, weight, surgery, etc. I got a copy relatively cheap on Half.com however, it is hard to get hold of on Amazon, and is quite expensive. Hopefully you find this helpful:

[ame=http://www.amazon.com/Emotional-First-Aid-Kit-Practical/dp/0976852659]Amazon.com: The Emotional First + Aid Kit: A Practical Guide to Life After Bariatric Surgery, Second Edition (9780976852650): Cynthia L. Alexander: Books[/ame]

If you can get hold of this book, I HIGHLY recommend it. Talks about the issues around emotions, weight, surgery, etc. I got a copy relatively cheap on Half.com however, it is hard to get hold of on Amazon, and is quite expensive. Hopefully you find this helpful:

Amazon.com: The Emotional First + Aid Kit: A Practical Guide to Life After Bariatric Surgery, Second Edition (9780976852650): Cynthia L. Alexander: Books

Thanks! I'll try to get hold of a copy x

Thanks! I'll try to get hold of a copy x

I'm actually going to sell my copy. I thumbed through it, read the small sections I needed, and figure since it's so hard to find, selling it might be useful to someone out there... Here's a link to it on Half.com (I listed mine under "like new" to be 100% honest... I did look at it, but no bends, no dogears, etc.):

Half.com / Books / The Emotional First + Aid Kit: A Practical Guide to Life After Bariatric Surgery

I'm actually going to sell my copy. I thumbed through it, read the small sections I needed, and figure since it's so hard to find, selling it might be useful to someone out there... Here's a link to it on Half.com (I listed mine under "like new" to be 100% honest... I did look at it, but no bends, no dogears, etc.):

Half.com / Books / The Emotional First + Aid Kit: A Practical Guide to Life After Bariatric Surgery

Only just saw this reply! I managed to get a copy xx