Hi all! I am a South African expat living in Kuwait and had my gastric sleeve surgery here, in Kuwait on 20 Feb 2012. I gather from some of the other posts that if I were in the US, the process of getting surgery would be a long one. In Kuwait it was a different story. I met with my surgeon 2 weeks pre-op, didn't have to bother about insurance approval, had to pay cash ( no insurance here would cover the procedure). my surgeon actually told me I had 2 weeks to eat what I wanted, because after the surgery it will be over.

On the day of surgery I weighed 133.1kg(roughly 293 pounds) fast forward 5 days and I am 7,5kg (16 pounds) lighter and feeling great. I was on Clear liquids the first 3 days and on full liquids, plain low fat yoghurt and low fat cottage cheese now. I must admit I miss crunchy, chewy food. Not because of the taste, but because of the texture!

So, that's me and my sleeve! I am hoping to learn and gather inspiration from the more experienced sleevers and perhaps be an inspiration and a source of information to the people who are thinking of doing the sleeve, especially in Kuwait, as I struggled getting info!

Welcome to the loser's bench, Nadz!! good luck on your journey and please do keep us updated!!

A hearty Welcome! Glad you are feeling good! And best of luck on your weight loss journey....

kuwait

totally cool - I find it amazing that people from all over the world experience the wonderful sleeve.

To be honest 2 years ago, i never even heard about the sleeve - only the lapband and larger gastric bypass (don't even know it official name)

So happy see you - you are looking great, but as time goes by sorry to say i'll be seeing less of you.

Continued good luck

Great Thoughts

Best Wishes

kathy

Welcome! Wishing you all the best!

Nadz...Won't be long & you'll be able to have some "CRUNCH"...that's what I missed too! Now, I eat Whole=Wheat or multi-grain crackers & toast. This is a great support system!

Welcome!! Congratulations on getting your sleeve., I had to pay for mine too but it was worth every penny. Hang in there on the liquid diet. You'll get more variety soon!

Hello,

I am thinking of getting VGS at Royale Hayat soon. I am glad to hear you had a good experience. I am planning on going in on a Sunday and going back to work, teaching, the following Sunday. Do you think that is reasonable? I would love to know more about your experience. Thanks.

Congratulations on getting sleeved! I'm American getting sleeved next week in South Korea. I'm also not on a pre-op diet so I'm "living it up" for now. So is it pretty easy finding everything you need in Kuwait? I'm having quiet the challenge here, but it's doable.

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I am thinking of getting VGS at Royale Hayat soon. I am glad to hear you had a good experience. I am planning on going in on a Sunday and going back to work, teaching, the following Sunday. Do you think that is reasonable? I would love to know more about your experience. Thanks.[/quote']

Hi Carly

It depends on how quickly you heal, I started feeling normal at about 5 days after my surgery, although I still get tired some days and it's been 2 weeks now. The team at Royale Hayat is awesome! And you can get all the prescribed medications, Vitamins and Protein shakes at the pharmacy in Royale Hayat! Good luck with your surgery!

Congratulations on getting sleeved! I'm American getting sleeved next week in South Korea. I'm also not on a pre-op diet so I'm "living it up" for now. So is it pretty easy finding everything you need in Kuwait? I'm having quiet the challenge here' date=' but it's doable.[/quote']

Luckily the hospital that I had my surgery stocks everything I have needed so far! Hope your surgery will go well.

Hi Nadz

I am a South African expat living in Dubai and will be sleeved on Tuesday.

You seem to be doing great...hope the tiredness goes away soon.

xxo