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kadybug    22

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Wowzers!! 8 weeks! Well done. That is such an achievement and 21kgs so far. You must be so proud of yourself.

Good luck with your surgery! I am 3 weeks post op and it's the best thing I have done.

Dal:)

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kazzygal    39

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I'm getting sleeved on June 23rd in Rockhampton. Am in the throes of 8 weeks of Optifast, have lost 21kg in the past 6 weeks. Looking forward to being on the other side of my surgery.

Hi!

My surgery is the same day in Perth!

Congrats on your progress so far , that's excellent!

Well done! That is an effort! I'm in gracemere. Had my surgery on April 8. Down 14kgs. Slowly but surely. Good luck!

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eastkimberley    7

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Good evening All

had my appoinment today in Perth with the surgeon and dietesion and i have a surgery date of 23rd of july , and i don't have to do the Opti diet before hand :) :)

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mistysj    1,940

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Good evening All had my appoinment today in Perth with the surgeon and dietesion and i have a surgery date of 23rd of july , and i don't have to do the Opti diet before hand :) :)

That's awesome. I didn't have to do it either and I was so relieved! I can't believe one person had to do it for 8 weeks!

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Krystal84    14

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Good evening All had my appoinment today in Perth with the surgeon and dietesion and i have a surgery date of 23rd of july , and i don't have to do the Opti diet before hand :) :)

That's awesome. I didn't have to do it either and I was so relieved! I can't believe one person had to do it for 8 weeks!

Congrats! Mine is one month before you! What doctor are you going to? I don't have to do the opti diet either :)

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eastkimberley    7

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hi My surgeon is Gordon Padovan in Perth ,hope it all goes well for you not long now :)

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Bec101    227

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Well what a night!!! I ended up at the ER at the Mater. After 3 days of major pain when and after I eat the pain was too much. Well I'm now at Sunnybank waiting to get my gallbladder out! Just thought I'd let u all know.

Welcome to all the new people. It's great to see more people joining the group. All the best with ur ops

Cheers Bec

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kazzygal    39

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Well what a night!!! I ended up at the ER at the Mater. After 3 days of major pain when and after I eat the pain was too much. Well I'm now at Sunnybank waiting to get my gallbladder out! Just thought I'd let u all know. <br><br> Welcome to all the new people. It's great to see more people joining the group. All the best with ur ops<br><br> Cheers Bec

You poor thing. Hope you're better soon! :/

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GoldnGirl6677    62

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Well what a night!!! I ended up at the ER at the Mater. After 3 days of major pain when and after I eat the pain was too much. Well I'm now at Sunnybank waiting to get my gallbladder out! Just thought I'd let u all know. Welcome to all the new people. It's great to see more people joining the group. All the best with ur ops Cheers Bec

Wishing you well for surgery - and heal quickly

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Ozikiwi    13

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Well what a night!!! I ended up at the ER at the Mater. After 3 days of major pain when and after I eat the pain was too much. Well I'm now at Sunnybank waiting to get my gallbladder out! Just thought I'd let u all know. <br><br> Welcome to all the new people. It's great to see more people joining the group. All the best with ur ops<br><br> Cheers Bec

You poor thing. I know that you can hav gallbladder problems when you are losing a lot of weight. That's why we need to make sure we are having some essential fatty acids. Good luck with your recovery :-)

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Bec101    227

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Thanks evryone. I'm still waiting for Dr Daoud to come and see me and tell me what he will do

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mistysj    1,940

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Sorry about that Bec. You are a few months late compared to me with the gall bladder surgery. The good news is it is a trivial surgery. I hope you feel better soon.

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mistysj    1,940

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Thanks! I am back at my lowest weight and slowly inching down. Size 8 jeans in Australia sizes so size 4 US. Size 10C bra! Who would have thought? I started at a 20DD and should have probably been an E! About 3 kg from ultimate dream goal.

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    • LeighaTR

      LeighaTR

      I am new here today... and only two weeks out from my sleeve surgery on the 23rd. I am amazed I have kept my calories down to 467 today so far... that leaves me almost 750 left for dinner and maybe a snack. This is going to be tough for two weeks... but I have to believe I can do it!
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    • Doughgurl

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      Hey everyone. I'm new here so I thought I should introduce myself. I am 53y/o and am scheduled for Gastric Bypass on June 25th, 2025. I'm located in San Antonio, Texas. I will be having my surgery in Tiajuana Mexico. I've wanted this for years, but I always had insurance where bariatric procedures were excluded. Finally I am able to afford to pay out of pocket.  I can't wait to get started, and I hope I'm prepared for the initial period of "hell". I know what I have signed up for, but I'm sure the good to come will out way the temporary period of discomfort and feelings of regret. I'd love to find people to talk to who have been through the same procedure or experience before. So I look forward to meeting you all. Hope you have a great week!
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    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. LeighaTR

        LeighaTR

        I hope your surgery on Wednesday goes well. You will be able to do all sorts of new things as you find your new normal after surgery. I don't know this from experience yet, but I am seeing a lot of positive things from people who have had it done. Best of luck!

    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

    • CaseyP1011

      CaseyP1011

      Officially here for a long time, not just a good time💪
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