Attention ! Australian Sleevers

[Lissa_S 787]

Don't deprive yourself of that last meal I did abd used to regret it. Couldn't care less these days though lol

[Aussiegirl 580]

Sydneysiders!!!

Meet up details:

Wednesday 19th June from 6.30pm Margaritaville Darling Harbour

Sue and I will be there...all are welcome...come along.

[jessk 1]

Getting sleeved 24th august if my super goes through.. so excited the time feels like its standing still. From melbourne vic just turned 30..

[sueoco 509]

Sydneysiders!!!

Meet up details:

Wednesday 19th June from 6.30pm Margaritaville Darling Harbour

Sue and I will be there...all are welcome...come along.

Come and join us Sydneysiders!

[lessismore67 158]

Getting sleeved 24th august if my super goes through.. so excited the time feels like its standing still. From melbourne vic just turned 30..

Hi and welcome jessk

[mistysj 1,939]

I just posted this at MFP:

We are camping. I'm loving my sleeve! Scrambled egg, toast, and salsa for Breakfast. Hot dog and sauerkraut for lunch. Filet mignon and zucchini mushroom sauté for dinner. These are tiny portions as you can see from my food diary, but I'm satisfied, my tummy is handling it like a champ, and I can eat with my husband! I feel so fortunate at only a month out.

Since you can't see my food diary here, I'll say that this totaled 630 calories.

[cathy1110 27]

your amazing Misty,Im one month on Wednesday and I am never full in stomach.Everything just feels its stuck in my throat .Im on purée s but when I eat 1/2 cup it doesn't feel like I've eaten .Also ,just letting all know back pains are still with me but starting to ease.Ive had blood tests,scans ect and it turns out my pancreas has been inflamed from the op.Also have sharp stomach pains which is also related to the pancreas.If I was loosing it may seem not so bad but scales haven't moved for two weeks.Sorry about the winge.I hope next weeks better.

[kelliv 659]

Getting sleeved 24th august if my super goes through.. so excited the time feels like its standing still. From melbourne vic just turned 30..

Welcome Jess and congratulations on your upcoming surgery

[kelliv 659]

your amazing Misty' date='Im one month on Wednesday and I am never full in stomach.Everything just feels its stuck in my throat .Im on purée s but when I eat 1/2 cup it doesn't feel like I've eaten .Also ,just letting all know back pains are still with me but starting to ease.Ive had blood tests,scans ect and it turns out my pancreas has been inflamed from the op.Also have sharp stomach pains which is also related to the pancreas.If I was loosing it may seem not so bad but scales haven't moved for two weeks.Sorry about the winge.I hope next weeks better.[/quote']

Hi Cathy, sorry to hear you have some challenges. Hopefully now you know what the problem is it will all ease. Maybe your body is just reacting to not being 100% well plus it's quite common to stall. I started stalling from week two onwards, but it always ends up coming down slowly but surely as long as you are not filling up with too many high calorie liquids and eating enough!!

[Helmc2 108]

Getting sleeved 24th august if my super goes through.. so excited the time feels like its standing still. From melbourne vic just turned 30..

Hi Jessk, I'm still waiting to b sleeved too. I am hoping for July sometime but that will depend on my surgeon. I applied for early release of super too and it took what seemed like forever! Be patient. It will happen. This forum is awesome.

[lessismore67 158]

your amazing Misty' date='Im one month on Wednesday and I am never full in stomach.Everything just feels its stuck in my throat .Im on purée s but when I eat 1/2 cup it doesn't feel like I've eaten .Also ,just letting all know back pains are still with me but starting to ease.Ive had blood tests,scans ect and it turns out my pancreas has been inflamed from the op.Also have sharp stomach pains which is also related to the pancreas.If I was loosing it may seem not so bad but scales haven't moved for two weeks.Sorry about the winge.I hope next weeks better.[/quote']

Thanks for letting us know how you are Cathy.Pancreas pain can be awful.Your body is probably in shock from the op and the inflammation.Have you got extra pain relief?Hope you improve soon.

[jessk 1]

Hi Jessk' date=' I'm still waiting to b sleeved too. I am hoping for July sometime but that will depend on my surgeon. I applied for early release of super too and it took what seemed like forever! Be patient. It will happen. This forum is awesome.[/quote']

Hey thanks for the msg. how long did it take u approximately with apra? Was there alot of stuffing around with paperwork? Any tips with getting it processed quicker? im sending it off monday. Im self funded so asking for 13, 000 of my super. What state do u live in? Cheers jess

[Helmc2 108]

Hey thanks for the msg. how long did it take u approximately with apra? Was there alot of stuffing around with paperwork? Any tips with getting it processed quicker? im sending it off monday. Im self funded so asking for 13' date=' 000 of my super. What state do u live in? Cheers jess[/quote']

I am in Qld. The paperwork was all pretty straight forward. I sent it express post and they had it the next day. Mine took about 5 weeks to process, but that is not normal apparently. I had sent mine the day before Good Friday so there was a delay due to the public holidays, then the had to move offices for some reason and were really behind. It should only take 2-3 weeks. I have health insurance so only applied for out of pocket (about $5000). I have heard from a few people that they usually approve for this type of thing.

Once u have the letter u need to call ur super fund, fill out another form and send that off with the letter and they put the money in ur nominated account. Hope this helps. If u have any other questions, I am happy to answer if I can

Helen

[jessk 1]

Awesome, thanks for ur help and quick response. Good luck with july how excited im just looking forward to this summer and actually enjoying it for a change and wanting to wear bathers and not feel like im boiling... yippee

[Lissa_S 787]

Hey guys quite excited- I have just 4 kg to goal!! I can't believe it! I am about 4 weeks ahead of my initial plan of reaching goal by my birthday in August! Of course, this is just my surgeons goal- I will lose another 15 kg but just getting into what my surgeon felt was the top of my healthy weight range was will be awesome!!