Are there any Australian Sleevers out there, Would Love to hear from you.

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All the best for tomorrow. We will be thinking about you until we hear you are recovering well.

Good luck, Aussiegirl! I hope your recovery is as quick and easy as possible.

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Will b thinking of u tomorrow. Good luck and wishing u a speedy recovery. Can't wait to hear all about it!!!

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All the best and we'll all be thinking of u. Just think of the gorgeous body in summer!

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Woohoo!!! So excited for you

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Sending you good wishes for successful surgery with a rapid recovery into your new gorgeous shape.The end of your long journey is nearly here

Thank you all!

I am feeling much like I did almost 2 years ago, nervous, excited, scared...will let you all know how I am fairing on the flip side.

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Good luck Aussiegirl!! Will be thinking of you!!

Thinking of you Aussiegirl.Hope it all went well.xx

Hi All,

I'm still counting down the days (much to my husbands annoyance haha) til my surgery on Sept 17th but in all my reading a thought occurred to me about tests before surgery?

I have read a lot of the USA peeps talk about all the hoops and tests they must jump through before being given the ok for surgery - I know some of these are their insurance requirement but have any of you had tests before surgery? Nothing at all was mentioned to me at my consult . I know there are others here who went with Dr Justin Greenslade in Brisbane - anything to reassure me would be fantastic lol

Thanks in advance

Donna

I'm in Sydney so a different doctor - I think I had some blood tests but that was all. I think it depends on your overall health and info passed to your surgeon by your GP in the referral letter.

US practices seem quite different to ours; v pedantic in some ways and then chucking patients out of hospital far earlier than I've ever heard happening here. Just between us Aussies, I'm glad I'm here!

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I'm still counting down the days (much to my husbands annoyance haha) til my surgery on Sept 17th but in all my reading a thought occurred to me about tests before surgery?

I have read a lot of the USA peeps talk about all the hoops and tests they must jump through before being given the ok for surgery - I know some of these are their insurance requirement but have any of you had tests before surgery? Nothing at all was mentioned to me at my consult . I know there are others here who went with Dr Justin Greenslade in Brisbane - anything to reassure me would be fantastic lol

Thanks in advance

Donna[/quote']

I didn't have any tests done. Just saw dietitian and psych. It is very weird hearing about all the hoops USA people have to jump thru. Makes me so happy to b Aussie

I didn't even have to see a psych because I had been in a diet program before within the same hospital system. No blood tests or GI tests. No waiting list. I think the medical establishment is much more proactive about obesity here. Also most of the US hoops are so the insurance companies can find a reason to deny you.

That having been said, I don't know anyone here who used the public system for this kind of surgery. And private hospitals snd doctors almost always have less stringent requirements.

Good luck today, Aussie!

As for me, I have an appointment today with my GP to get back a bunch of test results for two different issues. One, I'm still having bad diarrhea several times a day. Two, apparently my estrogen is way too low (I'm post-hysterectomy and on HRT). They are also checking my Iron, folate, Calcium, and B12, and maybe other things that I forgot. I've been feeling pretty tired and "off" but just marked it up to the gastro.

I'm in Sydney so a different doctor - I think I had some blood tests but that was all. I think it depends on your overall health and info passed to your surgeon by your GP in the referral letter.

US practices seem quite different to ours; v pedantic in some ways and then chucking patients out of hospital far earlier than I've ever heard happening here. Just between us Aussies' date=' I'm glad I'm here![/quote']

Thank you for your reply! I feel much better about it now I did see a psych and dietician (but then decided on a different surgeon and weight loss centre to go through).

Also, I found a great dietician here to continue to go to after surgery to make sure I'm heading in the right direction.

Thanks again

Donna