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

Thanks for the welcome Aussie Girl. Can I ask' date=' do u have a lot of large scarring from your lipo surgery? I'm hoping to avoid it as my starting weight is 99 kg but may need my belly & boobs done. Do u have a scar from one side of your tummy to the other??[/quote']

Ali, I haven't really seen the scarring yet, still under all the bandages at the moment. Tho I am not as bruised as I thought I would be from the Lipo. I had an extended tummy tuck so the scar will go almost all the way around my body.

I will take some pics once the bandages are off.

At the moment, other than the skin not overlapping, I am not seeing much difference, except a lot of swelling...

Any West Australians?!? I am booked in for Sept 27th in Waikiki WA.... Can't wait!

Yes, I'm West Australian!! There aren't many of us!!

Had my op done early June and thrilled to bits with everything. The first few weeks are challenging, after that it gets easy. Good luck with it all and good on you for making the change!!!

Hi Aussie Ali

I m from WA had my sleeve 6 months ago at Hollywood. Started at 113 now down to 83, I am tall so only have 3 to get to my target weight was hoping to make it by 2 Sept when I have my 6 month check but am losing only slowly now so won't make it. Great news is that just got into a size 12. Pair of jeans, have to admit they are the brand N Y D J & they say you can go down a size as they are so comfy & flattering, I love them. Am off on a big trip in 2 weeks so will wear them to death ! Gotta get my money's worth.

This is such a great site even though I don't post much I follow the post which is a great support with helpful advice. I can relate to so many people so thanks to all of you very much. I am so happy I have my sleeve !!!!

Karen

Hi

I'm in WA too and was sleeved by Dr Armstrong at Hollywood 3 weeks ago.

Everything is going very smoothly and I'm not having too many issues. I have good energy I'm more active and I've lost 14kg since preop Optifast diet.

I'm just wishing I had done the sooner. Now I'm struggling for clothes. Dresses are fine but my pants no longer fit. Need a jock shopping trip I think !

I hope all are well

Dr Armstrong did mine at Hollywood too.

As for the clothes I have ha 3 big chuck outs buts its so nice to shop in he normal sections now

So comforting to hear so many success stories!! Well done to you ALL!! Loving this app, I find myself checking it more than FB!! Who would of thought haha

Aussie girl you are an inspiration! Wishing you all the best in ur recovery/healing & looking forward to the photos! - feeling confident... Count down is on!!

Surgery is done! I ended up having a hernia repair too, I'm feeling pretty tender but much better than this afternoon. Thank you all for your kind words And best wishes it really does help xx

Scotty, wow what a huge achievement - you look awesome ????????

Hi all! 19 days til my op! So exciting! But got a little disheartened when I visited my new dietician on Tuesday (I moved so had to find a new one) and was told that my goal to get to 80kg was a bit optimistic I'm currently around 145kg and 174cm tall. She said that from data taken from patients shows that I'm likely to get to 95kg.

Anyone out there lost big numbers? I totally want to prove her wrong but am secretly now worried I can't make 80kg

Please make me feel better lol

Donna xo

PS love reading about everyone's journey on this thread!

Hi all! 19 days til my op! So exciting! But got a little disheartened when I visited my new dietician on Tuesday (I moved so had to find a new one) and was told that my goal to get to 80kg was a bit optimistic I'm currently around 145kg and 174cm tall. She said that from data taken from patients shows that I'm likely to get to 95kg.

Anyone out there lost big numbers? I totally want to prove her wrong but am secretly now worried I can't make 80kg

Please make me feel better lol

Donna xo

PS love reading about everyone's journey on this thread!

I think many of us are given conservative weight goals from our docs and dietitians. They seem to aim for the top end of the weight range for your height. I was 107kg and was given goal to 70kg but will aim for mid 60's. My suggestion is to aim initially for docs goal then when you get close decide if it suits you or if you wish to be slightly lower without looking gaunt. Either way I wouldn't worry about it too much as I am sure you will feel fabulous once the weight starts coming off.

My surgeon set my goal at 65kg - which seemed a bit lower than most people so I kind of felt under pressure to be able to get there - I think I would have preferred a more lenient goal! Anyway, I set my own goal of 69kg which would put me into the healthy BMI range and I was going to be happy with that - I'm 167cm (5'6") and I was 103 and today I sit between 58-60kg! So don't worry you will get to where you want to go and what you are happy with!

Is anyone on the Gold Coast going to do the Run for your lives marathon? It sounds so cool.

It's a 5km obstacle course while you get chased by zombies!!

If you compete you can opt to be a runner or a zombie. Lol!

This sounds hilarious and lots of fun - except for the running bit!

Thanks for the welcome Aussie Girl. Can I ask' date=' do u have a lot of large scarring from your lipo surgery? I'm hoping to avoid it as my starting weight is 99 kg but may need my belly & boobs done. Do u have a scar from one side of your tummy to the other??[/quote']

Hi Ali I started at 103 and I am now around 60. The loose skin isn't too bad for me but if I was younger and single I would probably be looking into a a bit of a lift- although surgery is not my favourite!

Dons, I started at 150 kgs and before the plastics I landed in the 77-79 range, so 80 is definitely doable. I was aiming for 80 at first as well.

I did have almost 5 kgs of skin that was removed, so will be interested to see where I land now.

Thanks Ali

I.caught a glimpse of my arms today in the mirror while changing the compression garment, they are still puffy and bloated, with no bat wings hanging down...they look just normal..yehaaa...I have never had normal arms.

I am still carrying a fair bit of Fluid and draining a fair bit of stuff still so will see where my weight lands during the next week.

I am getting to go home from hospital today but still have 4 drains to monitor. But better than 4 more days in hospital

Hi everyone, I have done nothing but read through this site for the last 2 days and finally caught up with what each of you have been through and what you have achieved. All of you are inspirational.

So where to begin ? My husband and I have been livinging in Singapore for a few years because of his work commitments. We are both extreamly overweight with shocking BMI's. because of his position here we both have top medical coverage. After lots of soul searching and research, we decided that we would both get sleeved ! Yeah felt so good to make the decision together to get healthy for the last time. First step ensure we were covered by insurance. Not a chance ! Considered to be cosmetic surgery here. Desperate to have the opp now after all the time we took to decide, so we said okay let's pay for it, this will increase both of our lives. Not a chance! The first thing every single surgeon wanted to know before they had even met us was what Nationality ? The minute they new we were expats the dollar signs clicked over and the cost was going to be 30k each. I can not tell you how devastated we have been.

Left it alone for a few days and have now come up with another plan ( will not let this beat me now we are committed)

I called our medical insurance company in Aus and asked them if they covered the opp tick. Also asked if I release the suspension we have on our membership how long would it be before we could have the opp, " as soon as we can org it " yeah. This will mean organizing everything from here and returning to Aus 1week before opp and returning to Singapore 2 weeks after but I'm okay with that. Long way still to go but I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. It will mean we have to continue to pay 6 mth worth of medical insurance once we leave before we can suspend it again but that's a small price to pay when you consider the 60k it will cost us here. I'll keep you updated, sorry about the life story I just needed to vent.