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

Hi everyone!

I'm looking at getting sleeved next year (April) by George Hopkins at Chermside. First appointment on October 17th! Hoping to use hubby's super to pay for it. As a mum of three I'm looking forward to being healthy and setting a good example for my kiddies I'm on the lower side of BMI (36, not that that's low, lol) and was informed I wouldn't need to do Optifast, which is a relief! Think I'll just eat veg/fruit/lean Protein in the lead up to cover my bases. Looking forward to getting to know all of you amazing people!

Hi everyone!

I'm looking at getting sleeved next year (April) by George Hopkins at Chermside. First appointment on October 17th! Hoping to use hubby's super to pay for it. As a mum of three I'm looking forward to being healthy and setting a good example for my kiddies I'm on the lower side of BMI (36' date=' not that that's low, lol) and was informed I wouldn't need to do Optifast, which is a relief! Think I'll just eat veg/fruit/lean Protein in the lead up to cover my bases. Looking forward to getting to know all of you amazing people![/quote']

Hi JJW and welcome!This is a great place for support and info.Look forward to hearing your updates as you reclaim your health

Hi everyone!

I'm looking at getting sleeved next year (April) by George Hopkins at Chermside. First appointment on October 17th! Hoping to use hubby's super to pay for it. As a mum of three I'm looking forward to being healthy and setting a good example for my kiddies I'm on the lower side of BMI (36' date=' not that that's low, lol) and was informed I wouldn't need to do Optifast, which is a relief! Think I'll just eat veg/fruit/lean Protein in the lead up to cover my bases. Looking forward to getting to know all of you amazing people![/quote']

Welcome JJW, congratulations on making this decision to improve your health. Any questions just ask as someone here will probably have an answer. Hopefully the time will fly between now and next April. Do you have co-morbidities or been recommended to have this surgery by your GP, as your BMI is under the usual 40 they look for before having WLS? Most here will agree it's been the best decision they ever made. I am just over 12 months post op and ave lost 35kg with only another 3 - 5 to go.

Congratulations Bec! And welcome JJW.

Hi to all and welcome any Newies .Congrats Bec we are traveling on similar paths .I am down 28 kilos since starting .This is including 2 weeks preop so that's about 8 th may.Each month changes for me and the amount and types of food certainly have changed.So to any new people don't despair as I don't think there is anything I can't eat.Just much smaller portions.I hope this never changes.I think this is going to be the best thing I have done for myself.

oh and one BAD thing ,my hair has started to fall out.What about you Bec and Misty as we are similar times.

I am taking Ferro-Grad C which is Iron & Vitamin C combined. One per day with food. It takes at least three months for this TP potentially have any effect.

Thanks Kelli.The Ferro-Grad C sits really well in my tummy.Much better than the liquid iron!

oh and one BAD thing ' date='my hair has started to fall out.What about you Bec and Misty as we are similar times.[/quote']

Yeah lots of good but yep my hair has been falling out since 1 month out. But it's getting more and more my hairdresser said she could see new growth as well as the thining

oh and one BAD thing ' date='my hair has started to fall out.What about you Bec and Misty as we are similar times.[/quote']

My hair thinned at about the 3-6 month mark, but it stops after a while. It seems many of us have experienced this and it's nothing to worry about. My hair is as thick now as it used to be.

Hi everyone!

I'm looking at getting sleeved next year (April) by George Hopkins at Chermside. First appointment on October 17th! Hoping to use hubby's super to pay for it. As a mum of three I'm looking forward to being healthy and setting a good example for my kiddies <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> I'm on the lower side of BMI (36' date=' not that that's low, lol) and was informed I wouldn't need to do Optifast, which is a relief! Think I'll just eat veg/fruit/lean Protein in the lead up to cover my bases. Looking forward to getting to know all of you amazing people![/quote']

Welcome JJW!

oh and one BAD thing ' date='my hair has started to fall out.What about you Bec and Misty as we are similar times.[/quote']

I am dreading this stage...

I have started using loreal elvive shampoo and conditioner called "anti hair fall". Anything is worth a shot, right? Hopefully it will help although I am fully expecting to start seeing some hair loss over the coming months.

Good to here it all comes back Kalli.I don't think there's any way of preventing it.Luckily I have a lot of hair.

Sorry that should say Kelli.

I'm losing heaps of hair but I'm not sad about it. I have ridiculously thick hair and it gets so hot in summer. I'm looking forward to it!

I finished week 7 of Couch to 5k by running for 25 minutes straight! I'm so proud of that.

Also people at work, in my band etc have really started to notice my weight loss. People have the oddest reactions. An Indian man I barely know at work came up to me and started squeezing my upper arm, like feeling it! And said he couldn't believe how small my arms are now. Bizarre lol! It just makes me laugh. I'm only a few kg from the halfway point and yesterday was 4 months post-op.

I am still having a lot of bathroom problems but they are different (and worse) since I had the flu last week. I am going back to my GP for the 5th time in a month on Tuesday and getting a referral for a colonoscopy because I am so sick of this. I really don't think it's sleeve related but I think I might have ulcerative colitis or some other IBD.

I was sleeved may 7 and my hair has recently started to fall out too. It's not in clumps but lots of strands fall out when I wash, brush or touch my hair.

I am concerned because I have extremely fine hair where you can already see my scalp through the hair.

Geez, if I lose too much more ill need a wig!