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

Hey Lissa can you send Alex a PM with your old and new username? He says he never got it. Or if you tell me what they are I can send them to him.

Thanks Misty!! Alex emailed me today and I just responded to it cheers Liss

Woo Hoo! Thanks to Misty (don't know how you managed that but thanks) and Alex, I now have my accounts merged and I am set up So happy! Happy Hump day all

There she is, Miss America!

So, the news for me is that my navel incision from my gallbladder surgery is infected. It has been painful and I noticed it was smelling funky and leaking Fluid (yuck) so I called the surgeon. I had to go in today and he poked and prodded and dug at it (OUCH, I didn't know whether to cry, scream, or kick him in the head, and I have a really high tolerance for pain), took a sample of something, cleaned it out and rebandaged it, and sent me home with a 5-day course of a strong antibiotic. I have been feeling really "off" and tired, and was just getting really annoyed that this incision would not quit hurting, so I hope this gets to the bottom of it. I have to set my alarm and wake up in the middle of the night to take one of the pills, because it can't be more than 6 hours apart! I am leaving for 3 weeks in India (for work) on 8 Dec, so it had better be resolved by then! I have to go back and see him on Monday and he will let me know if it is getting better fast enough or we need to do something else.

Hi everyone had my 6 week visit with the surgeon last week, 10kg since surgery, pleased with the progress so far. Was wondering if any one had any tips to try and prevent hair loss, I don't have thick hair as it is so am a little nervous about that.

Hi everyone had my 6 week visit with the surgeon last week, 10kg since surgery, pleased with the progress so far. Was wondering if any one had any tips to try and prevent hair loss, I don't have thick hair as it is so am a little nervous about that.

There really isn't anything you can do, but rest assured it will grow back. I'm still losing heaps at almost 7 months out. Don't waste your money on biotin and all the other things, they are just hype.

Tomorrow will be 7 was since my surgery. I've lost 15 kg so far :-)

Tomorrow will be 7 was since my surgery. I have lost 15 kilos so far :-). I'm getting compliments about how much more I am smiling. :-)

Tomorrow will be 7 weeks since my surgery. I have lost 15 kilos so far. I'm getting compliments about how much more I am smiling. :-)

Whoops...multiple post! I kept forgetting a word.

Hi everyone had my 6 week visit with the surgeon last week, 10kg since surgery, pleased with the progress so far. Was wondering if any one had any tips to try and prevent hair loss, I don't have thick hair as it is so am a little nervous about that.

Hi Merry - I have been taking silica and have done since I started loosing my hair. Like Misty says, I am pretty sure it didn't prevent the hair loss but what it has done is improve the condition of what hair I have and my nails that were also beginning to break. I too have thin hair and 18 months out from my op it is still recovering - my hair dresser friend says it will take well over a year maybe two. Apparently healthy hair grows about 1cm a month so if you are stressed I assume it will grow a lot slower so it could take a while. I lost so much, my husband said you could see my scalp - he didn't tell me at the time as I was so freaked out I was going to lose it all! That would have really done my head in (no pun intended) but to cut to the point, my girlfriend was diagnosed with breast cancer and it snapped me back to reality and I just stopped worrying about it as it will grow back. One thing I did do which I probably wouldn't do again was I decided to go blonde so got my hair bleached - probably not a good idea when your hair is already stressed!

hi all - are any of you having trouble retaining your subscription to this thread? I am using an iPad so it is probably related to the app. I just means I have to find the thread every time I log on. I have sent an email to support so hopefully they will fix it soon.

Hey Misty - sorry to hear you haven't been well and I hope things get sorted out before you have to travel! What a great job to be able to travel to other countries though I am lucky if I get out of the local area, let alone the state (for work purposes).

Merry- I think just taking care of what hair you have is the best advice. There are a lot of expensive treatments out there and not a lot of evidence to suggest that it's worth the outlay sadly. I lost a lot of hair following the surgeries and though it sucked (and I ended up cutting most of my hair off as a result), it is slowly getting back on track and starting to get a healthy look about it. My best advice is to look after your hair, get regular treatments at the hairdresser (added bonus of a lovely head massage which I love) and just go with it. It does get better after a little while.

Sue - I've had the same problem and have just had to uninstall the app on my iPhone as it wouldn't load. I am going to reinstall it later tonight so I hope that it sorts itself out. It got stuck on the logging in screen since Alex merged my accounts - a small price to pay though to have it all sorted out. It took ages to get the app to subscribe me to this thread but did eventually work so keep at it!

Wore a new dress to work today for a function and had so many lovely comments. It was just nice not to feel self conscious about how I look! I had to speak to a group of about 30 people for a two hour meeting today and it just didn't phase me at all. Not even a little nervous - such a difference. I would have been a wreck doing something like this pre-surgery.

Cheers, Liss

Hi Everyone, I have been keeping up with all of your news but life has been a bit hectic so I haven't been posting much anywhere.

Welcome Back Sarahjp, I hope 'Dr Grumpy' is as happy with your loss as you are? Congratulations on your determination to make this surgery work for you. I am still seeing him and I actually got a hug and a smile out of him at my last visit, when I showed him the pictures of me on the top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge which I climbed on 5th October.

Sueoco, I have never liked exercise and at 7 months post op, I still can't/don't want to make it part of my life. So, well done on joining the Gym.

Merry, I know that lots of people lose their hair post op, however, I am 7 months post op and my hair is healthier, thicker and looking better than ever. So don't count on losing your hair because it may not happen.

Misty, I am sorry that you are unwell after your surgery and I hope that the antibiotics do the trick before you travel back to India.

I have now lost 30 kgs and have done something very impulsive, which I would never have done 7 months ago. I have booked myself a very quick trip to Sydney for the Sydney 500 V8 Supercars Final Round which is on over the weekend of 6,7,8 December. My favourite driver Craig Lowndes has a chance of winning the 2013 Championship and I have a Grandstand ticket at the finish line to see him win. I just a bit excited *in case you didn't already get that,lol*. I am a little anxious that I won't fit in the airplane seat, but I'll worry about that when I'm on the plane on Thursday. lol

If there are any Sydneysiders who would like to get together for coffee or dinner over the weekend, I'd love to catch up. I'm staying in Parramatta and I won't have a car but I can do taxi's if necessary.

Keep up the great work everyone and have a wonderful Thursday.

Michele

Thank you all for your advice will try not to worry about it in advance and deal with it if it happens.

Oh my gosh! Woo hoo ! I am finally logged on!! Hi again everyone and a very warm welcome to the newbies- I have been trying and trying to log on for ages. Reading all the posts has been great but sooo frustrating not to be able to reply. I hope this works on my phone which is what I usually use....

Last time I posted I was so hungry, craving carbohydrates mainly, lots of head hunger, and couldn't work out why. Then I got my TOM for the first time in four months since the surgery. Suddenly I just couldn't fit *anything* into my sleeve for a few days. Go figure.

Now 30kg down and fitting into regular size 16-18 depending on the store. This is my surgical goal but I am still slowly losing and I have until January until the magical six month rapid weight loss window closes. I just cannot believe that I can walk into a regular size shop and try on things that fit me. More unbelievable is how much cheaper the clothing is (obviously not shopping for designer stuff yet - Lol). My arthritis continues but I know that if I had not had the sleeve I would be walking now with a stick. No knee pain now and my foot pain no longer makes me cry Love my sleeve and missed chatting with you guys.