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

Great to hear from you Liss!!!

Welcome to all the new aussies!!

Well an update I'm pregnant with sleeve baby number 2 and this time it's a boy I haven't really put on too much weight yet but I did put on weight in the 10 months after Madi was born. But at least I'm healthy and once this little guy comes in January I'll be doing all I can to get back to my 81kgs!!!

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Hi

Did u have much trouble conceiving? We are trying and haven't had any luck yet!

Any feedback would be great

Krystal

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Great to hear from you Liss!!!

Welcome to all the new aussies!!

Well an update I'm pregnant with sleeve baby number 2 and this time it's a boy I haven't really put on too much weight yet but I did put on weight in the 10 months after Madi was born. But at least I'm healthy and once this little guy comes in January I'll be doing all I can to get back to my 81kgs!!!

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Hi

Did u have much trouble conceiving? We are trying and haven't had any luck yet!

Any feedback would be great

Krystal

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Hey Krystal,

We had to go through IVF. I had PCOS so I wasn't ovulating so this was the only way. We could have fallen pregnant naturally this time round as my body was working normally but we had 1 embro left and also hubby works away 4 weeks at a time

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Hey all,

It's been a really long time so I thought I would drop a line and give you all an update.

I was sleeved on 4.9.12. My starting weight was 178kg. The sleeve didn't go well, I ended up with a leak and multiple surgeries, a three month hospital admission and an 8month at home recovery later and I was finally back on track. Since then my life has changed immeasurably! I am so much healthier and fitter than I ever have been!! I now exercise daily - run, yoga, tennis and ballet and I even love it now! My weight has stabilised (now stick around 68kg). I recently got married and am so excited to get "fat" legitimately with kid lets

For anyone who is honking about doing this, or is still in that tough early "holy crap what the eff was I thinking?" Stage, there is light at the end of the tunnel!! Things get better, you'll work hard to change your relationship with food and exercise and you will gain control over food you never previously had.

It is one of the hardest but most awesome things you'll do for your health and quality of life!

Best wishes to you all xx Liss

OMG so good to hear from you and fantastic that everything is going so well. I'm about to get plastic surgery in a few weeks to remove all of my excess skin. It's been 3 years for me in October so I figured I have been at between 63 and 65kg for the last 2yrs so it's a good time to finish up the last of it. Great to hear your latest news and congratulations.

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Great to hear from you Liss!!!

Welcome to all the new aussies!!

Well an update I'm pregnant with sleeve baby number 2 and this time it's a boy I haven't really put on too much weight yet but I did put on weight in the 10 months after Madi was born. But at least I'm healthy and once this little guy comes in January I'll be doing all I can to get back to my 81kgs!!!

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Bec that's fantastic news, the sleeve has def been successful for you. Your dream of being a Mum came true and now another to make up the perfect pair lol. Take care

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Thanks Ausmith!!!!

We are just so very lucky to get one of each.

I just can't wait to have this bub and then get back into getting my weight down so I'm more healthy for these 2

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Great to hear from you Liss!!!

Welcome to all the new aussies!!

Well an update I'm pregnant with sleeve baby number 2 and this time it's a boy I haven't really put on too much weight yet but I did put on weight in the 10 months after Madi was born. But at least I'm healthy and once this little guy comes in January I'll be doing all I can to get back to my 81kgs!!!

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Hi

Did u have much trouble conceiving? We are trying and haven't had any luck yet!

Any feedback would be great

Krystal

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Hey Krystal,

We had to go through IVF. I had PCOS so I wasn't ovulating so this was the only way. We could have fallen pregnant naturally this time round as my body was working normally but we had 1 embro left and also hubby works away 4 weeks at a time

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Thanks for your reply x

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Thanks Ausmith!!!!

We are just so very lucky to get one of each.

I just can't wait to have this bub and then get back into getting my weight down so I'm more healthy for these 2

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You will be amazing and running after 2 you will lose it in no time. Just stay healthy it's more important than ever now that your a Mum

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I am another one had my surgery March 2016, 5 months in and feeling really good

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Hi! I had my surgery 8th March 2016, so also 5 months down and lost lot of weight, and very happy with the results

What part of Australia are you from?

Welcome!

Did anyone have chronic gastritis prior to surgery

No

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Did anyone have chronic gastritis prior to surgery

No, I didn't.

Any low BMI patients if dr Reza adib in Australia

Age, menopausal and under active thyroid

Hi everyone. This is my first message. Just a bit about myself - I am 52, menopausal and under active thyroid. I have been overweight and on diets my whole life. I have had some success. In 2012 I was at my heaviest (142kg) and managed to lose about 20kg. By 2015 I had regained 10kg. I had two very special weddings occurring later in the year and that gave me the motivation to loose the weight again but it was soooo slow. I tried following the same Weight Watchers program which had previously been successful but I had little results. Then I went onto shakes again with little results. It got to the point that I was practically starving myself just to see the scales go down. Problem was, the moment I at a proper meal the weight would automatically go back up. I have always been a high achiever and I knew the need to get my weight Down for my future health. This caused me to hate myself so much because I could not understand why I could not control my weight. I was constantly telling myself and my doctor that I wasundereating but still not losing weight the negative self talk would say "you obviously aren't doing it right and need to try harder".in the end my doctor did some blood tests which showed that I have under active thyroid (Hashimotos disease).That was 11 months ago and my levels are still not stabilised. It was also at this time that I became menopausal which also impacted on my ability to lose weight.This is when I started researching WLS and in particular the sleeve. Initially, I was horrified to think about having so much of my stomach removed and the long term health effects but then I met a woman who had the sleeve done two years ago and like everyone on this forum said it was the best thing she has ever done. So, I made an appointment with a surgeon realising that I can never lose so much weight and keep it off without the sleeve tool.This woman was my age and the same weight. I understand that everybody is different but she said that she has lost97lbs just as her doctor had suggested. So I guess I was expecting a similar result based on her situation and everything I had read on this forum. However, when I spoke to the surgeon last night, he said that I should expect a 20-25kg loss due to my age, thyroid and menopause. When I told about my friends success, he said there is no way I would achieve those results. I guess now I am wondering if that loss is worth undergoing such major surgery and weather the experienced sleevers out there have experienced any problems with weight loss due menopause and thyroid disease and whether my disappointment at the surgeons weight loss is reasonable? Sorry this has become a long winded saga. Thanks for taking the time to read it.

Ovaw8ovathinka

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Edited September 21, 20169 yr by ovaw8ovathinka

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Type "Thyroid" in the Search button. There are quite few threads on this topic.

I have Graves Disease, and even though it helped me to be slim all my life, 2 years ago it turned, and I gained 41kg from 2014-2016

I had to have Radioactive Iodine done and stabilise my thyroid pre-op. This took 9 months, and I finally got sleeved early March this year (instead of July 2015).

After RAI, it took 4 months for my thyroid to stop functioning, and I started on Thyroxine 100 mcg January 2016.

With continuous weight-loss, the dose got too strong, and I went hyper again.

My Thyroxine dose is now halved, at 50 mcg.

Also, I was told that at 74 kg I would be deemed a success.

Well, I am now 70 kg, and still losing.

I plan to get back to 60 kg. I am 6 months post op, lost 30 kg so far, even though I was lower BMI with thyroid disease.

I am 165 cm in height. At 101 kg I was obese.

Now, I look more like myself again!

I am also in my 50s, post menopause (had an earlier one), and had no issues with losing weight.

I maybe losing slower than some, but at least I did not lose any hair, and have very little loose skin.

Some Surgeons deem a patient success at 60-65 % weight-loss.

Many sleevers lose lot more.

Good luck!