Hello, my name is Suzie and new to the forums. I am due to get the gastric sleeve sometime in the next 6 weeks, just waiting for a date. I will also be moving house in the next 7 weeks which is bad timing so totally stressing at the moment :-(

Ahhhh! I am sorry you are stressed but congrats on your decision and welcome!

Hi! I just joined yesterday. Great news about your surgery date. Hang in there with the move!

Hi Suzie!

I am new to this particular board but am a 4 year Veteran and came back because I needed a boost of support to keep the regain under control...

You are about to do the best thing you have ever done for yourself. Don't let anybody, not even yourself tell you differently. You are worth this. Here are the top 5 things you need to know:

1. You won't die on the table - the Doctor has as much interest in keeping his malpractice insurance rates down as you do to live

2. Yes you will eat differently the rest of your life - deal with it. I promise it will be normal in 6 months.

3. Whatever made you overeat isn't "cured" with surgery - emotional work continues

4. You will have the best wild ride ever for the first year - focus on the good parts of that

5. Your boobs will deflate. Sorry girlfriend, it is just the reality. The upside is you will be buying AWESOME new undergear that will left the girls back to where they belong.

Hang tough and stick around...

Hi Suzie!

I am new to this particular board but am a 4 year Veteran and came back because I needed a boost of support to keep the regain under control...

You are about to do the best thing you have ever done for yourself. Don't let anybody' date=' not even yourself tell you differently. You are worth this. Here are the top 5 things you need to know:

1. You won't die on the table - the Doctor has as much interest in keeping his malpractice insurance rates down as you do to live

2. Yes you will eat differently the rest of your life - deal with it. I promise it will be normal in 6 months.

3. Whatever made you overeat isn't "cured" with surgery - emotional work continues

4. You will have the best wild ride ever for the first year - focus on the good parts of that

5. Your boobs will deflate. Sorry girlfriend, it is just the reality. The upside is you will be buying AWESOME new undergear that will left the girls back to where they belong.

Hang tough and stick around...[/quote']

So how far out are you? How much have u regained if any?

Hi Suzie!

I am new to this particular board but am a 4 year Veteran and came back because I needed a boost of support to keep the regain under control...

You are about to do the best thing you have ever done for yourself. Don't let anybody' date=' not even yourself tell you differently. You are worth this. Here are the top 5 things you need to know:

1. You won't die on the table - the Doctor has as much interest in keeping his malpractice insurance rates down as you do to live

2. Yes you will eat differently the rest of your life - deal with it. I promise it will be normal in 6 months.

3. Whatever made you overeat isn't "cured" with surgery - emotional work continues

4. You will have the best wild ride ever for the first year - focus on the good parts of that

5. Your boobs will deflate. Sorry girlfriend, it is just the reality. The upside is you will be buying AWESOME new undergear that will left the girls back to where they belong.

Hang tough and stick around...[/quote']

Good advice, thank you.

I have kind of been through this experience before, I had the gastric band and lost 7 1/2 stone, but my stomach distended and I has to get it removed so all the weight went back. So I am getting this op now. I am looking forward to getting back into some of my old clothes.

This is a much bigger op though. How long we're people in hospital with their sleeve op?

Thank you all for your friendly welcome and advice. I look forward to your support and friendship x

I was apparently the first person ever to be released the same day. (My one claim to fame in this world)

I had a flawless experience. In at 7am for the surgery - woke up sometime later with the bed spins, they gave me some meds and I was up again and back at my hotel by 3pm that day. The next morning I came back for a quick top up of my fluids in an IV and we drove the three hours home by lunchtime.

I never even needed so much as a Tylenol from when I got home. Seriously - I can't imagine an easier thing. I had no complications, and it was faster recovery than my gall bladder 8 years ago.

I went back to work after two weeks, but could easily have done it in one because I have a desk job. The only thing was that I needed a nap every afternoon for about 3 months... so that was hard - so tired.

I wish my experience on everybody, but I know it isn't always like that for everybody.

The surgeon reckons I will be in for 3 days and the nurse said 5 days I will be in hospital for. I have a desk job too and they are talking about any where between 2-6 weeks off. Luckily I will be on full pay.

I just feel that I am getting conflicting messages from the hospital. I have no idea what I am supposed to eat/drink when I get home so I can't stock up. I live by myself so won't be able to go shopping as apparently I can't drive for 6 weeks.

There just seems a lack of information from my hospital.