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Definitely! I got the dietician this Wednesday. All my post op appointments with dr couch have been free too I found that very interesting and great!

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My friend was banded by dr couch she was very happy with him. I didn't realise you could get sleeved at Waikiki that's so much closer to home not that Murdoch is far away lol

What was your out of pocket expenses?

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Hi sunnett

Im from perth and my surgery is the 23 rd april. Hows everything going? Have you seen a surgeon yet?

And also hi to b1zzyl1zzy

Im also being banded by dr yong at joondalup private hospital.

How did your surgery go?

We should set up some kind of support group somewhere :)

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Hi sunnett

Im from perth and my surgery is the 23 rd april. Hows everything going? Have you seen a surgeon yet?

And also hi to b1zzyl1zzy

Im also being banded by dr yong at joondalup private hospital.

How did your surgery go?

We should set up some kind of support group somewhere :)

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Hi, I'm from Perth and I was sleeved on 31st March by S Watson at SJOG Murdoch.... I'm 2 weeks post op and going in for my first post surgery consult next week.... Just finished up on the liquid diet and am struggling to find purees that don't cause an upset tummy:) let me know if you have specific queries or concerns and I am happy to answer based on my own experience:) I am SOR- female, 26 and pre surgery BMI 38 but I am now down 8kgs in 2 weeks...

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Hi I'm from Rockingham Western Australia I had my sleeve on 17 march 2014 by Dr Padovan at the Mount Hospital. I was 128 kg when I had my op and I am 115 kg at present.

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Hi I'm from Rockingham Western Australia I had my sleeve on 17 march 2014 by Dr Padovan at the Mount Hospital. I was 128 kg when I had my op and I am 115 kg at present.

Hi deb,

Did you have to do a pre op diet? We are pretty similar in weight and have the same surgeon. I'm just a bit concerned about my liver being a problem cause it's too 'fatty'. Padovan has not asked me to start a pre op diet, other than clear fluids the day before surgery.

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Hi

I'm booked for late June with DR Padovan! Excited and nervous! Happy to hear any tips you may have :)

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Hi I'm from kalgoorlie, 600km from Perth but I'm being sleeved by Dr Watson on the 11th June - excited but nervous!!

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Hi I'm from kalgoorlie, 600km from Perth but I'm being sleeved by Dr Watson on the 11th June - excited but nervous!!

Good luck Hayles! Dr Watson also sleeved me:) I thought he was pretty good and helpful before and after surgery

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I used to live in kalgoorlie! I am booked in 23/06! excited and nervous!

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I used to live in kalgoorlie! I am booked in 23/06! excited and nervous!

Good luck for your surgery in the next few weeks:)

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Hi I'm booked for late June with DR Padovan! Excited and nervous! Happy to hear any tips you may have :)

Hi Krystal.

I had dr Padovan, and he was terrific. I've dealt with a few specialists in my time, and he was the most 'normal'. Very understanding without being over the top.

I had minimal pain from the surgery, and am most impressed with his handy work!

I wasn't that happy with the care from the hospital (The Mount), but managed ok.

Where abouts are you from in Perth?

Ask any questions you would like to know. Myself and another lady (deb) were both sleeved by Padovan, so between us we should be able to deal with anything you need to know.

Cheers

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. LeighaTR

        I hope your surgery on Wednesday goes well. You will be able to do all sorts of new things as you find your new normal after surgery. I don't know this from experience yet, but I am seeing a lot of positive things from people who have had it done. Best of luck!

    • Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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