Hi all, as the UK pre and post-surgery instructions vary so greatly from the US I thought it would be nice to have a thread for us Brits to chat. Come say hello! :-)

Sigh I am not British (though all my ancestors were). Nevertheless I watch a great deal of BBC America, so that should count for something.

Lol! An honorary Brit. What do you get on bbc America?

Doctor Who (of course), and Doc Martin, and ALL the great detectives like Wallender and Endevor, and Sherlock...

The Brits seem to use real people rather than super models...

Come ON Brits, answer this nice person!

Hi one here, sleeved April 12, 86lb down and I am aiming for 100lb. My weight loss may be slow compared to many on here but I am OK with that. I am currently following 5:2 to try and get the last few pounds off.

If you search for UK sleevers you will find another link where some Brits are.

I love doc Martin. Brilliant! I used to love Dr Who until Matt Smith took over. Hate him and so stopped watching. Yeah Brits, where are you all?

Hi one here' date=' sleeved April 12, 86lb down and I am aiming for 100lb. My weight loss may be slow compared to many on here but I am OK with that. I am currently following 5:2 to try and get the last few pounds off.

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Welcome! :-) where abouts in UK are you? I'm only 12 days post op. 18lbs down so far. Not so bad.

Hi a fellow Brit here! Where did you get your surgery? I was sleeved in feb 13 and 8lbs away from goal! My best decision ever!

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I am in the UK, got my sleeve NHS St Georges Hospital in London. I find the diet so different from US to UK it can actually be quite confusing! What is your diet like? Which do you guys follow?

Hi a fellow Brit here! Where did you get your surgery? I was sleeved in feb 13 and 8lbs away from goal! My best decision ever!

Hiya, had mine done on 11 August by Ameet Patel at Kings College Hospital, London. 19lbs down and very happy! Where are you?

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Hiya, where abouts are you? I was sleeved in London too. I was told liquids for 3 weeks, puree for 3 weeks then soft foods for while and gradually introduce more solids and see how things go. Liquids = anything that can be sucked up through a straw. Soft foods = anything that can be cut with a fork. By the look of the info I got I won't be back to normal foods until about 6 months. What was your advice? When were you sleeved?

Hi chrissy we, ve already been chatting but to let other fellow brits know, i, m 6 days post op and 16 lbs down including pre op diet I, m a northern girl lol and had my surgery done at thornbury hospital Sheffield although all my other pre and follow up consultations Will be at the nhs northern General hospital with my surgeon dr patel.

My post op diet is 3 days liquid followed by 3 weeks pureed then soft/mushy and crispy. Then stage 4 is solid textured diet 3-6 months after my sleeve, I guess I will know through triel and error when my stomach is ready for this stage. Dr advice is no alcohol for 12 months post surgery but I know some drs in America say 6 months, I know I will attempt a small glass of wine around Christmas, which will be about 5 months post op, I may find I no longer desire a drink, but I do like a glass with Christmas dinner so i, m not depriving myself lol.

Hi, my name is Debbie, I was sleeved on 19/08 at the Princess Margaret hospital in Windsor. All has gone very well. So relieved and pleased. On liquids until Tues when I can hv a thicker fluid, ie mashed potatoes with Garvey so it's runny. Stewed fruit. I've been having W.W soup, milky coffee with skimmed milk, bouillon, natural fat free yogurts and herbal teas plus water. Not hungry and very happy. Going for little walks and watching lots of tv.lol I'm in a great support group via my surgeons office as he operates in a few hospitals x

Hi' date=' my name is Debbie, I was sleeved on 19/08 at the Princess Margaret hospital in Windsor. All has gone very well. So relieved and pleased. On liquids until Tues when I can hv a thicker Fluid, ie mashed potatoes with Garvey so it's runny. Stewed fruit. I've been having W.W soup, milky coffee with skimmed milk, bouillon, natural fat free yogurts and herbal teas plus Water. Not hungry and very happy. Going for little walks and watching lots of tv.lol I'm in a great support group via my surgeons office as he operates in a few hospitals x[/quote']

Hi Debbie:-D I too had mine on the 19/8, how are you feeling day 7 post op?. Today was the 1 st day it did, nt hurt so much getting out of bed yay:-)

Hi' date=' my name is Debbie, I was sleeved on 19/08 at the Princess Margaret hospital in Windsor. All has gone very well. So relieved and pleased. On liquids until Tues when I can hv a thicker Fluid, ie mashed potatoes with Garvey so it's runny. Stewed fruit. I've been having W.W soup, milky coffee with skimmed milk, bouillon, natural fat free yogurts and herbal teas plus Water. Not hungry and very happy. Going for little walks and watching lots of tv.lol I'm in a great support group via my surgeons office as he operates in a few hospitals x[/quote']

Hi Debbie, welcome! It's great you're not feeling hunger. Sadly I still do but then I do get acid alot, even before surgery, so it could be that. Mind you, given what I'm taking in daily, I'd have felt ten times as hungry without surgery. I have one week left until I move on to pureed. I am so looking forward to mashed potatoes!

Hi , I was sleeved October 2012. I had my sleeve at Homerton university hospital in London, by Dr mannur. I was 34 st last year and I am down to 20st now. I feel so much better in myself, no weight related issues now apart from an on going spine condition. Hopefully this will get sorted by year end so I can exercise properly. My loss has slowed down big time due to lack of exercise due but hope this will improve one I am fully mobile again