Hi

1 week away today is the day my life is going to change forever, for the better of course

Wondering if any Perth sleevers want to stay in touch for support

Kell

A mills yay for you so good to have a date hay????

What the!!!! Dam phone lol

Hi Perth sleevers,

I'm scheduled for the 22nd November at Mercy hospital under Dr Dolan. Can't wait..

Great news,your before me so you can tell me all about it ,I'm on the 9th if December.

I'm on the 17 January at Glengarry with Dr Dolan.

Can't wait to hear all about your journeys xx

Hi all Perth sleevers

What is everyone telling people and who are you telling?

Before my surgery I told a few people. My family and friends and a few people at work.

But then once I had my surgery I was out of commission for two weeks. So once I got back to work people were wondering if I was ok and I had no problem in telling them that I had surgery. Everyone was hugely supportive and I've relieved nothing but love and support.

I've chose not to tell some of the elderly members of my family as it would be too difficult for them to understand.

I'm not hiding anything. Everyone has seen my weigh struggle for ever!! I've always been the big girl from when I was little. So now they can see me enjoying it come off.

Before my surgery I told a few people. My family and friends and a few people at work.

But then once I had my surgery I was out of commission for two weeks. So once I got back to work people were wondering if I was ok and I had no problem in telling them that I had surgery. Everyone was hugely supportive and I've relieved nothing but love and support.

I've chose not to tell some of the elderly members of my family as it would be too difficult for them to understand.

I'm not hiding anything. Everyone has seen my weigh struggle for ever!! I've always been the big girl from when I was little. So now they can see me enjoying it come off.

HI Lubelu,

I agree totally with your plan of action regarding revealing your surgery. I am for surgery on 14/11 and I have done the same. I have not kept it top secret per se but I have found that the whole process is difficult enough to digest myself (excuse the pun) and I don't need people who have no experience of the excess weight heartache passing comment on what they have no idea about. I have the support of the people important to me and they trust my judgement and that is all I need to know. I don't need to hear negative comments that may come from a poorly educated perspective.

I have started my pre-op Optifast diet officially today...a week before my surgeons recommendation. I thought it would be good to hit the ground running...I am over being contemplating it and I want to jump right in.

A big congratulations to you on your results so far...I can't wait to be on your side of the journey!!

Mrs Smyth

Hi all

I've told my husband , mum, dad , sons and one work friend. I will tell if they ask but it depends who it is too.

Now hair lose is my other concern how about you all?

The only people in my life that know is my fiancé & mum... I don't feel the need to tell anyone else, as far as I'm concerned it's none of their business.. I'm a very private person and plan to keep it that way!

Ive told my immediate family and best friend. I dont think i'll lie to anyone else but i wont be telling everyone voluntarily. Thats just me though im fairly private about most things. I am terrified of hairloss as well but when i asked my surgeon about it he just laughed and said i wont lose my hair :-/

Good morning to you all,

I have had challenges trying to keep my sleeve surgery quiet since my father is having the same surgery two weeks after me. He is happy to talk to everybody about it! He cracks me up and I have no hope...my family like to talk. Anyway, I have decided that I will not be bringing up the subject myself and will just politely avoid any detail discussion....should it arise. God love them but most people just don't get it!! :-)

I am day 2 of my pre-op...have decided to start a week ealier and surgery is on 14/11.

I am so NOT a person who ever vomits but as I write I am fight the urge to do so...major mistake taking fairly high dose vitamins with just a little Optifast shake. Don't worry ladies, I am holding it in for now.

This brings me to the recently mentioned issue of hair loss!!! I am paranoid about it too and my research has told me that there are two critical things to do in order to minimise it. W all lose a little hair. 100 strands daily...which always seems like more whne you have long hair...I don't know how my husband deals with long dark hair strands on the bathroom floor...I am paranoid about that and spend ages picking them up every morning! :-)

Anyway, the first thing is to keep up your protein intake really well and this alos assists in keeping hunger/craving pangs at bay...so this is a big important thing to do. The second thing is to but some high dose Biotin supplements and some Hair Skin & Nail support supplements. I am doing both and I but all my supplements online with iHerb...an American supplement company who are beyond sensational!! I love them!!

Despite being a Sydneysider, I am enjoying your thread here...hope you don't kick me out because I am from the East!! :-)

Ciao,

MrsSmyth

MrsSmyth you made me laugh

No please don't be sick lol,I was thinking the same with protein and multivitamins fingers crossed it works,

How you going on your pre-op diet I'm not sure if I have to do one I don't get to see my dietitian till a week before my op mmmm my paper work that I got from the surgeon said liquid only the day before surgery so will have to see

Thanks for starting my day with a smile!!!!

Sam

Just me again,

I was interrupted before I could finish my last post. Another very important thing that I have learned for reasons of comfort is that including a couple of teaspoons of Benefibre with your protein shake helps decrease any risk of constipation. This has been an unfortunate side-effect of high protein diets for me in the past. My nutritionist brought this subject up and gave that effective tip. She also suggested using Movicol if it really persisted...luckily I have not had to use that as yet but it is good to know of a good option.

In relation to the Biotin and Hair, Nail & Skin supplements...I use 'Solgar' brand. For a general multivitamin I use 'Thorne Research' Multivitamins for Women....all from iHerb online. The nutritionist has given me a chewable multiviatmin to use after surgery but I have also noticed on iHerb a range of 'Twinlab' Bariatric Support supplements and I think I will order some of those too. IHerb deliver to Australia within a week and their delivery prices are cheap as chips!! Not that we should eat any of those now! :-)

Also, be careful ladies if you take Fish Oil etc because they thin your blood a little and it would probably be wise to stay of them for a while before surgery. However, it is much better to talk to your surgeon about that issue.

Hope you all enjoy my little hot tips that I have picked up along my journey!

Mrs Smyth

MrsSmyth you made me laugh

No please don't be sick lol,I was thinking the same with Protein and Multivitamins fingers crossed it works,

How you going on your pre-op diet I'm not sure if I have to do one I don't get to see my dietitian till a week before my op mmmm my paper work that I got from the surgeon said liquid only the day before surgery so will have to see

Thanks for starting my day with a smile!!!!

Sam

Seriously, I hate this pre-op diet but I know the value of it! Obviously, I am an overeater and love my food and I think the pre-op will give me the opportunity to ease myself into my new post-sleeve situation. Clearly, I will not be able to eat either the volume of food I have enjoyed in the past. Again, being honest about overeating, I enjoy it in the short term but not in the longterm and I am so ready to get healthy. I am thinking that surgery will not be so much of a shock to the system having dome the pre-op diet and it also makes the surgeons job easier because it shrinks the liver a little and makes it more pliable for movement to access the stomach. This information is on the Optifast website if you log into it as a health professional. This is why so many doctors recommend Optifast...they did the research to prove the outcome of a two-week Optifast diet.

Do what your surgeon tells you to do and you should be fine! I have read that some sleevers in the US do not even do a pre-op diet...not many though because they all have to lose so much weight to get their insurance companies to cover them for the procedure. Not a bad idea...it demonstrates commitment to it. It sounds like we could abuse the sleeve if we wanted to by drinking high calorie drinks etc.

Are you in Perth too? I can't seem to find any November Sydney sleevers!! :-(

Ciao,

MrsSmyth