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annettedimond    2

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I've just finished day 9 of my pre op diet not much longer now last blood test done today. Is any one else having it done on the 20th may???

Good luck

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J.u.s.t.l.i.z.    1

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Hi every one im Liz and i live in the North East of England, im a ex bander bow Bypass and i have my own support group in Sunderland. Any one in the area give me a shout and i will give you my meeting details x

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wannabeyummi    4

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Hi guys just found this forum. I'm from north London, hopefully having bypass in Aug as long as all goes well with funding. Full of nerves & excitement &just wanted to say ola :-)

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Bevy Boo    6

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Hi guys just found this forum. I'm from north London' date=' hopefully having bypass in Aug as long as all goes well with funding. Full of nerves & excitement &just wanted to say ola :-)[/quote']

Hi Wannabeyummi. Welcome to the forum, there doesn't seem to many of us from England on here. But everyone is friendly and the advice and expertise you pick up is priceless. They do things differently in the USA as far as I can tell, I don't have to drink Protein shakes or anything like that. But then again, even in England all doctors are different and each persons diet is different, even pre-op diets!

I had my surgery on 28th May and was allowed home three days after. Am doing ok, getting into it slowly, like my afternoon naps at the moment! Including pre-op diet have lost about a stone and half in a month and beginning to notice a difference.

Good luck with your surgery, let us know when it is. Any questions just ask, there are lots of people on here that are further down the line than me.

Good luck

Bx

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wannabeyummi    4

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Hi Wannabeyummi. Welcome to the forum' date=' there doesn't seem to many of us from England on here. But everyone is friendly and the advice and expertise you pick up is priceless. They do things differently in the USA as far as I can tell, I don't have to drink Protein shakes or anything like that. But then again, even in England all doctors are different and each persons diet is different, even pre-op diets!

I had my surgery on 28th May and was allowed home three days after. Am doing ok, getting into it slowly, like my afternoon naps at the moment! Including pre-op diet have lost about a stone and half in a month and beginning to notice a difference.

Good luck with your surgery, let us know when it is. Any questions just ask, there are lots of people on here that are further down the line than me.

Good luck

Bx[/quote']

Hi Bev thank for reply I'm hoping my surgery is going to happen on the 20th of aug . Do u mind if I send u a private msg? X

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Bevy Boo    6

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Hi Bev thank for reply I'm hoping my surgery is going to happen on the 20th of aug . Do u mind if I send u a private msg? X

No, that's fine. You can send me a private message xx

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annettedimond    2

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Hi everyone from England I wish I could find a buddy who lives near me in Somerset, good luck everyone on there new journey x

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deb chapman    0

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Hi everyone, my name is deb I'm 43 married with 2 kids and 2 granddaughters I live in Cheshire I'm 6 weeks post op, I had wls 10 years ago and lost 10 stones, havin putting my weight back I went back to my gp they agreed to do a revision from a vertical banded gastroplasty to a gastric bypass, there were a few complications but I think I'm finally on the better side, still in abit of pain but its alot better then it was, I've lost 20kgs but 8 of them were on my pre op diet, I've not lost any for 2 weeks and feel really disheartened I've not lost more, feels like I'm still in pain got nothing :-(

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luckyknickers57    62

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Hi everyone, my name is deb I'm 43 married with 2 kids and 2 granddaughters I live in Cheshire I'm 6 weeks post op, I had wls 10 years ago and lost 10 stones, havin putting my weight back I went back to my gp they agreed to do a revision from a vertical banded gastroplasty to a gastric bypass, there were a few complications but I think I'm finally on the better side, still in abit of pain but its alot better then it was, I've lost 20kgs but 8 of them were on my pre op diet, I've not lost any for 2 weeks and feel really disheartened I've not lost more, feels like I'm still in pain got nothing :-(

Hi deb, you had your WLS?

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chrysalis2butterfly    6

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Hi , i'm having my op on monday hopefully , i'm on my pre op diet of weight watcher Soups x4 muller light yogurts x4 and 1 pt semi skimmed milk.

Im glad i found this site as i don't really have a support network behind me as it's just me and my daughter now so i really need some one who has been there done that and got the tshirt to prove it and who can point me in the right direction as there doesn't seem to be a gastric bypass group in my area

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taysidebell    176

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Coming up to 1 year post op Scotland uk band to rny conversation

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brandnewme    20

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I'm 11 days post op and I'm in Colchester, Essex.

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Hello from Birmingham - originally from London. Had my op at St Mary's in Paddington (gastric bypass) Feb 2013. What op did you have and how you finding it so far?

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taysidebell    176

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Have lost 84 pounds since band to bypass conversion total weight loss 184lb I am below my surgeons goal of BMI of 30 aiming for my goal of BMI of 27 got 6lb to go as this will allow me to be referred to plastics how are you all doing : )

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