Hey guys,

I am trying to start my journey to getting a sleeve.

I've struggled with my weight all my life. I am now 22 years old. I am 172cm (about 5 foot 7). And here comes the hard part. I weigh 150kg (330lbs). Which means I have a BMI of 50.

I have desperately been trying to change my life, and I do so well for a short time, and then something happens and I slip up and pile on more than before.

After a fair bit of research into the procedure and the results others have had (good and bad) I have decided that this is the course I want to travel down, the benefits for me far outweigh the risks.

I live in Melbourne, Australia, and this afternoon I am heading to my local GP to see for some kind of referral to a doctor that can help me achieve this.

I have a couple questions for Melbourne Sleevers and sleevers in general.

How did you get the ball rolling? And once the ball was rolling, how long did it take you to get booked in for surgery?

In Melbourne, who did you see?

How much was the gap? Did your private cover any part of it? From what I have been reading I think I may be looking at a gap of approximately $5,000? I have Medibank private (although won't be able to do anything until end of Feb '14 because of the 1 year waiting period), and I have e-mailed them to get a general idea if they cover a portion and they want me to pretty much fill out a questionnaire and have my surgery booked before they say yes or no.

I have no doubt I will have more questions, but for now I'll start with that.

Thanks

Edited October 18, 201312 yr by anna_bandana

Hi, I'm from melbourne too. Due to have surgery on the 10th dec. how did you end up going at the docs? Did u decide to go ahead with it all?