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[Sarah B Tora 1]

Hi Guys

My name is Sarah & I'm a 34 yr old mother of one from New Zealand.I was recently sleeved on 20 March 2014 and have already lost 12 kg post op (about 26 pounds) and really looking forward to the health & lifestyle benefits of the surgery.One great thing is that my blood pressure immediately corrected so I am off meds for that yay Just looking for support,inspiration & to hear the stories of all you fellow sleevers

[honeyg317 107]

Just wanted to welcome you. We were sleeved on the same day. I'm down 14 pounds since surgery and 24 pounds if you count my pre op diet. 26 pounds since surgery is awesome! How is your recovery going?

[Sarah B Tora 1]

Just wanted to welcome you. We were sleeved on the same day. I'm down 14 pounds since surgery and 24 pounds if you count my pre op diet. 26 pounds since surgery is awesome! How is your recovery going?

hey nice to meet you yeah I could hardly believe my eyes lol and even made my family weigh themselves to ensure the scales were not out! I lost 33 pounds pre op too so wow have lost 59 in total recovery is going well,surgery was performed laparoscopically with no complications...thr hard part for me is not being able to hold my 2 year old daughter but I have my husband and my Aunty is staying to help too,so its more the emotional side,but I know it won't be long..how are things going for you??

[honeyg317 107]

hey nice to meet you yeah I could hardly believe my eyes lol and even made my family weigh themselves to ensure the scales were not out! I lost 33 pounds pre op too so wow have lost 59 in total recovery is going well,surgery was performed laparoscopically with no complications...thr hard part for me is not being able to hold my 2 year old daughter but I have my husband and my Aunty is staying to help too,so its more the emotional side,but I know it won't be long..how are things going for you??

I am doing really well. My incisions are healing nicely, I'm slowly starting to feel like my old self. I'm not hungry at all so I have to force myself to drink. My diet goes from full to puréed today. I just pray I tolerate it. I hate nausea. I have 4 kids and my youngest is 11 so they are pretty independent. They along with my hubby are extremely supportive. I still have 3 weeks off of work and plan to increase my walking today.

Keep up the great work! You will be picking up your baby before you know it!

[NICU-RN 31]

Welcome. I had my surgery in January of this year. I am enjoying watching the scale go DOWN for a change! Your weight loss is phenomenal! Snuggle your little one at your side while sitting and soon you'll be carrying her again. Understand that is hard though. I'm glad your husband is supportive. Mine says he is, but his actions make me doubt it - he keeps trying to feed me everything I am not supposed to have nor do I even want that stuff anymore. Recovery has been easy except I have had constant nausea and am just this week starting to eat more than my Protein shakes and only now because last week I had an EGD done to discover the cause of my nausea - a severely irritated stomach from the protein! On an earlier diet a few years ago, I developed 3 ulcers due to Protein intake. This could make my journey interesting. Anyway, I am now on Carafate and the nausea is a bit less.

Edited March 31, 2014 by NICU-RN

[joatsaint 2,814]

Congrats on your 1st NSV!