Hi everyone!

I am booked for surgery in Perth late June! Any tips would be great!

Hi krystal84, i am at the stage of making another appt with the specialist with a view to having gastric sleeve done early july. scary. one of my concerns is how to continue taking current med in the immediate after op. who is doing yours? Jan

Meant to say i too live in Perth WA. Is this mostly a US site do you know?

I find most people are from the US, but I've saw people from Australia, Canada, and other places as well. Tonight a man in Pakistan asked a question, we're one big happy sleeve family!

Hi:)

Yes I've noticed majority are from overseas! My surgery is with DR Padovan.

I live up north and he comes up here so i am more comfortable with it long term!

Who are you going to? I did read that u have to crush tablets? That's online though not from a doctors mouth

My doc will be Watson who operates at Hollywood and Murdoch. From what i have found out (only by my investigating i might add) i can get some of my tabs 'converted' to a suspension by a Compounding Pharmacy in Osborne Park. It is apparently not right to crush certain meds as it alters them and you can't split tabs that are not 'scored'. how much weight to do hope to lose? me around 25-30kilos. i am a couple of weeks away from 64 .....sounds old to you no doubt!

I am aiming for 30ish I think. Exciting but daunting! What do you mean 64? As in that's your current?

When is your appt?

sorry for misunderstanding.........64 years old!! as i previously stated hopping to lose 25-30kilos. will be making an appt on monday as i saw him about 6 weeks ago but had to have an endoscopy etc now done that and report being sent to Watson. seen the Dietician. i don't hurry into things here as just needed to be sure it is right for me and that i can manage ok with current meds etc. i know it will be tough at first but just have to trust i will adjust and cope. my GP has had the sleeve too and he really had very few probs. i also hope to be able to have a glass of red wine not tooooo long after surgery! my gp says he has not been able to eat steak. do you know many people who have had the sleeve?

Hi again

Oh that makes more sense! I'm 30 next month! No I haven't rushed into it. I know two good friends that have had it done, one maybe a year ago with Dr Padovan and the other about 7 years ago.

They both eat everything now, including wine! They are great to talk to about the real versions on what goes on. Always easier to talk to someone who has had it done vs Google!

I'm just worried about not being at home when I'll be feeling so crappy! I am going to stay with one of my good friends or my aunty I think.

I am waiting for my pack in the mail about everything so that should give me some more info too!