Hi all

I have booked my op for 18th April 2016 with Beautiful Beings in Czech Republic. Nervous, excited and scared are just some the feelings I'm getting.

I've had relatively little information from BB, they've just said 'eat healthily' until I go and to take Omeprazole twice daily. There's loads of silly questions that keep popping up, like:-

• What should I pack?
• How will I get my bag in the storage unit above my head on the plane on my way home?
• Is there a shop in the hospital, how much Czech money will I need?

Has anyone else been who can answer these for me, any help appreciated.

I'd be lying if I said I wasn't nervous about the op but truthfully, I think it's a positive thing I'm doing. Whatever the outcome, I can't be any more miserable than I am now. I can barely walk couple of hundred yards without huffing and puffing, my knees are killing me, I go up and down stairs like a two year old, one at a time, nothing fits me and when it does, I look horrible. Everything I own looks like a huge black bin bag etc....

Two years ago I lost five-and-a-half stone on the Cambridge diet but I've put it all back on in less than half the time it took me to loose it. I'm so angry with myself but I'm sure a lot of you have been there.

All in all, I'm feeling pretty good about the op and am raring to go.

I'm uber-excited, I've just bought some Irn Bru lip-balm

Haha- amazing- now let's see if it lasts long enough to actually moisturise your lips sounds delish!

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I shall do a full report when it comes.

On 7/20/2016 at 8:46 AM, RosieCheeks said:

Well, from "Two weeks to go" to "Three Months Post-Op today". The difference three months make.

Three months exactly since I was sitting in a clinic in Prague thinking "well I've done it now so might as well go along for the ride' . Whilst I don't have any regrets, it's completely different to expectations and it's certainly not the 'magic wand' I secretly thought it would be. I'm 37lbs down, which personally I think is disappointing. Maybe due to lack of exercise. Still haven't lost enough for my breathing to improve sufficiently to enable me to do more but I am making a big effort in walking.

I am enjoying my new diet and not really missing the junk I used to cram down my neck. I've discovered I love strawberries and can get sugar hit from them. I'm cooking a lot more fresh meats, steaks, lamb chops etc which is nice. I weigh everything frantically and research nutrition values, if it's not giving me anything positive, it's not going near my mouth. I went for lunch the other week and treated myself to spaghetti carbonara. The restaurant were great and weighed out 150g for me, although when it came, it was a disappointing sight compared to my friend's huge mound of lovely Pasta but sure enough, it filled me perfectly adequately.

I hope there will be a bigger loss next month, fingers crossed.

PS, I've search most of Greater Manchester & Cheshire for these Irn Bru ice lollies but they continue to evade me. I might have to have some shipped in.

Hi Rosie,

How are you doing now? Did you manage to hit target?

I am seriously considering Prague to have surgery, would you recommend it and did you have any issues when you were there?

Thanks