I had VSG surgery on 12th November 2013 at Nuffield hospital, Brentwood. Mr Koak carried out my op with a size 28 bougie.

I had the greatest care and no pain or nausea at all. My highest weight was 275 and I'm now 179. I know I could have lost more during the honeymoon period, but I stupidly snacked and boozed. I'm back on track now and although it's harder to lose the weight, it is very possible. I'd like to lose a further 20 pounds. I took out a bank loan for the surgery as the NHS would have paid for a bypass, but I didn't fancy that and I wanted the surgery quickly. This is the best thing I've ever done for myself.

Nice to see another UK sleever on the fourm. Well done on your weight loss. It's nice if people who have been sleeved for a while post, so that newbies can see how successful it is in the long term.

I was sleeved in August 2015 and knew I would lose weight, but the whole thing has been totally life changing. At my first hospital appointment I weighed 260lbs. I did a pre-op diet and had my op with Spire in Norfolk. I must admit I was quite sick for the first couple of days and struggled to drink much, but after that it has been onwards and upwards all the way.

I'm now down to about 160lb (I only weigh oncea month) and have almost completed the C25K, so can now run for 25 mins. Nothing short of a miracle!

There is a UK part of the Gastric Sleeve forum which has been really good, although I don't get around to posting much! Lovely people and lots of helpful suggestions.

Keep up the good work!

Nice to see some uk peeps on here, you look fantastic! My surgery is on the 26th.. I'm excited and ready! Do you know any other forums/support communities I can join??!

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Nice to see another UK sleever on the fourm. Well done on your weight loss. It's nice if people who have been sleeved for a while post, so that newbies can see how successful it is in the long term.

I was sleeved in August 2015 and knew I would lose weight, but the whole thing has been totally life changing. At my first hospital appointment I weighed 260lbs. I did a pre-op diet and had my op with Spire in Norfolk. I must admit I was quite sick for the first couple of days and struggled to drink much, but after that it has been onwards and upwards all the way.

I'm now down to about 160lb (I only weigh oncea month) and have almost completed the C25K, so can now run for 25 mins. Nothing short of a miracle!

There is a UK part of the Gastric Sleeve forum which has been really good, although I don't get around to posting much! Lovely people and lots of helpful suggestions.

Keep up the good work!

Hi Soodoo,

Wow, you've done really well! I must confess I weigh myself far too often but I just can't help it.

I would love to be able to properly exercise, but the MS stops me. Thanks for letting me know about the UK part. I'll take a look.

Nice to see some uk peeps on here, you look fantastic! My surgery is on the 26th.. I'm excited and ready! Do you know any other forums/support communities I can join??!

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Hi jessjames,

There are quite a few forums etc you can join. Bariatricgal, WLSsurgery etc. Have a look on Google.

Good luck with your surgery! Are you doing any pre-op diet? I did 2 weeks of 3 Slimfast shakes per day and Water. I was so focused I found it relatively easy. I must admit tho I mourned the loss of some foods and I tried to ensure I had all my favourites in the month before the pre-op diet.

Thanks for replying lovely,

I have to do a 5-7 day low fat 1,000 calorie pre op diet, so I think I'm pretty lucky there. 2 weeks of just 3 slim fast shakes per day? You're a rock star.

I'll need to look into if the fast shakes are low in fat, I doubt it somehow..

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The shakes are quite low in fat - I lost over a stone on the pre-op diet, and my liver was, apparently, in tip top condition (according to my surgeon).

I'll be thinking of you on the 26th and hopefully you'll recover really well.