Anyone from Australia

[shericrazylady 113]

Hey Hope everyone is great 🏻 I'm on the public waiting list at The Alfred in Melbourne, getting mixed answers for what my wait time will b so I'm going to get private health cover.
would love to keep in contact to hear your stories and eventually compare notes

You may have to wait still of you get private health cover I have bupa you need to have have it for a year before you can get the surgery lucky I already had it haha

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[Casey17 2]

Hey Sheri, expecting the 12 mth wait which I'm cool with as the receptionist at the Alfred said I could waiting 2.5yrs on public, Bupa are who I'll b going with as a rep said they have full coverage with no out of pocket which is great

[PrayingForWeightLoss 340]

Casey you are right. Going with private is a better option. I joined NIB 12 months ago and I am getting sleeved July the 28th. With public health not only is the wait very long but you have to have a lot of health problems to qualify.

[zoegastricsleeve 3]

Hey Casey, have you considered getting money out of your super to pay for it instead of waiting?

[crushingit 24]

Hi. I'm new to the forum. I'm in Perth and have just booked my appointments with the psychologist, physician, dietitian and surgeon for August-September.

I've got no idea what to expect at the appointments!

Pre-op in Perth, Western Australia 🇦🇺

[arcwls 27]

Hi. I'm new to the forum. I'm in Perth and have just booked my appointments with the psychologist, physician, dietitian and surgeon for August-September.

I've got no idea what to expect at the appointments!

Pre-op in Perth, Western Australia [emoji1037]

Great to see a recent reply from Perth on this thread!

I'm new too and from Perth and am booked in for the end of October. I'm excited to get this all underway! I had to push my surgery date back, they wanted to schedule me in for early September but that was too quick to get the leave at work booked in, in time. So things move nicely and I'm sure you'll find the same!

I'm already making changes in my lifestyle pre-op like going hiking over the weekend and eating smaller meals (even avoiding dessert at my family's birthday dinner!) [emoji5][emoji5][emoji5]

[crushingit 24]

I'm already making changes in my lifestyle pre-op like going hiking over the weekend and eating smaller meals (even avoiding dessert at my family's birthday dinner!) [emoji5][emoji5][emoji5]

Yup, I decided to do the same so then after the surgery people won't see me drastically change my habits. I'm trying to avoid making it so obvious that something is up. I don't want to attract questions.

[arcwls 27]

Yup, I decided to do the same so then after the surgery people won't see me drastically change my habits. I'm trying to avoid making it so obvious that something is up. I don't want to attract questions.

Exactly! That's really good to hear. I think it's a good way to get your head around the lifestyle change as well! [emoji846]

[arcwls 27]

Any Aussies getting sleeved this month?