Hello all

First of all I would like to introduce myself, My name is Nia I am 26 Years old from the UK and I am new to this site.

I am 11 Weeks post op today after having Gastric Sleeve surgery and 56 pounds lighter.

I have been morbidly obese for the past 10 years and finally after years of visiting my doctor decided to have obeseity surgery abroad (as it's much cheaper), after years of looking at different types of treatments and looking into different company's I finally found the perfect one.

I had the operation in Bruno with a company called Cosmetic Bliss who are now also helping US patient's as well as us Brits(they're link is on this web page somewhere) and I can tell you that I think that they are an amazing company.

Please feel free to ask any questions as I am more than happy to share my experience.

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Hello all

First of all I would like to introduce myself, My name is Nia I am 26 Years old from the UK and I am new to this site.

I am 11 Weeks post op today after having Gastric Sleeve surgery and 56 pounds lighter.

I have been morbidly obese for the past 10 years and finally after years of visiting my doctor decided to have obeseity surgery abroad (as it's much cheaper), after years of looking at different types of treatments and looking into different company's I finally found the perfect one.

I had the operation in Bruno with a company called Cosmetic Bliss who are now also helping US patient's as well as us Brits(they're link is on this web page somewhere) and I can tell you that I think that they are an amazing company.

Please feel free to ask any questions as I am more than happy to share my experience.

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Can you tell me if you are able to eat pretty normally except for obvious portion control? My psychologist told me at my pre-op appt that she wondered why I would not have the sleeve instead of band because it is "less restrictive" - I need to lose 50 lbs.

Hi

I have nearly 168lb to lose and have lost over 50 of that already.

I was on liquid diet for two weeks, mushy food for 2 weeks and have been on solid food for the past 7 weeks, I can eat VERY little at a time, but don't feel hungry anymore(which is VERY weird). at the moment it takes me about 20 mins to eat a slice of toast.

but i am feeling great

hi there congrates on your weight loss but what exactly is the gastric sleeve?

If you click on the link below it will tell you all about the gastric sleeve, this is the company used, I was considering the gastric band but decided to opt for the gastric sleeve as I thought it would be the best option for me

Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy (Gastric Sleeve) Surgery Abroad Only

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Hi Nia

Congratulations with your weight loss 2 date. I have had contact with cosmetic bliss in april 2008 for sleeve surgery and (agree they are a great company) but was unable to have op due to a health finding.

I AM BOOKED TO GO BACK soon (YEPEEE) and hope i will have weight loss same as you! Have you any good tips to follow

hi

as your from the uk, i was wondering if you could help. theres alot of people who are talking about gas-X strips, however i am struggling to find them in the UK. did you use these or something similar?

sarah

Gastric Sleeve is a totally different surgery - not Lap Band for those who dont know... :frown:

congrats on your weight loss.

Hello all

I am now 70 lb lighter and swimming nearly everyday and finally enjoying my life

Firstly I have never heard of gas-x strips but i will have an ask around for you to try and get some info :eek:

and as for tips, I havent really got any, just stick to the pre op diet cosmetic bliss give you.

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Dear nia, i would like to start off saying congratulation on your wieght loss thats amazing in 11 weeks.

I too have been recomended to do the sleeve, originally i wanted to do the lapband was told that i was a better fit for the sleeve due to being morbitally obesse, due you mind if i ask your height and wieght prior to surgery.

I am curious to know this based on my doctors suggestions for recomending the sleeve to me, and not the band to better understand somewhat the wehgtloss process as well.

Thanks so much, i hope you dont find the question insulting in anyway....

I'm 5'1" and weighed only 206 when I had my consult (I was 223 when I started the whole process though.)

I don't think the superiority of the sleeve is all about how high your BMI is. However, there is a concern with some surgeons that someone with a higher BMI won't lose enough with the band. So maybe that's why your surgeon recommended it to you.

I was previously MO at a BMI of 42 with a band. I was a BMI of 20 when I revised to a sleeve. Maintaining my weight was no easy task on the post op diet.

Mexico rocks for sleeve surgery! Make sure your surgeon has done AT LEAST 250 sleeves AND!! 250 bypass procedures. That will give you at least 500 staple lines for experience. Bypass staple lines are MUCH harder to do that sleeve staple lines, if your surgeon cannot handle a bypass staple line, do you want him doing ANY staple line on YOU?

Hello all

Sorry havent been n here for a while I've had a little trouble with the internet connection :frown:

Just a quick catch up to let you know that I am now 100lbs lighter, going to the gym twice a week and aerobics once a week and swimming twice a week :smile:

I am feeling fantastic and I am finally living my life

x x x

That's great!

Hi Nia,

I am looking at going to Brno too. Do you know how many Gastic Sleeves they have done now and do they have morbidity stats etc?

Cheers,

Jane

Hi Nia,

Well done on the 56lbs weight loss - you must be delighted. I had gastric sleeve surgery in Belgium three weeks ago tomorrowand feel that my weightloss has come to a standstill - did you experience this at all. It is very disheartening after such a short time.

MichC