Hello everyone Just thought I'd introduce myself. I'm Kylie, and I am married with a little girl who is 18 months old. I have a date booked for VSG surgery -...
Hello Kylie Welcome to this group. We all seem to be busy being thin(ner) here so sometimes it can be fairly quiet. Do you still have your band and have you...
Hi Kylie and welcome! As you can see from my stats I had gastric bypass and it's worked really well for me. I am as f the last week officially in the normal...
Hi Kylie, welcome. Good for you that you have decided to have surgery. I had a VSG in March 2006 and have never been happier. I have lost 34kg and I am now...
Americans are fatter than ever and they're going to keep getting fatter unless they do something about it! The Surgeon General and the Center for Disease...
I moved to Melbourne from the United States a yr ago and have been looking for a support group. Does anyone know of one in this area? I had the RNY surgery...
Hey Guys. Well im looking for information on the sleeve and RNY, specifically how you have gone, the types of food you can now it, the struggles you have had...
Hi mate, My name is Adam and I have had both done. I had the sleeve done in 2005 and found it work really well to help me loose about 75 kgs but then I crashed...
hey Adam. Really glad you replied, never found anyone that has gone from teh sleeve to something else. What bypass did you have? Did you go to the DS? Can...
Hi Greg As you can see I'm very close to the 12 month anniversary of my surgery. I can eat and drink ANYTHING and EVERYTHING I could before my surgery, NO...
I had the gastric by pass on the Easter long weekend. Gaining weight was interesting. I found my sleeve had stretched its common and was warned about early on...
Hey Adrianne Thanks for the reply.. you say you can eat everything and anything now, has that only just really happened, did you struggle with bread, pasta and...
Just a reminder that the Sydney support group meeting is on next Tuesday night the 26th June at the Premier Street Council Rooms at Kogarah (next to St. George...
Hi Greg I've been eating anything and everything for quite a while now - probably about 7 months. I took it really slowly as I said and never pushed the...
Hi Greg, I had the sleeve on June 30 last year and it has been great. It was important to me to continue eating things like salad, chicken, veges etc. After a...
Hi there, I have had 2 bands and where the first worked well in terms of weightloss until it slipped, the second hasn't worked at all in the 16 mths i have had...
Hi Elaine I have had a lapband for 10 years and recently found out (after putting back on all the weight I had lost) that the band had eroded. Consequently I...
Hi everone, well i am 72.6kg now which is great. I can eat anything i like, but i do not go near fried food.The only problem ihave is eating to fast, and boy...
WOW! Way to go, girlfriend! Gezz, and I though I had done well, you're an absolute champion! Adrianne Pre-Optifast 125 kilos Pre-op 118 kilos 165cm 43 years...
Hi all, Its been a while since ive written I was 146.6 before my gb on 11/12/06 I am currently at 108.2 I had diabeties 2 , back problems, raised cholesterol,...