I've Made Up My Mind - I'm Gonna Be Me Again

Hi Lieza,

Welcome to the forum! Hope reading around helps alleviate those anxieties!

Best,

Dark

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Hi Lieza,
If I had known before the surgery what I know now I would have had absolutely no worries at all. In fact there are two friends that have used me as a guinea pig LOL both are booking in for the surgery. They have watched me and met some of the other girls that have had surgery because they come and see me.

Just wish that I had this available to me years and years ago.

Hugs Gail

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Highest Weight Ever May 2009 - 115 kg, Start Opti 103.5 kg 13/8/9
Sleeved: 27/8/9 Surgeon The Brilliant Michael France

Total Weight Loss since 1st May 2009 47 Kilos

First Goal :- Be under 100kg for surgery First goal achieved
Second Goal :- 80kg for New Years EveSecond Goal Achieved
Third Goal :- 65 Kg by April 21st Missed it

oh guys!

It sounds too good to be true! I'm a little worried that something might go wrong, but I haven't heard anyone on this site having anything wrong after their operation.

My Dr's app if a few weeks away so i'll be on here researching and reading everyone's great stories.

Very anxious!
Lieza

hi leiza,
welcome great chioce!! good luck

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highest ever weight 123kg
pre sleeve-93kg
sleeved weight 85kg
BMI-38
156cm short

Dr Craig Taylor
Concord hospital!

http://redrooter.blogspot.com/

Hi Lieza,
Welcome to the forum and as you have heard from a lot of the others we just love our sleeves !!!
Then again what's not to love.
It isn't just the weight that you lose it is how you feel about yourself and your health that is just overwhelming.

I am almost 7 months out and the good thing is that I just never stop any more, doing more with my life now than I did as a teenager LOL

Hugs Gail

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Highest Weight Ever May 2009 - 115 kg, Start Opti 103.5 kg 13/8/9
Sleeved: 27/8/9 Surgeon The Brilliant Michael France

Total Weight Loss since 1st May 2009 47 Kilos

First Goal :- Be under 100kg for surgery First goal achieved
Second Goal :- 80kg for New Years EveSecond Goal Achieved
Third Goal :- 65 Kg by April 21st Missed it

Hey Leiza,
You story sounds similar to mine. A terrible band that was affecting not only my life but my partners and even my family too. I am getting mine out in only 8 days time, and moving onto a bypass. I can't wait. Goodbye band is all I can say!!!
Best of luck and if you want to chat at all, please feel free to contact me by PM or I have a diary in the diary section.

Cheers, Sarah :)

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Banded June 2008 - 128.8kg
Band removal & Bypass 18/3/10
Goal 1 - To get under 100kg - achieved 28/3/10!!
Goal 2 - 85kg for my birthday 20/7/10
Goal 3 - Initial goal of 75kg by 03/10/10

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Hello and welcome Lieza.

You are making a great decision to be sleeved.

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Sleeve Date: 15th September, 2009 by Dr Leong
Highest Weight: 124.9kgs
Weight on day of Surgery: 121.2
First Goal Weight: 99kgs - Reached 22/12/2009
Second Goal Weight: 89kgs - Reached 28/3/2010
Third Goal Weight-Overweight: 81kgs
Fourth Goal Weight: 71kgs
Height: 5'6"

Hi Lieza
You're definitely not alone in your problems with the band, and going on to the sleeve. I haven't done it myself, opting for the sleeve in the beginning, but lots of others on the forum have.
Good luck with your surgeon's appointment and your surgery and recovery.
And thanks, Daisy, for your kind words!
Chris aka chrisbychic

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Sleeved 23/6/08 by Dr Michael Talbot in Sydney
Heaviest weight 150.5kg Height 160cm (5'2")
Current weight 78kg
Bust From 148cm down to 101cm now - a total loss of 47cm
Waist 144cm down to 100cm - total loss of 44cm
Hips 150cm down to 104cm - total loss of 46cm
Arms 47 cm down to 31cm - total loss of 16cm
Legs 81 cm down to 52.5cm - total loss of 28.5cm

Hi Leisa
Go and have a look at Chrisbechicks Diary (Chris) she has done an amazing job with her sleeve and l think she has now lost 75kilos and she looks amazing, and questions l sure she would be only to happy to answer.
Wish you luck

Daisy

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WEIGHT NOW--98.4
weight loss so far 10.6

SURGERY DATE 19TH MAY 2010 and Starting Weight 109kgs

Open Gastric By-pass
Ray McHenry Knox Private Hospital
HEIGHT '160CM
1st Goal 99.9 DONE
2nd Goal 89.9
3rd Goal 79.9
4th Goal 69.9
GOAL 65 kilos
Highest weight 123.5 Kilos
lowest weight ever 77.3 kilos[b]

Hi Lieza and welcome to the forum.

I have been sleeved 3 months, and LOVE it!

Good luck with your journey

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Starting weight 27 July 2009 ~ 127 kgs
Weight when starting Optifast ~ 111 kgs
Sleeve Date: 14 December, 2009 by Dr Richard Harrison
7 months post-op ~ 79.4 kgs
Goal Weight ~ 75 kgs

i'm getting Sue Taylor to do it.
SJOG at Subiaco
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Good on you..... you will do fine... the sleeve was the best thing I have ever done!
Who is your surgeon??

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FINALLY A WEIGHT HAS BEEN LIFTED OFF OF MY SHOULDERS!

Surgery: 15.12.09
Surgeon: Mr Jon Armstrong
1st Goal - reached 22.12.09
2nd Goal - 90kg reached - finally March
3rd Goal - UNDER 90KG!!! - done
4th Goal - 80kg...... mmmm

Hi,

I'm Lieza, 22yr old from Perth.
I had the band put in April 08 and it was one disaster after the other. I had to have another surgery May 08 to fix the port because it had flipped. And the whole time I had the band in I lost 10kg and no more. I finally got sick of vomiting all the time and realized my partner was suffering along with me, so I made the decision to get it taken out.

My band was removed August 09 and I was never happier... until I put on weight. Now I weigh more than I ever have, with false hope that it will eventually lose itself.

My doctor did recommend having the sleeving done after my band, but I dismissed the idea thinking it will be just like the band but irreversible. I started research and found this site and talked to some lovely people. I read diaries and people's journeys and found inspiration. Especially from a woman who lost 60kg from her sleeving. It's impressive the stories people have and the amount of success is overwhelming.

So I've made the decision to see my doctor and make a surgery date. I only hope I will have the same success or even better! than everyone on here.

I'm gonna be me again, the smaller me, the happier me.
Lieza