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I want to! I am getting my Mirena coil removed in about 3 weeks and then going for it! I had the sleeve and my surgeon recommends 12 months but given my circumstances (I'm 39) he has advised me to go for it after 6 months. I have PCOS and am hoping that my fertility might have improved :)

Wow, you dealt with that really well! I would have thought of all of that later on and wished I had said it! Probably at 2am when I was too seething to sleep.... I have to say, I have told everyone about my gastric sleeve - colleagues, friends and family and they have all been amazing. I haven't had a single mean remark…

I think you were a beautiful girl to begin with and its really nice to see the confidence shine through in the second photo! Well done you on an amazing loss xxx

I am a sleever too but just wanted to offer some advice about exercise. When I started exercising, I was 307lb and everything ached. I built up really slowly - just 5 mins on the treadmill at slow pace made me want to die at first. So, I started out with 4 minutes and I just added one minute on every two days and increased…

I had a Mirena IUD fitted prior to surgery and I love it. It has improved my periods significantly and it is great not having to remember to take anything or do anything!

Yes, it can be hard with families. My poor Dad, who is 80, constantly went from 'that's a great thing you're doing!' to 'Oh my gosh, you're going to die on the operating table!' depending on what he had seen on television that day, bless him! I just had to speak to him about it and be honest that there is a very small risk…

That is great news that you have a date! I had a gastric sleeve on 11 October and prepared by making broths, soups and getting in protein shakes for after the op. That really helped. I also tried to make sure house was clean and tidy, washing done etc so it was nice to come home to. I also loaded up my Kindle with some…

I think that is a really well worded message and I hope that you receive all the support you deserve from your loved ones :) My own experience has been that everyone I've told has been really supportive. I made a decision to tell everyone about it - colleagues, friends, family members. I'm really proud of the positive…

Hello I had my gallbladder removed 10 years ago and it was actually pretty okay, even though I had some complications due to it being very infected. I was only in 2 nights and the pain was manageable. I wasn't even taking any painkillers after a week. I had my gastric sleeve 4 1/2 weeks ago and that was also pretty okay.…

You look really wonderful :)

I had to wait longer than I expected for my operation (gastric sleeve) but now I have had it done, I think the extra time has been hugely beneficial. I made so many changes pre-surgery that post surgery has been a breeze. You have to reframe it as not a delay but a longer opportunity to prepare for a life-changing…

Perth, Scotland!!

I think amyk0202 has written really well about the key issues with any kind of surgery - it's about the changes we need to make in our minds as much as the physical changes to our digestive tracts. This is what I am really trying to press home to myself. My whole life has been about food as a comfort or a reward - a bad…

I just had my surgery last week and was meant to have the bypass but ended up having the sleeve due to my intestines being a bit stuck together from previous operations. I am actually quite delighted so far though. I have had minimal pain, was up and walking within hours of my op and am managing really well on the liquid…

Hope it goes really well for you. Good luck! And a stone is 14lbs, so I had lost 84lbs and that was what bought on the mega gallstone attack!!

I had my gall bladder out 9 years ago, having lost 6 stone in weight through dieting!! I can say, although I had a slight complication and ended up staying 2 nights instead of 1, it was a easy procedure and I stopped having the horrible indigestion and constant pain that had blighted my days and nights for months within a…

Thanks, it's been hard work but I'm really starting to feel the benefit of the weight loss now. Getting really excited about my surgery too. I know I could lose all the weight I need to but from my prior experience of losing a lot of weight and putting it all on again, I know I need a tool to help me manage on a lifelong…

Hi everyone! I'm just waiting for the date for my RNY so this was a really helpful post for me too - thanks for all the tips!