Thank you for your help. My dr thinks I should be on 1700 I think there is no way I could manage that

Hi all, just wondered what your calorie intake was and how much you can eat?
I currently manage between 600-800 calories and that's with eating slider food, crackers etc. I can manage two chicken...

I haven't read the other replies but I can honestly say I felt exactly the same as you and I'm now 14 months since the surgery and I'm just starting to see that I made the right choice.
You have...

Don't be guilty I haven't exercised once since the sleeve in March 2013 mainly because I've been too ill. I've lost 116lb and still losing.

Hello from WA, Australia. Well 7 months ago I had the op. I was in the process of moving from Sydney to Perth so chose a surgeon in Sydney. Dr Tsang, the best choice I have ever made he was...

Ok I am now ten weeks out. My problem is or should I say my problems are:

1) Everytime I eat or drink anything no matter how slow I get a rumbly tummy, you know, the ones we all use to get when we...

I feel terrible, I'm burping none stop and I mean none stop every minute I probably have 50 burps. I feel faint and nausea. I wretched and wretched last night. Dr says as long as I don't have a temp...

2 weeks post op I felt fine, 4 weeks out I feel shite

Dr Tsang was my choice and I have to say he was fantastic. I can't say the same for the staff at the Medica Centre Hurstville the place is 5 star the nurses who were there I was very upset with.
I...

Good luck for tomorrow Sally, the first few days I felt terrible but feeling better now.

I was put on optifast and can only have low carb veg or jello. Wish I had more variety.

I see you had Dr Tsang this is who I am considering what is he like?

Thanks everyone, ok found out Bupa are changing things from the 1st April, even they seem unsure. You will only be covered from the 1st April in a private hospital if you are on top cover. They told...

I am happy to travel interstate for my sleeve, as anyone heard of either of these two surgeons?

Thanks Pip
Another member has scared me now as I had my mind on getting mine done in June but the member stated that the insurance companies will not cover you unless you have top hospital after...

Thanks Niamh for the reply. I hope so, I've set my mind now and I think the benefits far out weigh the negatives.

Katherine here from Sydney (Katie for short) my Dr is happy to refer me to a clinic so need to find one where the gap isn't too expensive and one where they will do the surgery as I have Barretts.

Hi all, I currently reside in Sydney Australia and am looking at having a Gastric Sleeve, the problem is I have read things on the Internet that makes it sound as though they won't perform this...

Hi, I live in Sydney and am considering the gastric sleeve.