Category: weight loss surgery

Well, I met with Dr Talbot yesterday. There is no reason for me not to have WLS so it’s full steam ahead. I’m to ring on Friday to get a date – should be within a couple days of Kevin – and get a full blood test. I’m so excited. In around 5 weeks I’ll be having surgery. Today I’m going through my wardrobe and sorting all my clothes in sizes. I think this will be a good thing as I’ll be dropping sizes so fast in the first couple of months.

I’ve been reading up a lot on the VSG and it’s hard to believe how quickly and easily people lose weight. The norm seems to be 8-10kg pre-op while on the liquid diet (which shrinks your liver and makes surgery easier), then 10kg in the first month, then around 5kg a month. Let’s say I have my surgery early Nov (which is what I’m really hoping for), then by 2008 I will be 25kg lighter than I am now. WOW!!!! Quite mind blowing really. I’d be rapt to be 10kg lighter by Christmas so anything over that would be a huge bonus. Oh, I just realized that I acutally have a chance to met my goal for the year – which was to be under 100kg. Currently 120.5 so I really should be able to make that goal – hmm….maybe I should return the size 20 I bought today or swap it for a smaller size…. I am so excited to meet with the doc on Wed afternoon.

Went to see my GP to get a referral letter for WLS. As soon as I said I was thinking of it she said she thought it was a great idea and would write a referral for Dr Talbot (who is the very doctor I already have an appointment to see). So I’m quite relieved she was all for it. Now I’ve just got to wait to next week to see Dr T and get the ball rolling. I’m very excited.

Well it was a week ago today (so the 18th AUgust) that I made the decision I wanted to have WLS. I rang dh’s doctor and made appointment for the 19th Sept. I am very excited. It will be wonderful to finally lose this weight once and for all. A major part of the reason is that after following BFL fairly religiously for 12 weeks I have only lost 4.5kg. And yes, while it’s made a big difference to how I look, it’s very demoralizing to have lost such a small amount of weight after working so hard – both with exercise and food. I am currently in my 2nd week of eating out control again and know I need to turn things around ASAP before I gain those kg back again. At this stage I’m probably looking at surgery in early Dec so I’ve got 3 months to look after things myself. But I’m back to the old “I’ll be good again tomorrow” – which is exactly why I need WLS,