http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ Free Easy Weight Loss » Topic: choosing surgery en Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:39:34 +0000 http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/choosing-surgery#post-560 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:08:42 +0000 Liz Quilty 560@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ <p>wow you are really short! lol &lt;img src=&quot;http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/my-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_biggrin.gif&quot; title=&quot;:D&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; </p> <p>A friend of mine said go for the sleeve i think, shes had it and lost a fair bit, but she did a ton of research and said its better than all the others.<br /> Another friend had the balloon in the stomach or a band (i forget what) and not only did it not work much, but she got pregg and had to get it removed. Waste of a lot of money :/ </p> http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/choosing-surgery#post-530 Sun, 13 Jun 2010 11:48:26 +0000 undergroundangel 530@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ <p>Hi - I&#39;m Angel, I weigh 99kg and I&#39;m only 4ft 11. I&#39;ve been trying for over ten years to shift the excess weight and nothing has been permanent. Exercise and watching my calories hasn&#39;t worked, weight watchers made me put on weight and don&#39;t get me started in Jenny Craig and the cost: the only thing that slimmed down was my bank account.<br /> I desperately need breast reduction surgery - I&#39;ve always been large breasted, started wearing a bra at age 9 - because of the damage that has been done to my upper back and shoulders. However I&#39;m not eligible for the surgery because... my BMI is too high - 43.6<br /> My GP was unsympathetic so I changed to a new one. She didn&#39;t even hear me out - simply referred me to the Middlemore bariatric surgery team. And I am now on the list for a laparoscopic gastric sleeve procedure at some point in the next six months.<br /> My mother has had a successful lap band and my sister a successful sleeve.<br /> Am I scared? Yes but I&#39;m far more determined than I am scared. </p> <p>Liz said it was ok to put a link to my website where I&#39;m talking about this:<br /> <a href="http://www.undergroundmainstream.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.undergroundmainstream.com</a></p> <p>Anyone else out there thinking about the procedure or going to have it? </p>