Got my surgery date!! Gastric Sleeve here I come!

[triedeverything]

Had my first consultation this morning with Mr Shaw Somers and I've got my surgery date for my sleeve on 21st May!! I'm so excited! I have done a lot of research and although he wanted me to consider the Bypass, he agreed that due to the fact I'm a vegetarian and in order to be sure that I consume adequate protein, he agrees that the Sleeve was a good choice for me.

I'm now waiting for the pre-op information pack and will have to go on the Milk Diet for 2 weeks pre-op which could be a challenge but I'm really motivated and looking forward to the change. I've got a holiday booked in Portugal on 26th July I really hope I will be ok for that.

 

[catapult]

Ask him to fit a fobi ring at the same time I wish I had.

 

[triedeverything]

Ooh something I haven't heard of.. what's a fobi ring and what does it do? Why do you wish you had can I ask, have you had complications?

 

[Beth72]

Fobi ring is like a permanent band that goes over the stomach pouch & doesn't require any fills. It's like an added insurance that aims to stop the stomach stretching, which can happen with a sleeve, hence regain. My provider doesn't offer it & it's all quite new in the UK (used wider in USA) so you may find it isn't an option x

 

[catapult]

He did my by-pass and the connection streched within two/three weeks on sloppy food. He did a tighten up job and it did it again!!!

When I spoke to Mr Toh he said they do a fobi like ring sometimes but it is new.

Ask him what they can/will do if it does stretch? I don't think it happens that often (I haven't found anyone else it has done this to) but ask the question anyway ((then you can let me know what he says lol lol)