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Sleevers and soon-to-be-sleevers comparing notes on the bits the consult never covers: pre-op diet misery, stalls on the scale, and eating like a normal person in public again. Swap experiences, not prescriptions. A thread with no reply for two months locks itself.
Getting to surgery day
Pre-op diets, last-minute nerves, and the final stretch before the operation.- How much time off work did you ACTUALLY need for the sleeve? Booking my leave and terrified of getting it wrong started by bakerpete, Jun 30, 20265 replies280 viewsbakerpete Jul 9, 2026
- Liver shrink diet, day 6 of 14. Official moaning thread started by bakerpete, May 24, 20265 replies580 viewsbakerpete Jun 21, 2026
- They want a sleep study before they'll book my sleeve date. Is that a real hurdle or just more waiting? started by bakerpete, May 11, 20266 replies240 viewsAlan W Jun 3, 2026
- Does vaping count for the stop-smoking rule before a sleeve? My unit says yes and I was banking on it not started by traceyvsg, Nov 4, 20256 replies320 viewsbakerpete May 19, 2026
Life with the sleeve
Stalls on the scale, eating out again, and the everyday reality after surgery.- My HbA1c has crept back up two years after the sleeve and I feel like I've wasted the whole thing started by donna1971, Aug 4, 20266 replies360 viewstraceyvsg Aug 31, 2026
- Bad back, and I've just been told no ibuprofen ever again after the sleeve. Is that genuinely forever? started by Alan W, Jul 21, 20265 replies300 viewsbakerpete Aug 30, 2026
- Wearing a cardigan indoors in June. Is being permanently freezing after a sleeve a real thing or just me? started by traceyvsg, Jun 14, 20266 replies280 viewsbakerpete Aug 24, 2026
- Gripping pain under my right ribs about an hour after a takeaway, 7 months post sleeve. Gallstones?? started by Alan W, Jun 14, 20265 replies300 viewsbakerpete Jul 8, 2026
- How is anyone getting 60g of protein into a stomach that holds six mouthfuls?? Week 3 and falling short started by bakerpete, Jul 1, 20265 replies240 viewsbakerpete Jul 6, 2026
- The foamies. NOBODY warned me about the foamies. What causes it and how do you avoid it? started by traceyvsg, Apr 26, 20265 replies340 viewsbakerpete Jul 5, 2026
- Handfuls of hair in the shower drain 4 months post sleeve. Is this ever going to STOP? started by Alan W, Mar 28, 20265 replies260 viewsAlan W Jun 25, 2026
- Lost 18lb in the first two weeks, now NOTHING for 9 days. Is the three week stall real? started by traceyvsg, Feb 8, 20263 replies320 viewsMr Ian Calloway Feb 10, 2026