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As far as kicking the sugar is concerned, you need to go cold turkey and if you can managed that for a few days, your taste buds will change and you will notice that foods will actually start to taste sweeter in their natural state and you won't be craving the sweet stuff like before but be...

I was 44 when I asked for a referral and 45 when I had the op and I wish I'd had it done years before.

Measure yourself before you start your liver diet or at the very least, before you have the op and then re-measure yourself every month or so as you lose weight. The loss of inches is incredible and is a real joy to see. Also, look up some face and neck exercises and start practicing...

I had a gastric sleeve and had no problems with the surgery. During the liquid/mushy stage, I developed a dislike of liquids because everything tasted so sweet and water left a disgusting taste in my mouth so I became a little dehydrated. After speaking to the bariatric nurse, who thought I...

I've had PCOS since I was 17/18 and when I had ulcerative colitis and was put on a cocktail of drugs, the hair growth got even worse. I was then shaving my face every other day because of the hair growth. After many years of trying to get help through my GP, I have resorted to electrolysis...

I get measured in House of Fraser - great service :)

At the beginning of the year, I posted about severe abdominal pain and one of the ladies posted a message suggesting that it could be my gall bladder. I had a scan at my local hospital in January and they said that everything was fine. However, I had a blood test done at St. Georges in Tooting...

Thank you all so much for your experiences and advice. My GP didn't give me a lot of the diazepam and I will be calling them tomorrow for some more. Having experienced a lessening in the symptoms, I don't want to run out. I'm going to ask for them to be prescribed until the citalopram...

Can you remember how long it takes to start working from the time you started taking it and also, were you prescribed any other medication at the start? My Dr has given me 2mg diazepam to take 2-3 times per day. My husband is terrified I will become addicted to them.

I have been taking Prozac for nearly three weeks but haven't noticed any difference so my GP had taken me off the Prozac and put me on citalopram because he said it's more effective against anxiety. I wondered if anyone else has/had taken this pill and if so, what were your experiences with...

Thanks everybody. I have a telephone appointment with the IAPT team on Monday for 45 mins. I don't know how I'm going to be able to stay on the phone for that long, I have trouble keeping still, I'm so restless. The Dr is also calling on Monday to see how I am. Everyday just stretches...

Hi guys, I did something that I think was a huge mistake now and I'm paying for it, big time. I was on 40mg of Prozac (Fluoxetine) before my surgery and had been for some years. Less than a week after my sleeve operation, I stopped taking them because I was having problems swallowing tablets...

My experience was very different to Leda's - I was seen at St. Georges in Tooting and had my initial appointment where I was seen by the surgeon's registrar. She explained the procedures to me and then told me that I would probably not be suitable for a bypass because I have an Ileostomy. I...

Well, It's not my gall bladder - I had a scan and everything looks normal so they're suggesting it's stomach related...I'll have to bring it up at my appointment this month when I see the surgeon.

I've been looking at the cushions and it's also my soft sofa that hurts the most!

Why are you ashamed to go and see your GP Llora? You have nothing to be ashamed of honey! Don't suffer in silence x

I've lost my bum! It's disappeared with the weight loss and now my backside kills me after sitting for a while on the sofa (pain and numbness). I'm assuming it's my coccyx and wondered if anyone else has/had this problem and if so, did you find a solution?

Had a gastric sleeve 6 months ago Start weight 20st 9.5lbs, size 26/28 Current weight 14st 7.5lbs, size 16/18 Total loss, 6st 2lbs - weight loss has slowed down now.

Aw, thanks for asking Nicola - I've been a lot better these past few days thank goodness. I asked my GP for a referral and received an appointment today in the post for early March to have an ultrasound :)

Oh my, I've just looked up Gallbladder problems and have put an 'X' next to all the ones I'm currently experiencing: Below are common symptoms of gallbladder conditions: Severe abdominal pain X Pain that may extend beneath the right shoulder blade or to the back X Pain that worsens after...