My name is Sara and I am 36 years old and I live with my husband in Höganäs. Was born and raised in Falkenberg but moved down to Skåne 15 years ago.

I think I’ve tried most diets available. When I was 20 years old, I tested the Cambridge cure and lost a lot of weight. But this was no sustainable solution for me when I gained weight again, and then put on more pounds than I had lost. Then it’s been like that for 15 years.

I have been thinking for many years about having a stomach operation. What made me make the decision was when my cardiologist told me that she thought I should do it. I have a valve that will need surgery in the future and in order to cope with that surgery I needed to lose weight.

Nervous before stomach surgery

I did a Gastric bypass on October 7 2019 in Kristianstad. Since I have been extremely afraid of everything to do with healthcare, I was very nervous before the stomach surgery. But when I came to the department everyone was so kind and caring and it reassured me very much. When it came time for surgery, everything went so fast so I barely had time to get nervous. I remember when I woke up that I was absolutely sure that I had only slumbered for a minute or two and that they had not operated on me yet. After the surgery, I was really alert all day. I just had pain in the shoulders from the laparoscopy gas and I was up and walking a lot. The staff took well care of me and I never felt worried about anything.

The first two weeks after the surgery, I thought it was the hardest with the food. I had no appetite and just eating liquid food was hard. I remember so well how happy I was when it came time to start eating mashed food.

I have not had any complications and I have not had any dumping, for which I am very grateful. I can eat anything. But I myself have chosen not to eat any sugar, that is, sweets and cakes. And it’s not something I miss.

75 kg weight loss!

Before the surgery I weighed 169.7 kg and today I weigh 94.5 kg. That is, I have lost about 75 kg since the operation. I never dreamed I’d lose so much in a year.

Life has become so much easier and more fun. My husband always says he’s got a brand new wife. I dare to try new things and I’m not afraid of what people should think and think about me. I work out at the gym twice a week and I work out padel once a week. I had never done that before my stomach surgery.