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Ok so I survived. I sucked on a Red Tulip egg and made it last a loooong time. I think you're all right though. If I really, really want it I should have it so I don't obsess over it. But I will just have a taste and that will satisfy the craving...fingers crossed anyway

Oh I'm a newby! I hope that I haven't offended anyone. I come here for the great advise and the fact that everyone is so friendly. I hope that doesn't change

Hi Thinoneday. Those Tuna Patties sound great! mmmm...will have to see if there is a recipes thread! I get hungry in between meals. It's certainly not head hunger. It's a hollow, sick feeling in my stomach. I was hoping that Nexum would fix it but it hasn't I have been taking it for four days now and have no improvement. Will this go away? I should mention that I am only 3 weeks out.

Looking gorgeous as usual

Thanks for your comments "Itstime". It is wonderful to have such fantastic support. Thanks :thumbup:

HI Jen, I had my sleeve done on 23rd March. My incision sites were very red and swollen and oozing a LOT. My surgeon told me the oozing was normal and it meant that they were healing. He was right and it settled down by about day 8. My drain tube site was a different story. It was very infected and I had to take a course of oral antibiotics. I also had to regularly clean and dress the area. I couldn't stand up straight because of the pain. It was awful and I really feel for you. My BP was also low and my surgeon told me that it was from a combination of the anesthetic, laying down and not enough fluids. It corrected itself. Good luck and I hope you are feeling well again soon x

The Easter Bunny has been and we have a house full of chocolate. My self control has been good so far but I am weakening

I am almost two weeks out and I must admit that I ate some Pringles because I really wanted them. I chewed them and spat them into the garbage. That's worse than licking spoons! It satisfied my craving and I haven't wanted to chew since! Good Luck :thumbup:

In 2008 I embarked on a journey to change my life for the better, or so I thought. At 96kg I decided to have gastric banding surgery. I had been 'big boned' my entire life and first visited the dietician when I was 12 years old. Then along came my children and 'life' and up went my weight. At my heaviest I was 110kg. I wanted to do this surgery for me. To make myself a better person, in my eyes. Instead of losing weight with the band I actually gained weight! In January 2010 I had the band removed and I weighed 101kg. With the band in I had recurrent pneumonia and never really felt well. Having the band removed was one of the best decisions I ever made. My next best decision was to have the Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy...My surgeon insisted on waiting at least 10 weeks for my stomach swelling to reduce before he would perform the VSG surgery. On 23rd March I was sleeved :scared0: I was prepared for a LOT of pain. The pain of having my band removed was excruciating so I was prepared for the worst. To my surprise there was no comparison. I didn't feel any pain. Not even gas pain. What I did have though was awful nausea. It was 3 days before I was able to hold the tiniest sip of fluid down. Day four was a turn around day for me. I felt really good and was holding fluids down so on day five I was able to go home. I still had my drainage bag in which had to remain for a further five days.The hospital have used the wrong tape and wound patches on my skin! I wore a special red allergy bracelet. Arggghhhh!!! The patches have burnt my skin and when I took them off they took my skin off with them. Not happy!!! I have no internal pain or pain where my sutures are. Instead I have weeping sore without skin!The past few days have flown by! I am at home and drinking all of my fluids. Well as much as possible anyway. It's day 8 today. Everything was going fine until my four year old decided to climb across my tummy to cuddle me while I was laying on the bed. When she did this she pulled my drainage tube. Now it's sooo sore. I've gone from being pain free to very sore :sneaky2:Today is Day 9. My drainage tube site was very badly infected when I woke up this morning. I can hardly move or even stand upright. It's agony. I was awake all night. I'm off to see my surgeon this morning. I'm dreading it because I know he will want to remove the bag and wow it's going to hurt like a bugger!

No undies for me here in Australia and I had to wash in a special antiseptic gel the night prior to and the morning of my surgery.

Hi Girdep. You need to take smaller sips and space them out :001_rolleyes:

Thanks everyone. You really are a kind group of people

Oh it looks good! I was way off track. Do you think I can buy it online? We don't have anything like that here Once again thanks Tiffykins!

Thanks for you reply! "Popsicles" sound good. I'm still lost with the Crystal Light / Koolaid. Is it like a powered type of low joule cordial?

Ok everyone. I'm taking notes for my surgery on 23rd March. What are popsicles? Are they icy-poles? What is Crystal Light? Thanks

Thanks Tiffykins :001_wub:

You can ask them to do their own research before they decide that they are against your surgery. Maybe direct them to this forum. I think the bottom line is that they love you and don't want anything to happen to you. You can't change that

Change4thebetter2010...I know what it is about your mum! She's your mum and she loves you and she doesn't want anything to happen to you. I'm 35 married with two children and my mum is worried about my upcoming surgery. I totally understand where she is coming from. She doesn't want me to have it done and is not supportive. It's just because she loves me

IMO it depends on how much you weighed prior to being sleeved and on the liquid diet. The bigger you are the more you can expect to lose?

Thanks everyone for your help. I really appreciate it

Hi Everyone! I hope someone can help me. I am a newbie here and I am trying to upload a profile picture from my photos - stored in Picasa. Everytime I try it says that it could not upload the photo. It doesn't tell me why and I sure don't know :001_smile: Can anyone help??

Hi Kyliecogger! I see you are in Sydney. I am in Melbourne. We are being sleeved on the same day! Good luck

Thanks everyone for your replies. Tiffykins you are an asset to this site. You have put my mind at ease and helped me to see the light! My son has Asperger Syndrome. I have always been told that I am very proactive with his needs. Well I'm about to step it up a notch. I will shift my focus from food to helping others...hopefully. Today I enrolled myself in an Integration Aide course so I will be able to help other kids with special needs. I am the sort of person that is 'all or nothing' so I think this change in focus will serve as a good distraction for me. Thanks for the idea!! I will have support throughout my journey but from my banding experience support is not what I need. Distraction and a lifestyle change is what I need. Thanks for your support xx

Hi everyone. I am being sleeved on 23rd March in Australia. I have done a lot of research into the sleeve but there is still one thing that I am worried about...I eat when I'm not hungry. I eat because I am bored, tired, happy, sad, that time of month... I am worried that I will still be able to do this after I have my sleeve. I hope that when I am hungry I can eat something healthy and then there will be no room left for me to eat when I'm not hungry. I realise that I will have to find other coping mechanisms but I'm still afraid that I will be able to over eat. I guess I am a grazer. I will have to try very hard to stick to my three meals a day. How did you go with this? How did you break your connection with food? Is anyone still tempted to eat when they are not hungry? Don't get me wrong this is not something I intend on doing but it is the only thing that I cannot get my mind around. I'm really scared of failing. This is probably due to having an unsuccessful band. I have worked hard on being positive and getting myself in the right frame of mind. This is my only concern now. Any thoughts?? Thanks :001_unsure:

Hi AussieAj. I live in Pakenham and I'm getting my sleeve done on 23rd March at the Valley Private in Mulgrave. I'm nervous and excited as well. Good luck and make sure you let us know how you go!