Audrey

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Here's the pic's My before & durings ! lol I am 5 foot 11inces/180cm/1.8 metres first set are 26 Stone 11 pounds/375 pounds/BMI 52.4 Second are 20 stone 13 pounds/297 pounds/BMI 41 Hope I do this right!!! Audrey x

Thanks alot for that ! I will be taking new pic (my "during" pics) next week I will post them if that ok ! I love this band y'no.... it's definately been one of the best (if not the best) decision i've ever made in my life... I feel so fortunate to have been given this chance of getting to .... well..... be "normal" y'no? It's such a great feeling of getting my life back... Who know's where we'll be this time next year ! lol

Week 26 - 6 months This Week ! Well, it's been 6 months this week... time sure fly's! my restriction is spot on (though a little tight).. & my weight loss is better than I'd ever hoped for. I went to braehead (in Glasgow) on Sunday & has lost another 4 pounds... ! I'm so pleased !... I My Heaviest Recorded weight on 5.1.03.I was 27 stone 12 pounds/390 pounds/BMI 54.5 26th August 2003 (op day) I weighed 26 Stone 11 pounds/375 pounds/BMI 52.4 I'm now 20 stone 13 pounds/297 pounds/BMI 41 So thats 1 stone away from 7 stones (97 pounds)since January last year 5 stone 12 pounds (82 pounds) since the op... and 13 1/2 points down on my BMI or I've lost 45.97% of my excess weight Chufft is an understatement

I've had an e-mail from Linds to say that she hasn't received a confirmation e-mail with regards to joining this site... & she is unable to post! Is there any chance that someone could sort that out for her? Thanks in Advance Audrey x

I think that is a great idea!!! There has already been a Scotland Support Group set up... that group is co-ordinated by Fiona & myself... we meet every month in either Glasgow or Stirling... It would be great to post something here about it! Hope your suggestion gets acted on ! Nice one! Audrey x

LOL @ Stupid Cow !!!! Hope you have a great new year! Aud x

Hiya Joolz ! Glad you found it on the site!!! Speak to ya soon Audrey x

not long for us now !!!! 4 1/2 hours and counting !!! Woo hoo ! All the very best for 2004 folks Audrey x

Hi there, Your right... this is NOT the case.... my friend Fiona has had a C Section & a previous open surgery to remove her gall bladder... She had her band fitted at the end of September & has lost 67 pounds! They thought there might be some scar tissue to get round from her gall bladder removal... (the scar is about 10 inches down the front of her stomach)... but they had no problems at all. I agree with Alexandra.... you should be fine! Audrey

WOW ! What a difference!!! I'm the same as you Shelly... I've also gone from being "super" to "morbid! It's such a great feeling isn't it? mines started at 54.4 to 45.2 ! I love these kind of posts ! Audrey x

I'm the same! I need another fill too - its due 8th January.... it's my 4th... I got a 2ml, 1ml then a half..... thats me 3 1/2 now... but I need more... I can eat too much! Roll on the 8th! Aud x

Hiya Fi! Fancy meeting you here! Hope you are feeling better matey Aud x

Thanks for that Sue... I forget that we all guage our weight so differently! saying that.... our BMI's are usually calculated the same way... unfortunately... they're alway so high! ARGH !!! Audrey

LOL Sue! Scotland's a lovely place! full of kilt wearing, haggis eating, hunky doods! (yea right!) lol more like the Loch Ness Monster !!! & it's grandpa!

Hi there, sorry to re-open an old thread... but I was wondering if you guys go into the chat room? do you have a specific night? Would be great to have a chat with like minded people. Kindest Regards Audrey x

Hiya Margaret ! Fancy meeting you here !!!! lol Your weight loss is teriffic! I hadn't realised you were doing so well ! Hope you had a great Christmas ! Speak to you soon Audrey x

thanks for that Jennye I'm getting there! Once I hit that elusive sweet spot... I think things will become much easier (I hope lol) ! I've invited some of my UK friends to the site... I hope you don't mind.... I see Soo has already found her way here !... We are having a wee "mini meet" in Glasgow tomorrow. It should be great ! One of the ladies thats comming along has lost 225 pounds with her band... she was banded in March 2001. Great eh? ! Thanks again Jennye Audrey x

Hiya Soo !!! Glad you found your way here too!!! Speak to ya soon Aud x

What a great thread !!! You have done so well!!! I cant wait to be able to show off my before & afters too! lol Audrey x

It's so had before you get your first fill isn't it? I've still to reach my sweet spot... I have 3 1/2 ml in my band... I need more ! I go back on the 8th Jan for my 4th fill... hopefully I will get a little more in & that will be it! Great post about going to the Gym ! way to go! Just think...... this time next year ! Audrey

Hi there ! Hope you are feeling well.... don't worry... the sloppy stage doesn't last long! lol Glad you are doing so well after your op. All the very best Audrey

WOW ! You look great ! A true inspiration! Fantastic weight loss! Audrey

Hi there ! Glad to meet you! Hope you all had a lovely Christmas... I thought I would introduce myself... ... My name is Audrey.. im 32 & from Glasgow in Scotland. I was banded 26th August 2003 in Gartnavel General Hospital, in Glasgow, by Mr Galloway... I was "done" on the NHS. I'm 5 foot 11 inches (180cm) I was always bigger than everybody else at school (hit that height at 14)... My mum is obese & the rest of my family suffer from overeating. I was always getting a sweetie or something from my mum to eat, if I fell outside as a youngster or if I'd had a bad day at school... "cupboard love" my dad calls it. Thats probably one of the reasons why.. if I feel down.. all I want to do is eat. My weight yo-yo'd all of my adult life... the first visit to a slimming class was with my mum.. I was 17 & 13 stones 3 lbs.... I thought I was massive.. that's the lightest weight I ever remember being..! it's now become my overall traget weight. We shall see. At about 25 I managed to slip a disk in my back. my weight was 24 stone 12 pounds. I had to lose weight now!! I lost 8 stones in 10 months with exercise & Weight Watchers. That was it! I started feeling good about myself.. started eating out more & before I knew it... all back on! I told myself & anyone who would listen that my weight didn't bother me... most of the time it didn't.. but sometimes, catching my reflection in a shop window would jolt me... I didn't realise how bad I was ! My mum told me about a year ago that I was going down her path.... & she didn't like it... she told me all the things that happened to her in her life... being overweight (she was 35 stones)... the physical problems that that came with.. She is now wheelchair restricted (even having lost 14 stones)... the emotional strain on her relationship with my dad.. she didn't want that for me. That conversation probably changed my life. No not probably... it did change my life. My first appointment with Mr Galloway was in October 2002 I was 31 & weighed 27 stone 12 lbs (390 pounds BMI 54)... by the time all of the too-ing & fro-ing happened, I was put on the list on June of this year. He offered to take out my Gall bladder while he was there (It had been really bad for some time). He marked me as an emergency & told me it would take 3 or 4 months... & the rest as they say, is history ! I'm ashamed to say that new very little about the band or any other WLS before I got mine.... I've since joined a few bandsters sites.... and I have a close working relationship with one site based in the UK, where I am a moderator. www.wlsinfo.org.uk I have set up a Support Group in Scotland too... we've only met a few times... but we're getting there! it's not as easy as you would think! lol. Thank you for reading my introduction... I hope I can make a positive contribution to your great site! Kindest regards Audrey x