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Gday Anna, Yes I am an AP bandit. I will ask my surgeon for the info card, when I have my checkup with him in March. Susannah

Hi, I am not having any luck here! Ahhhh! Have tried three times. Will try again tomorrow. Susannah

Hey Meredith, You look terrific!:biggrin1: I will ask my sister to help me to post my pic. Man she has done everything for me, from helping me to have a shower to making my smoothies. Susannah

Hey Loretta, Everything is going ok, except for continual pain in my port incision. I have to put a dressing on it each night otherwise it is agony to lay down and accidently rollover on to it, in my sleep. As for the photos, I hate photos of myself. I am pretty. Pretty ugly.:girl_hug: Why can't I be pretty like others are? Susannah

Hey M and Crew, My sister took some "before" photos of me, so I will be able to compare them to my weight loss down the track. Is it just me or do we all hate photos of ourself? I should post them here and you can see what I mean by ugly!:biggrin1: Susannah

Hey Lizrbit, That is terrible! Sorry to hear that. Babygrl, You should get the pimply clerk do your bidding at the supermarket!:biggrin1: Bloody port pain!:girl_hug: Susannah

Hey, I wish I was in QLD! Does that count? LOL:biggrin1: Susannah in Victoria

Meredith. Thanks! I guess we all panic a bit where our bands are concerned. Susannah

Hi Feebs, My name is Susannah and I was banded on 2/2/07. I lost 6 kgs on Optifast, and 2 since banding. I am 11 days out so I have not yet been able to resume my exercise program to the full extent. I guess I will start losing more once I am able to start exercising again. Welcome anyway. Susannah

Hey, Advice please!:girl_hug: I think some liquids went through too quickly this morning. Will that cause the upper stomach to stretch, or the internal stiches to split? I feel fine, I am just paranoid about everything now that I have a band. Susannah

Hey Anna, I think I have the AP large. Still waiting for some written info on it. Susannah

Hey Jacqui, So Donald Trump doesn't do it for you ey?????:biggrin1: Susannah

Hi Feb Crew, Good luck to all getting banded this week. Is it just me or are other people having more pain in their port incision? I have to cover mine at night in order to be able to lay down on my side to sleep.:confused: Susannah

Morning girls and Mark, Cam thanks for the link to the healthy weight table. According to the medical weight range advice I should be from 52-69 kilos. So 70 or 75 kilos would be fine I think. I will set the goal at 75 kilos for now and then look at it again down the track. I agree with you 100% regarding the dangerous amount of weight loss they promote on the biggest loser. I am setting myself the goal of taking two years to lose my weight. That is the safe and healthy way. Trin glad you are getting out to support meetings. I think The Avenue may also have a support group that I might go along to. I really want to meet other bandsters and swap war stories!:biggrin1: Susannah

Hey Bron, I forgot to tell you that one of the nurses who looked after me at The Avenue had herself been banded there three weeks before. Susannah

Bron, I tell you what, nurses are fantastic people. The nurses at the Avenue were so wonderful and kind to me. Susannah

Hey, My height is also 166. I think I would struggle to get down to 68kgs and maintain it. now I am stressed. Susannah

Hey, My height is also 166.

Hey Bron, Was I right with all my predictions? Susannah

Hi, We have to do the info night, read heaps of literature that includes detailed info on diet, pre and post banding, physician, 2 consults with the surgeon, dietician post op. I had a sleep study also. How can I work out what my weight should be before I see the dietician? My height is 166. Susannah

Hey Bron, Great stuff.:biggrin1: My surgeon didn't discuss my goal weight with me. I think he leaves that to the dietician. I have given myself the goal of 75 kgs, but it may actually need to be 70 kgs. Dietician will tell me when I see her soon I guess. Susannah

Hey Astrotoes, Thanks for the welcome. My anasthetist also left me pretty bruised also. I have really bad veins to put any kind of IV into. I would make a terrible junkie!:biggrin1: Susannah

Hey Bron, You can start posting on the March 2007 bandsters thread on the main board now. The time pre op will fly by. I am really happy for you. Susannah

Hey, Looks like I was right on my time line prediction!:biggrin1: Yay! That is no time at all. Susannah

Hey, Thanks for the tip. Man I love Starbucks! My mouth is watering thinking about it right now. Is Grande a bit big of a size to drink though? I drink the tall size which is the smallest one. Susannah