Gizmonz

Well I have just found this thread. I had my op on March 8th. I am at the stage that I can start my solids - yahoo!!!! Its a great thought but a little scarey. I am in NZ too like Lisa, I live in Canterbury and was the first one to have the op in ChCh. They have only just started doing it down here. Everyone used to fly to Auckland, but no longer. I am No. 1. Really happy with my op. I have now lost 13.6 kg. I started off at 136.1kg and my weight is at 122.3kg, so I am on the right track. Will be really great to hear how everyones journey goes. Regards Dale

I paid $NZ15,000. It would be covered under my insurance if I had been with them for 3 years, but I hadn't and I wasn't about to wait. I have had to pay extra for first consultation with surgeon and some of the dietian, but that was all rather minimal.

Well I have only just seen this journal thing on here and thought I would start it now. I am now at day 13 since my banding. What an interesting road it has been. I was in hospital for two nights and they were great in there. Only on fluids for two weeks, wasn't too hard actually. It was nice to be able to drink some things that had nicer flavour than Optifast and veges for two week prior to the op. I have spent the last few days cooking, making mushy food, which I have been really excited about. Tonight for tea I am going to have mash potatoes, gravy and poached egg with a runny yolk mushed all through it, YUM!!!! I can't wait. Today I haven't had much to eat or drink. I am a little constipated I think and have been feeling rather full and uncomfortable and don't really want to eat. I hope that this feeling improves by tea time.

Well I have only just seen this journal thing on here and thought I would start it now. I am now at day 13 since my banding. What an interesting road it has been. I was in hospital for two nights and they were great in there. Only on fluids for two weeks, wasn't too hard actually. It was nice to be able to drink some things that had nicer flavour than Optifast and veges for two week prior to the op. I have spent the last few days cooking, making mushy food, which I have been really excited about. Tonight for tea I am going to have mash potatoes, gravy and poached egg with a runny yolk mushed all through it, YUM!!!! I can't wait. Today I haven't had much to eat or drink. I am a little constipated I think and have been feeling rather full and uncomfortable and don't really want to eat. I hope that this feeling improves by tea time.

Hi there everyone, Well this is my first time in here. A friend told me about this site and thought I better join up and get involved. Well I am now 8 day post op. I had my lap band op done on the 8th March and doing well. I started drinking Optifast and eating veges only two weeks prior to the op and since then I have now lost 28.4 lbs. I am noticing it now in some of my clothes and in my face. I am just finished the liquid stage and now going on to the Pured food stage which I started today. Man, that was a nice change. I live in New Zealand and had a great surgeon here. I have a very supportive husband and 7 year old daughter who asks me every day, how your tummy mum, can I see it and when I show her - wow thats looking much better. What more can a woman ask for. So anyway really looking forward to chatting with everyone else and reading how others are finding things.