Chickie

The pics are on my docs site.. I will have to chase up the URL.. I have lost it in the mess that is my "favorites". As for your loss to date? You are doing so well! 10.4kg in just over a month? That is fantastic. Be proud. Not feeling restriction after your first fill is fairly normal. And if your surgeon put in 4ml, you would have a 10ml (I think) VG band. So it may take a few fills to really feel it. We have a few Aussies who have a VG band (I have a 4ml band) so they may be better able to help you out with that one. But way to go! :clap2:

Way to go Jess! You have done so well! I cant wait to see before and after pics of your plastic's.

The thought never crossed my mind. I would not even take the advice of one of the surgeons who post here as real medical advice. Thanks :biggrin1:

1. Weight when banded 296 2. Study duration (between 6 and 12 months) 12.5 months 3. Percentage of meals where you drank during the meal or within 1 hour after the meal Maybe 20%? Less perhaps? 4. Average minutes per week you exercised during the study period About 200 5. Number of fills you received during the study period 6, I think. 6. Regularly used diet drugs during your study period (yes/no)? No 7. Race (race showed as a significant success factor in the initial FDA trials for lap-band surgery, leave blank if you object to testing this factor) Cacu 8. Weight loss during the study period (in pounds) 127

Thanks Jenna, and Dody. Dody - would a tear in the esophagus account for the nasty, worse than the pain I had post op- shoulder tip pain? It is pertty bad, to the point of having to take pain killers, and they dont do a hell of a lot to kill the pain either. I have had burning where my band is too, to the far left.. I just find this all so confusing. lol. I like being healthy and complication free. It is far less work, worry and stress! lol

Hello all. The Sunday before last (feb 26) I was about 1/2 way through my dinner, and suddenly started feeling ill. I ended up running to the toilet, just in time to vomit. A real, honest to goodness vomit. My first in 12.5 months. After throwing up, I felt a little queezy still, but much better. I drank plenty of water, and called my GP in the morning. By that time I was feeling pretty darn good again, so she said to take it slow, back to fluids for a few days anyway.(she works closely with me, and my banding doc, so I can rely on her for good band related advice, she is a gem) So all is well, Tuesday I go on to mushies, and I felt tighter. I thought maybe this had more to do with the fact that I had been on liquids for a few days, and that the sensation was different. That I had forgotten how restricted I really was. Thursday I get back to solids. And yep. I am much tighter. I took it easy, had wheet bix for brekky, some tender chicken salad for lunch, and a thick pumpkin soup for dinner (I finished eating at 6pm, and only had a cup of tea, and 1 ltr of water between then and bedtime at 12) I woke up at 4 am on Friday morning with a burning in my throat. I have had acid reflux before.. But nothing like this. I had a tiny sip of water, more to wet my mouth (I am an open mouth sleeper) and went to the loo. I needed to cough, or so I thought. I PB'd, or vomited, I am not real sure all over the floor. Thick and clear, with brown/black/red streaks in it. I didn't get a real good look because I had not turned the light on. I had no sooner finished cleaning that lot up, when I needed to "cough" again, this time I vomited into the loo. Again, whiteish clear with black/brown/ read streaks. And lots of it. more than what I could hold in my little pouch I am sure. So first thing in the morning, I call my surgeon, and talk to his nurse. She was reluctant to say, or do anything to help me. In the end, after I told her about what I believe to be blood in the vomit, she told me to come in an get some Pariet, and make an appointment for next week. So I have made the appointment (It is tomorrow morning) But in the mean time, it has happened again, although this time without the burning in my throat. I have had nasty, constant shoulder tip pain, and a burning pain when I eat or drink. I think, even if it is not true, I need to hear "it will be ok" I know its not..lol, but humour me. Or if you have some insight into what it really could be, please share. Gee.. I need to get a blog, huh? LMAO

Thanks guys! And I have brought myself an anniversary gift! A realy nice gold bangle. It is just devine, cost far too much, and is perfect! I had it engraved "To me, for being me, Love me" The engraver looked at me like I was a weirdo! Maybe I am lol!

I would LOVE to have a personal trainer on my back 24/7 like that! It should be interesting to see the outcome no matter what the real motivation for being on the show is. I must say.. They have picked some very pretty women for this series!

I have only seen a few eps.. But what I have seen! WOW! Are they there to lose weight? Or win the cash? I really have no idea.

Thanks Kathy, Fee. My Dr said if it was not for my tattoo on my lower back, he would have thought it was someone else! LOL I have to agree with him, I do look very different.

Thanks everyone! This year has just buzzed by! I have no idea where it went to be honest. I was almost a week post op when the "before" pics were taken... And I lost like 25-30lbs on Optifast (I was on it for 3 weeks pre op. 3 weeks of hell) Then I lost another 10 lbs or so before these pics were taken. I really regret no keeping better records. *sigh*

:faint: It has been a year? :faint: The day of my first consult I was 135ish kg(297lbs). Today I weighed in at 77kg (169lbs). Not bad for a year huh? I had my 1 year follow up today, and Dr said that some time in Sept we would start thinking about a tummy tuck, if I get this last 9-10kg off. I think I can do it :welldone2: I went from a tight 26/28 to a loose 14, snug 12. Yay me! :clap2: 10kg to go!

It would be nice, huh? But people need to undertand that what is funny to you might not be funny to me. It that such a hard concept to get? *sigh* I think I will just give up....

What you consider funny, is not the same as what I consider funny. Clearly. You imply that I am a bad person for giving a teacher, who will do the right thing with bloody Cookies, to give to the childern. I do not find that funny. You imply that that is the cause for overweight and obese children. It is not. The reason for childhood obesity is poor diet, and no exercise. It is that simple. If you are concerned about kids being fat, go help out with a PE class or two a week. Help teachers with cooking classes. Its what I do every week, mate. Do not preach at me about fat kids. And I will retract NOTHING. Good on you if you can deny yourself to goal weight. Good for you.

yep. Thats me. I am a murderer because I am teaching my child to have a balanced diet. Teaching him that treats CAN be a part of said healthy diet. People who deny themselves treats and such, long term do not lose all their weight and keep it off? Why? Deny yourself things you want for too long, and you will get sick of, and resent the "healthy" lifestyle, and throw in the towel. If having a coffee, and a chocolate once in a while make me a "bad bandster" and a bad human, so be it.

Fine. Whatever. Kids need treats, in moderation. The teacher will moderate HOW many the kids will have. I cannot see how a tin of Cookies is any different to the birthday cakes parents bring in? Or are you all down on that too? And for the record. My DS is 145cm tall and 30kg. Not overweight, obese, or anything of the like.

I supply myself with my own drugs of choice (Cheese and coffee are two off the top of my head). Butter cookies are not my thing, nor that of my family. But I *know* that my DS's teacher will allow the children who can have cookies (and this year I know all the parents in DS's class) one cookie or so a week. It is a flipping treat. I am not trying to kill the children. Nor was my MIL. We simply do not LIKE the cookies she sent. They are really not all that bad, as cookies go. But yeah, not good enough for me, so I pass them on.... And yes, Fee, I have eaten plenty that has not been all that healthy. Plenty. Being a bandster is not about perfection. It is about being healthy. And even un healthy stuff can be part of a balanced diet.

Not long after my surgery, I ate something at MILs house that had me sliming for hours.. NOT her fault, but it was the only thing in the house kinda thing (And I was fairly new to solids at that stage too). Soon after that I drew up a list of the kinds of things I can eat. I thought this would offend her, but she was happy to know, so she could stock her fridge with "bandster" type foods.

Scratch that. I would rather not be involved. Thank you.

Its funny you say that... My MIL just sent us a 5lb tin of butter cookies :heh: I am re-gifting them to my sons class tomorrow.

I totally see where you are comming from. I guess it is just hard for some people to adjust to the new lifestyle. Some people never do. It took some time for me to give up all of my charming habbits that I had formed over a life time. Old habbits die hard. KWIM?

Was a post just deleted on this thread? Or have I finally lost my mind? lol

I would say that it is fairly normal to be "wide open" still after only 2 fills. Depending on the size of your band, and the size of the fills your doctor gives, it can take some time to get to your "sweet spot"

A friend of mine was banded in '97, or '98 (in Australia) and she is still doing great.

Pants. I have far too many pairs of pants.