desertmom

hi not to well.I am very nauseas (cant even spell correctly...)I dont know what is going on.I feel very "full" and uncomfortable and even water makes me feel sick....help.......

hi Thanks for thinking of me.I am 3 days pos-op and all in all doing ok. Only thing is my pre-op aches are back.I havent felt any arthritic pains since Saturday because the Tramal they gave me obvioulsy helped for that.However I woke up during the night with the shoulder,foot,wrist ect ect. I feel a bit despondent about that.I wish there was an easy way to treat this but it seems there's not. Hopefully as I lose weight it will all go away. Anyhow,I just feel as if I dont quite know what to do now..........

hi I'm back from the hospital.Was actually released yesterday already.Slept most fo the day and feel like sleeping today as well. I walk around and have even climbed the house stairs a few times. I was 7 pound heavier when I came home than when I left.I know it is the fluids they gave me but still.I busted myself to lose those pounds before the op. Anyhow,enough for one day. Speak tomorrow....

I am leaving for the hospital now.Quite scared but peacful.God is in control. Talk to you all later. Desertmom

Well, this day is going by very fast and I have actually eaten 2 tortilla wraps with chicken and meat......and 100g of sugarfree ice cream........oops....... Wish it could just be over and done with.

13 bottle 5 breast. I asked my friend about this and she says that in earlier days the formula had a very high persentage of unmodified Protein in it.The body got used to a very high amount of protein and maybe if we ask we will find that because of that kids grew very fast (got fat...or big...) I fully agree that obesity must be some form of a disease or I wouldnt be fat.Only God knows what I have tried and how long I have been on diets and how I have failed to lose the weight or keep it off time after time after time. Question,bottle or breast?

Tippytoes, I am thinking of you and praying for you...

Ok,been to the dr's for final check-up and surgery has been given the go-ahead.......My blood pressure is still 140 over 90 and I dont know how to feel about that?Any comments? My fasting sugar was 103 and I dont know how much elevated that is because he didnt tell me the normal values..... They talk about high risk for anasthetic but not enough not to do the operation.I dont understand that either and my whole being is telling me to take the money and get on a plane and have a nice holiday where there is no doctors and lots of food.......still on liquids of course....... My problem is before I went to see the surgeon I thought I was healthy.Yes I have had asthma all my life but that is it.Yes,I had osteo-arthritis but well,that is it....yes,I take a large amount of painkillers for that but...that is it..... I now have high blood pressure,old lungs, high bloodsugar and I'm about to have an operation that sounded fine when I was still healthy a week ago...but now that I am this sick it sounds like a dumb idea to do this.. I have told the whole world about this operation.....every single person I know.I knew I was going to want to chicken out. Now I have to have the op just because it would be to embarrasing not to have it.......... ok,I am talking nervously to much......help....

hi all I am not saying this is true or not.I have no opinion on this "whatsoever" I think fat people are fat because we eat to much and exercise to little....that's just my opinion......dont get mad now..... There is always the genes that play a role of course......... The thing they say about the bottle feeding is the high Protein that used to be in the milk and and ...I dont how this works.... They were talking about it,I heard about it and just thought it would be interesting to know how many of the people on this site who are having weightloss surgery have been bottle fed..... When we talk about being breasfed we are talking about until weaning age, so the child didnt use formula. Anyone else? 9 bottle, 4 breast......

Hi I have only had heartburn once in my life....and I hated the feeling.Had a gastric ulcer before but that just caused pain not reflux or heartburn.Question,do people often develope stuff like this after the band?

hi Anyone know if flying affects the band?

ok, I was breastfed for about 1 minute......and bottle the rest of the way....

Hi A friend of mine works in infant nutrition.They are doing research all the time and questions keep coming up about bottle fed versus breastfed babies and obesity in adults........... Being a sceptic by nature.... I think a little survey is in order here...dont you? OK,so were you breastfed or bottle fed?

oh my goodness, I hope I havent made the mistake of my life...... I thought telling people about the op. would keep me accountable.Never thought it might make me feel like im not losing fast enough..... Mind you,I told one person who kindly informed the rest of our little world here.....my big mouth....

hi Tippytoe I understand what your concerns are.We also camp a lot and well,being on Atkins all my life took care of that........and gaining and losing 150 pounds 5 times in 10 years....but mostly gaining... Yip, and the liquid diet makes you ask why one isnt thin when one can actually manage to eat nothing for days? I also wonder what am I going to do? Is this for the rest of my life? But being thin and healthy is 100 persent worth sacraficing for........ As far as the not food intake is concerned it seems that people can eat almost anything to soon after the operation.Mind you that also seems to be the reason why people stop losing weight.I suppose when you look at the really successful bandsters you will see that there is always a change in what they eat and it is not completely effortless...... I think not worrying about these things would be not normal. My doctor keeps telling me the band is not a "SELF ACTING SLIMMING DEVICE" and that dietary compliance is what makes it successful. Please come back and tell us how it was and I am thinking of you.

hi Deb,no we are going to try and stay here this summer.Mind you I say that every year and then I leave...August too hot.How does flying affect the band? Dillansmom,before moving here I havent been anywhere and South Africa is at the far end of the world. Ok, I have a question.While on liquid diet what supplements did you take and what to do about the cramps that I get? It is awful and I just dont know what to do.....I take calsium,magnesium and zink and potassium.Will I be able to drink the Vitamins after being banded? I have always had a lot of cramps (sometimes on my tumm,my back my legs my arms....sounds so stange.....) dr says its nothing but is sure doesnt feel like nothing.... Ok,have to run.Busy with the kids at least not sitting fretting today...

hi Deb Yes, it seems in Saudi they are even faster than in Dubai.It took my friend from 1st consult to operation day 12 days. Scary!!! Ok, I just noticed mine is 13 days...... I do go home regularly.And travel the region a little.Been to Europe but it is Disney world and the Maldives and ....that's the things I want to do. Anyhow,I have done research into Duodenal switch,Gastric bypass,and the band for almost 2 years now.DS would be my first choice if I thought it was safe long term.However I think as older people one would have trouble with the switch.Bypass,dumping not for me....and the band seems the hardest work but i think not so radical and well,manageble. I am doing this.I just have to get through the next few days.Thia website is what is keeping me "ok" at the moment. Thanks for encouragement.It helps a lot to know that one is not alone.The family is not too pleased about this so we are not really talking about it.Mind you I have talked it to death for 2 years now and its just time to do it. Are You going home for summer?

Hi Kathy Thanks for replying. I know (rationally) that I will be ok.I suppose being a nurse and being a control freak doesnt help this irrational part that says if only I could be awake when they do the operation everything would be fine and dandy..... I keep saying to myself that if I can do a liquid diet for so long why cant I lose weight on my own..but I guess if I could have I would have done it before. Please dont get me wrong.I know that once I have this operation I will make it work.I have lost weight very successfully before and just couldnt keep it off.It seems that this op will help with that in the long term if you are very compliant with all that needs to be done. Well,I am saying all the things about what if I die......the same than you did and yet I know that I will go ahead and do the operation.I need to do something drastic. And all will be well..... It is good to see people like you doing so well and being so positive afterwards. Keep posting.Reading keeps me busy at the moment..... Have a nice day

hi My date is 30 April and I am glued to the chair at the moment.Reading all the posts like a maniac is keeping me from running away...

hi My name is "Desertmom" and I am petrified at the moment.... I live in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.It is a wonderful place to be.Yes, it is the middle east but we all get along just fine here.I am from South Africa and well, it is not to safe there at the moment..(saying that with all that's going on in this region sounds so...crazy)It is a bit like "pleasantville".People are mostly happily married.fortunate to have enough money...can belong to a beach club...camping,traveling..wonderful life....it is all short term..4-6 years at most (mostly 3 years..) Except of course me.I have been dieting, not traveling...(to uncomfortable)no beach for me...camping with huge effort.the heat is of course a nightmare at my weight(up to 115 degrees in summer) It is the desert after all.... I have been fat since age 23.I am always on a diet.90 persent successful and 10 persent very unsuccessful.I mean very...... I can stay on a diet for 9 days and day 10 make up for the deprevation and way more.I have literally dieted myself morbidly obese. Anyhow,have been lurking on this site for almost an awfully long time. Never thought I would have enough guts to do any operation cause my pet fear is anasthetics.I am a qualified nursing sister and always said never any ops for me. I went for a "free" consult the 18th and well, within 4 hours had all the pre-ops done except ecchogram and bloods.....found I have high blood pressure (started meds only 24th) My lungs look like a 78 year old according to computer (I used to smoke before....)and my operation date is 30 April.... Will see phisician 28th and he will say yes or no..meds must work first..but I am still thinking maybe I can run away...only I cant get away from myself can I? I am positive if I can make it through the operation that this band will work for me.My best friend had it 2 months ago (got tired of me talking about it...)and she is absolutely crazy about it..... I have 2 girls and I desperately need to show them how to live a good, fun balanced life and I just cannot do that.I have to say do what I say not what I do...I also want to live to see them grow up and not have all the aches and pains that goes with being so overweight. All this doesnt change the fact that I am PETRIFIED and that I might still run away never to be seen again by anyone....ok just joking..I think.. Thanks for having somewhere to say these things......I surely can say this anywhere else... Desertmom

hi I havent been so relieved about this operation than right now after reading this post. I have been in the medical field before and the dr's are not like that.They are friendly but get on with the bussiness at hand.......these guys treat you like 1. you are very special or 2. you are their only patient...... I live in Dubai and all my dr's are locals and they do the same thing. I got so totally paranoid.The operation is on Saturday 30 April. I kept thinking I am their only patient and that is bad.............It is a team of doctors and they are also part of a very exclusive cosmetic surgery clinic.I am so scared ........ Not great for a first post but....... Desertmom