Ginaki

IM really confused, are we meant to sip liquids forever? no more big gulps? im 9 days post op and i dont really sip my water, im gulping,,is that bad? will my pouch stretch? im sipping everything except water!

For all the aussie banders, i recommend Panamax liquid,, dont laugh guys, i went to the chemist and asked for tylenol, without realizing that its only availale in america..

THats funny, saying everywhere u turn someone is eating,, everywhere i turn someone is giving me full on details of what they have cooked for dinner, my friend gave me a whole rundown of wats on her sons 21st buffet table, just what i need 8 days post op...:heh:

hi chiqui, welcome aboard, i was banded a week ago and have lost 16lbs, my emotions are really bad though, i ve been crying everyday for the past 5 days, i think this has to do with the my support system, ive been let down alot my bestmate,, dont want to go into detail..but ye, well done and welcome, its the best thing we have done for ourselves.. Gina

im 4 days post op and have the exact same pain on my left side, like a stitch , ouch i just yawned and felt the pain,, hope its not a permanent stitch LOL..

Sades, dont get me wrong, i dont regret getting banded, i love my band, i was fine from tuesday when i got banded till saturday, i got emotional... i think it must be 3rd day blues, like childbirth,,haha i wonder if others had the same reaction? it is a big shock to our systems and lifestyles. my husband took me out of the house just to change scenery and im feeling better now... the swellings gone down and my stomach has stopped churning and i think right now hunger is starting to kick in...but i got willpower im strong and can get through this.. i know wat ive done will make me feel happier within myself and already my clothes are loosening...best decision ive made and the best 12,000 ive spent in my life..

Guys, i am an emotional wreck, ive cried for the past 2 days and really i dont know why! im so depressed all of a sudden, im fine when i wake up, i clean house abit and by lunchtime i feel weak and very emotional,, i know i can get through this, i was crying on my best friends shoulder before and kept saying i havent regretted this, i love my band.... is it the initial shock of the whole process and procedure? i dont know.....

guess who came to visit me yesterday? yes, the lady that humiliated me the night before my surgery in front of my friends.......she was all nice and even said that if she sees results with me then she will consider getting banded when she comes back to live in australia..

Sades, im in melbourne not usa, im currently drinking sustagen mocha chocolate flavour..The emotional side of been banded hit me this afternoon ,i have had a good cry, i think its because i felt really weak and tired, and very guilty cause i took 2 roast potatoes and mashed them well and thinned them a bit with milk and had a few tiny spoonfulls, i didnt have much but i felt better but then i got really guilty cause thats classed as mush..and im no where near that stage,, automatically felt like a failure and thought of my band stuffing up...oh well , ive had a good cry like a baby...

Hi Sades, good to hear u are back home,, make sure u have all ur liquid requirements cause i felt fine all morning and i got my friend to take me to supermarket and all of a sudden i felt weak and she called me and i got all disorientated and felt lost, i havent been having all the requirements... i just had yoplait tube of yoghurts that are for kids and now i feel a bit guilty cause there is a bit of sugar in it and ive been really harsh on myself cause i really want this band to work.. hope i got energy to get through liquid phase! All the best to you! Gina

kat, thanx for posting, letting u know all went well and i feel great, hope u get a date soon...

JELBEL, U Will be fine,, i stressed for nothing,, its the best thing i have ever done for myself, the doctors are fantastic and they know wat they are doing all willl go well,, Good lUCK GINA

hope all went well for u sades, i was banded on tuesday,, i stressed for absolutely nothing, the surgery went really well and im so happy i did it considering the tightness im feeling and my stomach churning and growling, its actually funny i spend most of the day on the couch trying to read my stomachs noises so i can start recognising them, i dont know if im hungry or full! i hope that makes sense cause im so confused..but im loving it,, i still cant believe it and pull out my xray and look at my band about 10 times a day so it can register in my brain that im officially banded! woooooooooooohoooooooooooooooo..........and the best bit sades every morning when i get up and weigh myself im a kilo lighter..:whoo: All the best, u will be fine! ok, leaving u with a quote :"a life changing journey starts with one step" Gina

Hi Holly, i was banded on the 30th October!! Minor discomfort but feel pretty good! Is it normal though to feel tightness in the stomach in the mornings without a fill? i heard this happens after a fill.. this morning i felt like crap, tight..pain...

Sbee, which tens? im not that new to the forum joined up about 4 months ago.. hope u are doing well,,,,do u feel any different? am i meant to feel the band,lol, silly question..but i feel the same way before gettting the band,,,

hello bandworld,, just came back from the hospital and i feel great,, i cant believe i have a lapband , cant feel anything,,, i got banded yesterday at 3pm, i got 5 incisions, all on my left side of stomach and my port is in the middle of belly button and breastbone... slight pain, more like discomfort,especially if i cough,, the hospital service was fantastic, my stomach is swollen hope the swelling comes down.... apart from the swelling right now its churning, i had the barium swallow xray and the stuff i had to drink has given me stomach aches and really bad diarrhoea,,i will spent the day today on the toilet... am i meant to feel any different? im not sure if the band is inside of me! im not at all hungry , i havent eating in 2 days, i sipped a little bit of apple juice this morning and that was it,,

i want to share with ALL OF U someones comment that made me feel like shit tonight, just came back from visiting my bestfriends parents that have just arrived from overseas,, anyway all us girlfriends were sitting having our coffee and smoke out on the verandah, and my best friends mother turned around out of nowhere and said to me "how did u get so fat? i remember u when u were small u werent this fat" guys i just wanted to disappear,, u can all imagine... How judgemental can someone be,, hello , never judge a book by its cover! Anyway my girlfriends all know im going in tomorrow for surgery so they just ignored it and spoke over her,,,they tried hard to make me feel better because they all know my weight problem is a very personal and touchy topic... After tonight's humiliation i want this band badly , no hesitation now , death or no death!!!!!im going in tomorrow! MIND YOU this woman is a very big lady....... huge! so how dare she put me down like that,, guys u dont understand im realy f***** off!

Thankyou to every1 that posted....made me see this in a different light,,, and im also a strong believer that if it is ur time to pass over to the other side, oh well so let it be! i have shared this couple of days with the people that mean so much and dying had come up in our convos and im glad my dear friends see the funny side of it,, Not trying to scare u guys, just trying to enlighten the fear,,, one friend said oh well gina if u die ive already planned wat im gonna say at ur funeral,, another said, ill move in and look after ur husband and give the gossipers something to gossip about,the gossip will be that my friend and husand had ssomething going and couldnt wait for me to get out of the picture. hhahaha:heh: my other closest friend said good, because u give me headaches.... Very supportive friends HEY:cry I love them alllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll.......... whoever is reading this go into introductions and read my new thread titled HUMILIATION ,, and u will all understand my new outlook on surgery! no more fear! im going for surgery and dont really care if i die! tonight i have been made to feel like shit and with the band in the near future i aint ever gonna be made to feel so low and worthless!

everyones replies have touched my heart, they have deeply moved me, i will stay positive and tuesday is around the corner see u all in lapband world,,, woohoo im glad we all have each other for support

okay, no need to help me,, i fugured it out,, uploading an avator,,,shows under name,, i thought it was a proflie picture

help, ive uploaded profile picture , gone through the edit section , ive done it all right, but when i post there is no picture WHY?:help:

4 days to been banded and im scared of dying during surgery or should i say i got a feeling im gonna die ,,,,,please tell me thats a stupid insane feeling,,,, have others had the same fear and feeling? i got 3 kids , i wanna grow old and skinny with them...

just testing if i uploaded my photo..

SIMEGO, thanx, now im scared shitless, lol,, im gonna be extra good for the next 3 days, hopefully thats enough time to shrink my liver,,,omg,, im gonna die,,,

getting banded on tuesday and my port will be put in between my boobies...lol..under my breast bone to be precise.......