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Yup, what Rae said heh. I think a good many of us ordered medic bracelets a few weeks ago, saying basically the same thing.

Congratulations Jodie! Just imagine what that last year of high school is going to be like, as the new you. Even makes me excited hehe Take it easy and happy recovery.

Had my first fill at 5 weeks post op, but in hindsight, I probably could have gone a bit longer without it. I was just in a hurry to get the ball moving, lol. Take advantage of it for as long as you can As for the throat thing, mine was sore for a good two months after surgery, unfortunately. Hope yours feels better soon.

Depending on what medications you're on, it could be some stuff you'll eventually go off of after surgery. Most pills I've had to take though, can be crushed, chopped, or bought in a liquid form. Probably something you'd want to discuss with your doctor.

I lost a heap of hair after surgery. Only within the last month has it really stopped falling out. I've also increased my protein a good bit within the last month though, so I'm not sure if its that, or if its because of the surgery, for me.

I can't answer most of this, but I have run into one or two people who have managed to lose weight with the band, having no fill. That said, I'm so not one of those people and I really need my fill to hold me back.

While I know that I should be following every rule I was given, there's not a rule out there I haven't broken atleast once lol. There have been occassions, where in a social situation, I've drank with my meal (or directly after my meal). There have been occassions where I've had liquid calories (I'm a big fan of fruit smoothies for Breakfast with a bit of Protein Powder added for good measure). There have been times when I haven't chewed properly .. and let me tell ya, it bit me on the arse for sure. I was eating about 1 cup of food at a sitting before my first few fills. Now I'm lucky to get half a cup down on a normal day. I'm fine with that. Like La_Madam said though, once you've hit restriction, you'll chew better. It's all a learning process.

Patience is a virtue. I think that lack of patience has been my biggest downfall with the band. Like nearly everyone, I want the weight gone .. yesterday lol. But I'm learning, slowly

My DH, bless his heart, is super supportive. He wasn't too keen on the idea of WLS at first, but after my mom went to the information evening with me and came back raving about it (she's a RN and he trusts her judgement more than mine lol), he was fine with it. Had I not had comorbidities, such as sleep apnea and borderline diabetes, he probably would have been a bit harder to turn around on the idea though. Jachut, you just do what you know is right for yourself, and everything else will fall into place

Good luck in whatever decision you end up making, Jachut. And know that we're all here, anytime you need support or to vent or whatever. Which surgeon are you seeing?

LOL fantastic!! Pretty soon you'll be able to put on his clothes and be swimming in em. Well done, Kel

I haven't tried Xenical, but just wanted to say, you've lost 70 lbs since February!! LOL, that's an astronomical amount - well done! Perhaps your body just needs some time to adjust and is doing that in the form of a plateau? Plateau's suck, that's for sure .. but you'll start losing again in no time at all :eek:

Sending some happy thoughts your way, Dee Dee. You'll be fine And we'll see you in band land heh...

LOL .. yup, I can still eat them, but very slowly and one at a time, rather than a small handful at a time. It takes alot of the pleasure out of it, thankfully. I have a real problem eating hot chips now though, so that's a good thing.

Zoe, well done. Sixty-five pounds is nothing to scoff at. You deserve a pat on the back and a shopping trip hehe. Keep up the good work

... and has the band helped you to overcome those cravings? My food weakness is the potato, in all of its various forms. More specifically though, chips. Potato chips have been my favorite food, for as long as I can remember. In the past, I've been known to sit down with a large bag and finish it off in less than 30 minutes. I'd have still been hungry afterwards. I'm amazed by how long a bag of chips can last in my house now lol. The bag currently sitting in the cupboard, has been here nearly 3 weeks and is still half full. After picking my daughter up from school one day, I was having a huge craving for chips, so we stopped at 7-11. Got two tiny bags. Less than halfway through my bag, I was completely stuffed. I'm loving this band heh

Not much?!? Half a kilo is 1.1 pounds. Well done!! hehe That's fantastic news. Looks like that plateau may just be behind you now!

Congratulations, LilAngel Geez, that's not long now, just a few weeks. You'll do fine.

hehe thanks everyone Feeling heaps better today, just needed to whinge a bit (and my hubby is definitely sick of me whinging to him lol). Ruthie, you're welcome to vent in my posts anytime ya like LOL. *hugs* thanks Kel! How did your appointment go with the doc on Thursday? Did he check for a leak?

LOL .. ya'll have just made me feel sooooooooooooooo much better. I too, am a scaleoholic. My scale is downstairs and I weigh everytime I walk past it (generally 4 to 5 times a day). Just so glad to know I'm not the only one

My doctor also prescribed a medication for reflux, although, for the life of me, I can't remember the name of it. I was on that for about a month, after finding a good restriction, but nowadays, I don't really need it anymore. I get the occassional heartburn when eating something spicy, but nothing a mylanta tablet can't handle.

Hi - my name is Jess and I'm a scaleoholic. There, I said it LOL. Its a nasty habit, I know, but I'm only up for quitting one thing at a time and right now, its eating bad foods I've been really good the past month. I've gone to the gym 4-5 times per week. I've eaten really well. I'm feeling pretty darn good and even a tad bit sexy lol. My weight has held steady for about a week now, but before that, I had been losing very slowly and steadily. So this morning, I step on the scale, as per usual and there it is ... I've put on 0.3kgs (a lil over half a pound). Now I know that's a very tiny amount and I know that weight fluctuates and I know that I've been working out, so quite possibly, I'm building muscle and last but not least, I know that dear ole Aunt Flo has been staying at my place this week and I've been bloated as hell. (Holy run on sentence Batman)! But it still made me feel just a bit, like crap. So I thought, why not share my crappy day with those kind people over at LBT heh. Soooooo .. if anyone else has read this and is having a crappy day and would like to vent, feel free to hijack this thread, as if you've made it this far, you deserve it We'll have our own lil pity party LOL.

LOL .. better make that some Australians. I have my 6 month consult with my surgeon next week and can ask him if they use the 11cm band here, if you'd like. He works out of Professor O'Brien's clinic.

What fantastic news!! Congrats to both of you - amazing stats and in such a short time. Well done

Thanks for bumping this up, Jess. A very interesting read. I was a cna and activity coordinator in an aged care facility (mostly working with Alzheimer's patients), before moving to Australia. Now I do technical support for a webcam chat community with over 2 million members. Quite the change in careers, but I love my job and it gives me time to roam the boards through out the day heh