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lainee

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  2. Posted

    DITTO HONEY, I WAS BANDED IN AUG 07 AND I HAVE LOST JUST OVER 40LBS BUT I TOO FEEL THE PAIN AND TIGHTENING AND I HAVE ONLY HAD ONE FILL. I FEEL IT EVEN WHEN I HAVE ONLY EATEN Soup SO I KNOW WHERE YOU ARE COMING FROM. I KINDA WISH I DIDN,T HAVE THIS THING CO,S IT AIN,T DOING ME NO GOOD.

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    I FEEL REALLY SORRY FOR HER, AS A LOT OF US DO.

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    I DON,T PARTICULARLY LIKE HER MUSIC BUT HAVE WATCHET HER AS A WOMAN AND A MOTHER AN I KNOW THERE IS LOADS SHE COULD DO TO HELP HERSELF AND HER PUBLIC PERSONNA BUT AS A YOUNG MOTHER I CAN UNDERSTAND HOW OVERWHELMD SHE MUST FEEL. I WAS ONCE IN HER POSITON (MINUS THE DRUGS AND ALCOHOL) HOWEVER I KNOW SHE IS GOING THROUGH A LOT WHILST STILL TRYING TO BE YOUNG AND WILD. THIS DOES NOT MEAN I APPROVE OF HER BEHAVIOUR BECAUSE I DON,T BUT I CAN GET IT AND HOPE SHE SEES THE WAY FORWARD SOON.

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  11. Posted

    I KNOW THIS IS A WHILE AFTER THIS THREAD BEGAN BUT I WANTED TO KEEP UP UPDATED. I DID SEE MY DOC AND I DID MENTION ALL THE ISSUES I HAD TO THE AFFECT THAT I SORT OF KEPT HIM HOSTAGE UNTIL I HAD SAID MY PIECE. HAHA BUT HE WAS MARVELOUS AND ASTONISHED AT MY POOR TREATMENT UP UNTIL THAT POINT. HE SAID HE WOULD DO ALL MY FILLS IN FUTURE WHICH IS LIKE A VISIT FROM THE POPEL LOL AND HE SAID HE WOULD NOT ONLY LOOK INTO ALL THE ISSUES I HAD HE HAS RE ASSIGENED ME A NEW NURSE AND SAID THAT IF SHE CAN,T DEAL WITH MY ISSUES HE WILL PERSONALLY CALL ME :clap2::clap2::clap2:1

  12. Posted

    i was absolutly commited to this procedure but feel let down now. i know it,s only a tool and we have to work at it so i suppose i am the failure. but it makes me feel like an even bigger failure than i didi pre op. i have been doing very well for some time now dispite having to wait 14 weeks for my first fill(don,t ask!) anywhoo i am only human and have cheated and like my doc told me i a m a victim of my own biology so hey ho. but seriously i feel like s..t i am being very good or very bad and i know it,s all up to me but every tiime i am bad i am sooo hard on myself instead of what my nurse tells me to be is kind with myself as i am trying to break a lifetime of bad habits here and i have done well so far but with xmas coming i feel i am on a hiding to nothing and hate feeling like such a failure.:help:

  13. Posted

    Why haven't you had a fill yet? Typically they will fill you after your 6 week checkup. It sounds like it is time. Good luck.

    THE FIRST FILL IS 6 TO 8 WEEKS HERE IN THE UK BUT FIRST APPT THEY HAD WAS 10 WEEKS THEN LIKE I SAID PREVIOUSLY IT WAS CANCELLED SIMPLY BECAUSE THE DOC SPLITS HIS TIME BETWEEN THREE CITIES AND IS ONLY AT MANCHESTER THE NEAREST TO WHERE I LIVE EVERY SO OFTEN, I HAVE SINCE THE LAST POST ON HERE SPOKEN TO MY NURSE OR SHOULD I SAY MY SECOND NURSE THE FIRST ONE HAVING STOPPED CALLING ME BECAUSE I WAS CRYING THE DAY MY APPT WAS CANCELED. SHE SOUNDS LIKE SHE DOES NOT WANT TO RING ME AT ALL AND WHEN I TOLD HER I AM HAVING A HARD TIME WITH MY WILLPOWER SHE WAS JUST SO SNIPPY AND SAID "IF WE COULD BOTTLE WILLPOWER WE WOULD BE MILLIONAIRES!" SHE JUST GIVES ME THE IMPRESSION SHE IS ONLY CALLING ME UNDER DURESS AND I FEEL AS IF I AM A PROBLEM TO HER, I FEEL AT MY WITS END , I FEEL ALONE AND ISOLATED IT,S ONLY THIS SITE THAT HAS HELPED ME KEEP IT TOGETHER,

  14. Posted

    Hi,

    Thaks for writing. It means alot. I'm already feeling better. Today is day 3 and i'm going to get out of the house for a little walk around the mall. We'll see how I do. I'm having some difficulty with hunger pains. I don't want to eat its not that kind of feeling but my stomache growels and it feels like digestive acids, this is more uncomfortable than anything. I'm not having any gas pains in my shoulder like some others said. any ideas for my stomache aches?

    Barb[/quot

    HI BARBARA, GLAD TO HEAR YOU ARE DOING BETTER, HOPE YOU ENJOYED YOUR SHOPPING TRIP. AS FOR YOUR HUNGER PAINS YOU SEEM TO ANSWER YOUR OWN QUESTION THERE, YOU SAY YOU DON,T WANT TO EAT IT,S NOT THAT KIND OF FEELING BUT ARE MYSTIFIED BY THE GROWLING WELL IT IT,S PERFECTLY NORMAL SO DON,T WORRY. I TOO GOT THAT FEELING BUT REALISED LIKE YOU THAT I WASN,T REALLY HUNGRY IT JUST HAPPENS. I WAS NEVER REALLY HUNGRY TILL SEVEN WEEKS POST OP BUT THAT,S DIFFERENT FOR EVERYONE BUT I,M SURE YOU WILL KNOW WHEN YOU ARE TRULY HUNGRY, JUST TRUST YOUR BODY TO TELL YOU. GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR JOURNEY AND KEEP POSTING.

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    I AM SO SORRY TO HEAR HOW BADLY YOU WERE TREATED AND I TOTALLY AGREE WITH ALL THE COMMENTS MADE ON HERE REGARDING THE SO CALLED NURSE! SHE MAY WELL BE A QUALIFIED NURSE, AND I WOULD CHECK THAT OUT IF I WERE YOU, BUT SHE IS TOTALLY INSENSITIVE AND THEREFORE NOT QUALIFIED TO DEAL WITH BAND PATIENTS. I AM KIND OF WORRIED OF THAT ATTIDTUDE HAPPENING TO ME AS I SHOULD HAVE HAD MY FIRST FILL AT TEN WEEKS WHICH WAS TWO WEEKS LATE CO,S THE DOC WAS UNAVAILABLE THEN AND TWENTY FOUR HOURS BEFORE THE APPT IT WAS CANCELLED GRR!!!. I HAD BEEN VERY FOCUSED UP TIL THEN AN HAD MANAGED TO LOSE ABOUT 34LBS INCLUDING MY PRE OP DIET, HOWEVER BEING TOLD I HAD TO WAIT ANOTHER FOUR WEEKS JUST PUSHED ME OVER THE EDGE I WAS PRE MENSTRUAL AS WELL SO I JUST FELT SOO LET DOWN WAS PERHAPS A BIT UNRATIONAL BUT I JUST SORT OF LOST THE PLOT AFTER THAT AND THIS PAST WEEKEND HAVE BEEN SOOOO BAD. I ATE CRISPS AND chocolate, I DRANK WINE:speechlesI KNOW I NEED TO GET BACK ON TRACK AS I DON,T WANT TO RUIN MY WEIGHT LOSS OR HAVE THEM TELL ME OFF WHEN I DO GET TO SEE THE DOC (THOUGH IT WOULD BE EASIER TO GET AN AUDIENCE WITH THE POPE THAN SEE MY DOC...LOL) BUT IT,S TRUE THAT THIS BANDSTER HELL IS JUST THAT HELL AND IF WE COULD STICK TO DIETS WE WOULDN,T NEED THE SURGERY. SORRY TO RAMBLE BUT GLAD TO KNOW OTHERS ARE FEELING THE SAME WAY.

  17. Posted

    Hi, I was banded on 6th October and I've been having the same issues. My pants actually feel tight on me again today and I know why - I've been drinking cordial because I felt so thirsty and have been snacking on stuff too. We went out to dinner last night at a friends and I managed to have seconds of dessert - admitedly the portion size was very small but my son looked across the table and said "Mum you should be full!" in a quiet voice, but I did feel pretty lousy.

    I have my first fill appointment tomorrow so I'm hoping that will make a difference.

    The other issue for me is alcohol - the several glasses of wine still go down very easily and this isn't going to help the weight loss overall. That's another thing to struggle with - it's much easier for me not to eat than not to have a glass/bottle of wine while watching TV each night.

    Anyone else have that problem?

    cheers! Jude

    IT,S SOOO GOOD TO KNOW I,M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH ALL THESE ISSUES...LOL IT I DIDN,T FIND THIS SITE I WOULD BE INSANE BY NOW.

    I HAVE BEEN BANDED 11 WEEKS NOW AND WHILST I WAS BEING VERY FOCUSED AND DISCIPLINED FOR 10 WEEKS RIGHT UP TILL MY FIRST FILL WAS DUE I WAS THEN TOLD THE DAY BEFORE MY APPT THAT IT HAD BEEN CANCELLED! DUE TO INCOMPETENCE FROM WHAT I CAN GATHER ANYWAY I WAS FURIOUS AND PRE MENTSTRUAL AND HAD ALL SORTS OF ISSUES I NEEDED TO SPEAK TO THE DOC ABOUT AND JUST FELT DEVASTATED! I HAVE TROUBLE GETTING AN APPT THAT FITS IN WITH WORK AND SO HAVE TO WAIT TILL NOV16 NOW. I DON,T KNOW IF IT,S BECAUSE OF HAVING TO WAIT EVEN LONGER OR WETHER IT,S JUST PART OF THE PROCESS BUT THIS WEEKEND I WAS SOOO OUT OF CONTROL. I DRANK WINE, I ATE CRISPS AND chocolate AND NOW I FEEL REALLY DISSAPOINTED AND ASHAMED OF MYSELF. I DON,T FEEL LIKE I AM GETTING MUCH SUPPORT FROM THE SERVICE PROVIDER IN FACT I COULD WRITE A BOOK ON THE FARCE I HAVE HAD WITH THEM BUT THAT,S ANOTHER STORY, SO LIKE I SAID THIS SITE IS A LIFESAVER FOR ME I SEE SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AND I GET ALL THE ADVICE I COULD WANT. SORRY FOR RAMBLING ON SO LONG , IT,S GOOD TO VENT THOUGH.

  19. Posted

    HI BARBARA, WELCOME TO BANDLAND:clap2: I LIKE YOU GOT BANDED QUICKLY AND IMPULSIVLY SO I KNOW HOW YOU ARE FEELING. DON,T WORRY THE GAS PAINS AND GROWLING WILL PASS IT TOOK ABOUT A WEEK FOR ME BUT IT,S DIFFERENT FOR EVERYONE. WALKING HELPS TO WORK THE GAS OUT AND THE GROWLING IS NORMAL JUST HANG IN THERE. AS FOR EATING REAL food, WELL IT,S DIFFERENT HERE IN THE UK I WAS ON liquids FOR THREE WEEKS, MUSHY FODD FOR THREE WEEKS AND THEN GRADUALLY INTRODUCED ALL TYPES OF FOOD BACK INTO MY DIET, IT WAS FINE THOUGH AS I WASN,T HUNGRY AT ALL AND I LOST WEIGHT SO IT,S ALL GOOD...LOL.

    REGARDING YOU FEELING NERVOUS THAT,S PERFECTLY NORMAL TOO MY ADVICE WOULD BE TO TAKE ONE DAY AT A TIME AND RELAX, YOU WILL FIND LOTS OF SUPPORT AND ADVICE ON HERE. GOOD LUCK ON YOUR JOURNEY AND KEEP POSTING,

  21. Posted

    HI DONNA WELCOME TO THE SITE:clap2:

    I TOO AM AN AUGUST BANDSTER AND LIKE YOU HAVE HAD NO PROBS SO FAR. I WAS SUPPOSED TO GET MY FIRST FILL ON OCT19TH BUT APPOINTMENT WAS CANCELED, WASN,T BEST PLEASED ABOUT THAT BUT HO HUM WHAT CAN YOU DO. HAVE NEW APPOINTMENT FOR NOV16TH. GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR JOURNEY AND KEEP POSTING.

  25. Posted

    I don't agree that normal size people will gorge themselves just because they are at a buffet. That's more "fat thinking" vs. normal size person thinking. I mean let's face it, it's because of the normal size people that the creation of the doggy bag came to be. Fat people tend to take full portions of each item, thin people tend to take a few bites of everything.

    Bottom line for me is that they did not charge us more when we ate more, I feel it is unfair to ask them to charge us less because we eat more normal size portions. They have a set fee, eat all you want for "X" dollars. That might be a lot, it might be a little. The price is the same. If you don't want to pay it then go to a non-buffet type place.

    So many claim they don't want to be singled out anymore due to food issues and size issues yet they are the first one in line with that silly card in their hands wanting freebies or reduced meals. Were these same people asking to pay more when they were eating more than their fair share? I'd bet that's a no.

    I have a strong sense of right and wrong and reduced fees for our 'closer to normal' portions vs. fat portions seems very wrong to me. Besides, I got this surgery so people wouldn't single me out for food issues. I'll be darned if I'll start passing a card around wanting special treatment because I needed WLS to refrain from filling my face with far too much food.[/quot WE DON,T HAVE A DISCOUNT CARD HERE AND IF WE DID I WOULDN,T USE IT AS I AGREE WITH WHAT YOU SAY ABOUT THEM NOT CHARGING US MORE WHEN WE EAT ENOUGH FOR THREE PEOPLE HOWEVER I MUST SAY THIS, MY HUSBAND IS A SLIM MAN WHO NEVER OVEREATS HE STOPS WHEN HE,S HAD ENOUGH EXCEPT AT A BUFFET RESTAURANT HE TRULY DOES EAT TILL HE IS STUFFED EVEN MANAGING TO EAT MORE THAN ME WHEN I WAS PRE OP AND THAT,S A SERIOUS AMOUNT. HE WOULD OFTEN FEEL ILL AFTERWARDS AND SUFFER INDIGESTION, YET WHEN I ASKED HIM WHY HE DIDN,T STOP WHEN HE WAS FULL HE JUST SAID "BECAUSE IT,S THERE AND YOU CAN KEEP GOING BACK SO I,M GONNA GET MY MONEY,S WORTH"CRAZY MENTALITY I KNOW BUT THAT,S JUST HIM,...LOL WE JUST DON,T DO BUFFETS ANYMORE WHICH IS JUST AS WELL AS HE MIGHT FEEL HE HAS TO EAT MORE SINCE I WON,T BE EATING MUCH HE WOULD HAVE TO GET BOTH OUR MONEY,S WORTH.....LOL

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