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fee

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  1. yeah there are quite a few coffee places on the strand which is opposite the water
  2. ah cool:) so jess wot day suits u better??
  3. i had 2 weeks off it really depends what type of work you do if there is alot of heavy lifting i would say you would need longer ask your surgeon he knows best
  4. hEy Jess wot about next weds lunch like at 12pm or something?? if no one else is interested we can just go to willy:) for a coffee
  5. i was in for one night, but i had the chance to stay 2
  6. i personally think u should just trust your docs judgement
  7. i just had my 2nd fill of 1.5 now i have a total fill of 2.5 i can really feel the restriction now and it hurts everytime i eat i have gone back to mushies for a while:)
  8. hey....yeah its just to go over your results and he gives you the go ahead and dates:)
  9. my doc just told me to stay on liquids for that day and thats it
  10. i had a first fill of 1.5 and felt no restriction yesterday i got another fill of 1ml so now i have a total of 2.5ml and boy can i feel the difference. when i eat i get pain and im not quite sure wot that is
  11. well im off work for another 2 weeks so during the day would suit me
  12. congrats jess you are doing a fantastic job:clap2:
  13. ok jess start organising...lol:p
  14. hey jess your like 15 mins down the road from me i would love to meet up for coffee at some stage pm me if your interested and we will take it form there
  15. hi jenny im seeing my doc tomorrow so im hoping to get a little more too
  16. of course you can post goodluck with your decision
  17. paul o brien is meant to be really good im pretty sure that he has supports group held at the alfred or the avenue once a month ring his office and see when they are
  18. only 2 months wow... no i didnt have to have a drainage tube i dont think anyone does this with the lapband
  19. are u getting banded at the avenue?
  20. hey and welcome where abouts in melbourne are u looking at? who is your surgeon?
  21. i also had my first fill at 2 weeks out of surgery my doc did it because he couldnt see me again for a cpl of months im hoping to get another fill on fri when i see him
  22. thats a pretty good price for here in australia
  23. hey good to hear back from you good to hear that your seeing dr tran and the dietitian 2 days after that:) i see peter on the 20th of jan:) Bariatric surgery could be any type of weight loss which could include the lapband, stomach stapling, and theres another one but i have forgotten the name.
  24. i have already had a tummy tuck done before the band:) boob job i would consider if i had the $$$$
  25. the $2900 i payed was everything out of pocket:) including dietitan and fills that included $550 for the anaesethic i didnt have an assistant my surgeons fee was $2500 and i got $600 back from medicare hope this helps u a bit:)

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