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hi and welcome I experienced similar pain to what you are having and its just some of the things that occur after surgery!!! I would suggest to maybe phone your doc anyway just incase something else is wrong

hey i told u so if you have day surgery its alot quicker:) Goodluck and i hope all your tests go well

Hey u live where i live and i also had dr nottle....u will really like him I have been banded 1 yr yesterday

Hi and welcome:) What problems exactly are you having trouble with?

If you dont wanna stay in overnight, you can go for day surgery which is alot quicker to get banded It really depends if u wanna spend the night in hosp or not

Welcome You should go and see your doc asap you would know if you cant keep anything down including liquids *EDIT*......please someone correct me if im wrong

ah kool...u must be from around my area:) i know of someone that saw him a few weeks ago and she is going public, she was told she should be banded in jan, so thats not a long wait on the public list

Like Phili said it depends if you have cover Apparently if you are willing to go in for day surgery you will be able to get done very quick, as there isnt much wait time. Where are you seeing him at?

thats not good to hear if you have slipped. I have woken during the night and vomited before, but that must have been because i ate to late at night. I hope its all ok

Go and see Peter asap in case it is something that is not worth leaving I hope you are feeling better:)

Hi you can send me a pm if you wish:)

yeah im from wbee:) goodluck with your op...where u getting done at? the fills sound like a great idea too:) let me know

Im so terribly sorry to hear what you are going through. I am with peter as well and on my first fill he did it, but on my second i had his assistant a guy at williamstown, i dont even know his name. If the band is faulty, do not pay a cent, thats not your fault its actually inameds if its that band. You should NOT have to pay any money whet so ever. If he still insists for you to pay money, tell him you will check with inamed about it.He will only be saying this so he can get more cash. He is way to busy and has to many patients , so i think this is why he is getting his assistant to do the fills but thats it. Also the assistant bulk bills. He has opened another surgery in werribee to , and i was told im not allowed to go there for my fills, that i have to go to his ass in williamstown, beacuse he is to busy with his lapband patients. I have rang the rooms myself numerous times with concerns, and no-one ever gets back to me, you just have to keep on there case. Its not good how u have to hear it from the receptionist and not him, he should have the courtsey to phone you, geez it will take him a minute:confused:. I really hope it all works out for you and please whatever happens do not give them a cent....BEST OF lUCK

Thanks.....im sure u can do just as well:)

Heya Anne.....welcome

Yeah i reckon we can both make it...lol:) Ok keep in touch and we need to post up on our 1 year band date

thank-you all for your kind replies. Vinesqueen....yes i got the referral thank goodness:) gonnabethin....yes i told her then that i had lost so much weight and about my BMI but i felt she didnt believe me as this is only a doc i would go to for something like a referral or a common cold nothing to major as i dont have my total trust in her YET. Iluv harleys.....Thank-you Devana..........Thank-you Tired-Old-Man......Thanks...your funny...lol green.....yes i know not all docs are jerks.....maybe she was just having a bad day I am feeling better today and i cant wait to see my band doc tomorrow:) will let you know what he has to say Thanks everyone

Ok i thought i would bump this thread up as its nearly coming up to our year bandiversary:) I have now lost 36kg:) Still want to lose another 20 before the end of the year:omg:

What about somewhere on the border....of vic and nsw

Congrats!!!!! Now i need to find mine...lol

I went to my local gp this afternoon to get another referral to my band doctor as they only last 12 months. Anyway i told the doc how much weight i have lost and how happy and good im feeling. She said oh let me take your weight and height measurements to check your bmi. So she did all that and my BMI was 34...WOW i was really happy as before i got banded it was like 52 i think. The doc said that is way to high and it should be 20-25 and i really need to lose more weight. Geez cant she see how far i have already came and give a postive instead of saying what she said. I felt very intimidated as i thought losing 35kg in 10 months was a good effort but obviously not:(. Sorry i just had to let this out, normally i dont but i mustv neede to...lol

I wish you the best of luck and a speedy recovery:)

ok the first one is with my youngest daughter which was about 2 months ago The next one is the day i got home from been banded I dont really like either of these photos, but it was all i could find for the time been

Hi I had a tummy tuck done about 4 years ago now and it was one of the best things i have done. It was well worth it!!!! I had mine done under medicare so it cost me nothing, but normally you would have to pay quite alot. I dont think private health pays for it. Go and talk to some surgeons to get prices and go with the one you feel most comfortable with. They will all vary in there prices. GOODLUCK:)