loopylou

Hi guys,

I am getting my band on monday and flying from NW Australia (the middle of nowhere) to Perth (Capital of Western Australia) to get it. My surgeon is really nice, but I am worried about flying home post-op as he says I will only be in hospital for 24hrs. The way the system works here is that I can get free flights there and back but only if I leave immediately after being discharged from hospital - so I can't even pay to stay in a hotel for a couple of days or I lose my flight. My concern is being in pain, feeling sick, wind pain and generally embarrassing myself on the way home. Has anyone else had to fly after surgery? How did you cope? Any advice would be most appreciated as I find I am more worried about that than anything else!

I also had a question about binging, from most of the posts I have read many of you do not binge at all (and for those post-band you never did). Well I do, quite often. I eat alot and I eat emotionally. I stuff food down as fast as I can, not enjoying it and not tasting it, but desperately trying to calm myself. I am hoping that the band will make me slow down and have to stop much earlier. So many of you seem like you are so disciplined, and I am scared that I will not be. Am I relying on the band to be my discipline for me, am I making a mistake??

Hi, I have only just found you guys and I am so glad I did. My date is Aug 1st, and to be honest I am a bit of a wreck. My DH is out of town on business and I find my brain is running overtime. Thanks for being here :}