thinner-or-bust

O Wonderful Day, saw the surgeon today, he took out .5 of a ml and i can drink, and tonight i'm going to try to eat... making tuna patties, soft yet filling... so it shall be a test. so i have 5.7ml in my band and i think that will do until i go back and see him in 4 weeks.. thanks all for your support.. much appreciations xxxxx

arrghh.. went to ER last night and got put on fluids, feeling much more human and OH gained 2 kilos.. which means that most of what i have lost in the last 2 weeks has been fluid, which means i am not the skinny minny i thought i was.. lol.. but i feel better, still not able to get much down, but my brain isn't cloudy any more and i see my surgeon on tuesday. having today off cause i am sooo tired.. thanks for the comments and support..xx

hi there, Congrats on the LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCE... i love my band!! i had a little of that too when i first was banded and due to the soft foods and stuff found i had a lot more gas, and trapped gas below the band.. i found INFACOL (baby wind drops) helped for both ends *tmi* i know... but yeah i found it really useful... goodluck... hope this helps.. xx

thanks guys, i hope i can gt this all sorted on tuesday, it sux living in the boonies and not being able to just pop in to your doctor.... xx

okay so here's the deal! i am an ignorant bandster, i got a fill on the 5th August 08, and it was TIGHT i don't know how much was in it.. or my restriction in mls in total.. eek bad i know.. [will find this information out on tuesday coming] BUT The first few weeks i had to be much more careful about what i ate as i was PB'ing a fair bit - like 2 or 3 times a week. [which was lots for me in comparison to previous fills] in the last fortnight, very little of anything i eat or drink stays down, i feel as if i have over eaten/drunk every time i eat. I can no longer eat tomato, lettuce, cheese, pasta the only things i have really been able to keep down are rice crackers and some mashed vegetables and we are talking maybe a table spoon in total! i am getting very frustrated and very tired! i can't take my multi vitamin because i bring that up too... i'm not often hungry and i am eating more because my head is telling me i need food, ie breakfast time, lunch etc... On the plus side i have lost 12 kg in 8 weeks which for me is amazing.. BUT i know its not right.. If i have a blockage, how is it removed? my theory is that they just unfill my band and let it pass then re fill it! please tell me thats it... My worse fear is that i may have a slippage.. that means another operation right? well i can't afford that.. oh shit... i need help... and i'm kinda desperate... anybody with any experiences like these..??

hey girl, thanks for the kind words.. i totally understand the getting down over the food thing... but i just don't know if i could bear to put the weight back on.. could it be worth having some taken out of the band and trying some thing else to help (i'm swearing off any more fills - i'm at about 7 mls so i can't go much more or i'll be like dead) so i bought a bike, and now i'm going to give riding it a go!! i hope you find a solution, and that you feel better about the band soon... it has saved my life and i am really grateful... much love and support from me to you xxoo jess:wub:

Hi Damo... congratulations on making the best decision EVER..... you won't know yourself... I live an hour south of Rockhampton and have found this web space to be fantastic as there doesn't seem to be many locals around here with the surgery... Its good that i only have to go to rocky to get fills and follow up... are you able to find that locally or are you having to travel to bris?? anyways... good luck... you won't regret it..

Hi Giuys - i've been absent for a while... like 3 months apparently.. just wanted to check in and see how the January Bandsters are going.. I've had Bertha (my band) for about 7 months and i've lost approx 35kg..so i'm pretty happy - not a crazy crazy result.. but good none the less.. so anyone else wanna tell me how they are going... anyways much love and support being sent out from here.. xoxox jess jan - jul 08 (slow and steady wins the race)

i used to deny it and say it was cause i was tall... its just cause i had a gut... when you can wear a turtle neck.. cause u actually have a neck again! woot woot:thumbup:

josh... you look so fantastic... i am so proud of you.. bel.. you are an inspiration you look so beautiful.. and the smile in your skinny pic looks so REAL.. i hope everyone is doing really well.. i've had a few slips, but i think i'm getting there!! keep strong guys and WATCH out WORLD

hi i sent her a text last night. it said she had been home on the weekend but was now back in hospital. i don't know if that means she was released or just on weekend visits....... will keep u posted.. xx

josh...you're a freaking champion.. you look fantastic... i am so proud of you.... lola is your best friend.... watch out california i say.. x oh this is me.. but not doing anywhere as well as you ... bloody champ..

Hi GUYS!!! Heard from Jen, she seems in good spirits. She starts Rehab on monday to start getting movement back in the left side of her body.. she is still making jokes and sounds positive which is great under the circumstances! I've passed on all the good wishes and she appreciates it all... thats about all i know to date.. thanks guys xx

i text her and told her i was thinking of her and if she needed anything to let me know! thats about all at the moment x

Anyone here banded by Dr Andrew Russell in Rockhampton? Just wanting more local people to chat and to provide a bit of support... drop us a line... xjessx

she sent me a text, it says her left side is paralized and she's in hospital. i don't know any more than that, not even what hospital. I just want to cry, she's such a beautiful person.. and i've never even met her.. x

Hi Guys, Not sure if anyone has heard how Jen is. Apparently she suffered a stroke on Wednesday 23 Jan 08. I know she's been really prolific on here, she's been a great support for me during this time, and i think it'd be great if we could all take some time to wish her well and send some positive thoughts her way. thanks in advance x jessica thinner-or-bust

GREENEYEZ:: my friends all up me when i call it FAT KATIES and FAT ROCKMANS (beme) and i'm like its true!!! i love CITY CHIC - i so am going to briz when i get smaller.... i think i might give myself like a halfway reward!! ha ha ooooh clothes.. how i love them.. watchout EBAY for all my fat stuff i say.. xoxo c'mon girls... we can do it.. in fact we already are....

nat we have only target country and it SUX!! there's about 6 items of fatgirl stuff and EVERYONE has it.. so awful... butnot for long.. i will be a mini in months.. watch out Biloela.. xxx

So.. i started my WLS journey in October, the 29th to be exact.. i attended Dr Andrew Russell's rooms in Rockhampton and said "I want a lapband". I met with the Clinical Nurse - who took all my history and weighed me - omg the scales.. i was tipping them at 154kg... THAT IS A LOT!!!! then i met with the Dietician, she was really really good, and weighed me also, where i tipped the scales at 152.7kg.. i like her skales better.... So i met with Andrew the next day, he ran me through the basics and i was like YES YES YES.. BUT!!! i can't get time off till January... so we set a date for Jan 14th 2008.... and then within next to no time it was CHRISTMAS ya ya So i gorged myself at Xmas.. and in the time between nov and nye i put on 3 kgs... eeek... so i OPTIFASTED myself stupid.. and dropped 8.5kg before surgery..... So i go to the hospital - self pay so handing over $7000 was HARD..... we pay the anaesthetist, the surgeon, another $5000.. EEEK this had better work... I was nervous, DB was nervous, it was all very stressful.... so i sent him away... i said go shopping, spend money, do what you have to do.. just go away.. i didn't want him to see me cry.... so he left.. kissed me told me he loved me and left.. all okay... So i wrote letters to my loved ones, and a missive to be read at my funeral if i died... and you know what it had this calming effect, like "phew" and i could breathe again... So about 1pm they give me pre-meds, then they take me down to theater about 1.45.. and the next thing i know i wake up, i hurt and they give me sweet morphine.. have i mentioned i love morphine.. well i do when i hurt that much..... about 5 i see DB again and i love him, but i can't stay awake, i feel sore and dry and yuck.. but i know its worth it.. i know it is.... we all know the post surgey stuff.. cottonmouth king i was.. and slow and turtle like in all my movements.... so its 5 days out from my op now, i've been souping, smoothying, water, juice, whatever i can get through a straw - nothing thicker than a mackas thick shake i figure... and nothing chunky.. oh i want to chew, but hey i lost 1.5 more kg so that makes 10 all up in 3 weeks.. i persevere i persevere!!! I am happy i have done this, I KNOW it will be HARD, i know i will have days where it depresses me.. but u know what, the results will be worth it... In 18 months i WANT to be able to and WILL be able to: 1. buy clothes off the rack that look good 2. be a size 16, maybe a 14 (i'd be happy) 3. have a baby.. or at least get pregnant... 4. start looking for wedding dresses.... eek.. i want to marry DB... 5. have ppl realise that i'm not just fun, i'm hot (okay so thats vain, but f*ck it i don't care) so thats my list.. today i am positive... and i hope to remain so... thanks for listening x

So.. i started my WLS journey in October, the 29th to be exact.. i attended Dr Andrew Russell's rooms in Rockhampton and said "I want a lapband". I met with the Clinical Nurse - who took all my history and weighed me - omg the scales.. i was tipping them at 154kg... THAT IS A LOT!!!! then i met with the Dietician, she was really really good, and weighed me also, where i tipped the scales at 152.7kg.. i like her skales better.... So i met with Andrew the next day, he ran me through the basics and i was like YES YES YES.. BUT!!! i can't get time off till January... so we set a date for Jan 14th 2008.... and then within next to no time it was CHRISTMAS ya ya So i gorged myself at Xmas.. and in the time between nov and nye i put on 3 kgs... eeek... so i OPTIFASTED myself stupid.. and dropped 8.5kg before surgery..... So i go to the hospital - self pay so handing over $7000 was HARD..... we pay the anaesthetist, the surgeon, another $5000.. EEEK this had better work... I was nervous, DB was nervous, it was all very stressful.... so i sent him away... i said go shopping, spend money, do what you have to do.. just go away.. i didn't want him to see me cry.... so he left.. kissed me told me he loved me and left.. all okay... So i wrote letters to my loved ones, and a missive to be read at my funeral if i died... and you know what it had this calming effect, like "phew" and i could breathe again... So about 1pm they give me pre-meds, then they take me down to theater about 1.45.. and the next thing i know i wake up, i hurt and they give me sweet morphine.. have i mentioned i love morphine.. well i do when i hurt that much..... about 5 i see DB again and i love him, but i can't stay awake, i feel sore and dry and yuck.. but i know its worth it.. i know it is.... we all know the post surgey stuff.. cottonmouth king i was.. and slow and turtle like in all my movements.... so its 5 days out from my op now, i've been souping, smoothying, water, juice, whatever i can get through a straw - nothing thicker than a mackas thick shake i figure... and nothing chunky.. oh i want to chew, but hey i lost 1.5 more kg so that makes 10 all up in 3 weeks.. i persevere i persevere!!! I am happy i have done this, I KNOW it will be HARD, i know i will have days where it depresses me.. but u know what, the results will be worth it... In 18 months i WANT to be able to and WILL be able to: 1. buy clothes off the rack that look good 2. be a size 16, maybe a 14 (i'd be happy) 3. have a baby.. or at least get pregnant... 4. start looking for wedding dresses.... eek.. i want to marry DB... 5. have ppl realise that i'm not just fun, i'm hot (okay so thats vain, but f*ck it i don't care) so thats my list.. today i am positive... and i hope to remain so... thanks for listening x

I know we've been banded and i know we're gonna be healthy and beautiful... but i think the message in this ad is awesome about self acceptance regardless/.... we've beaten ourselves up for way too long, and how about loving yourself thin... i mean accept you have your faults, take time to work on them, smooth out the crinkles and it will come in time.. but we are all beautiful in our own way and fat, skinny, tall, short, black , white, purple, it's important to recognise your diamonds (the things that make you shine) ... anyways thats my touchy feely ness for today.. love jess

i'm turning 28 in a week... i wish i'd done this sooner... i've been on EVERY diet my whole life - i should have shares in WW. but cause i never got any results i never stuck to it. I need that physical reminder not too overeat.. as do many! I wish i'd done this younger, at 19 or 20.. when i had less to lose and could have maintained easier. There is a furore at the moment because the AMA wants to support WLS for MORBIDLY OBESE teens in AUSTRALIA. i think its a great idea (apart from the fact that the waiting list will be ridiculous).. these kids need a hand taking charge - its not a quick fix, you still need to control what goes in your mouth!!!

oooh cherry!!! that is so great!!!! WE DID IT - no chickening out now! i've started losing which is good.... hope you are feeling better!! i'm only a bit sore and dealing with gas.. i can cope with these things!!! much love j