charlimc

theres a clothes swap website aswell , someone on here posted a while ago about being on tele advertising it. I cant rem the name of it but if u have a search u may find it.

I have just had my 1st opti fast bar today, wasnt that bad, a little cardboardish but nothing to puke over. I had my appointment with my aneathaesist ( i think i spelt that wrong) and she said the the sooner i start the opti fast the better as in the more weight i lost pre op then less pulling around during the procedure and the less pain i will be in after surgery. So i have started incorperating some Optifast now, ill have a shake for lunch and see how that goes down, quite prepared for it to be discusting. Today im really crapping my dacks had a dream last night that i can cuts everwhere after waking up after surgery with a tube down my throat. After my appointment yesterday its really hit home that i will be having this done very soon. eek!

PS is something that i have in my head that will be a path that i will need to go down, I am only 24 but i have a very bad over hung apron belly, masive thighs that are extreamly bumpy and lov ely saggy boobs. I havnt had my Lap band in yet but i am very concered how my skin is going to go. I want to be prepared now for plastic surgery, i am a public patient and i dont know what im going to have to do finacially to be able to have PS. I dont want to sound like im jumping ahead of myself as i havnt even had the band in yet, but it has been playing on my mind.

I Completely understand what u are saying, even though food has had such a hold over us and we want to be able to control that and be a healthier fitter sexier person its quite emotional to let go of it, knowing that as of the time i start Optifast i wont be having food pass my lips for a while and then slowly introducing small amounts of it. Cant put into words exacly how i feel about it but im sure it will get better. Its just a Change which is taking me out of my comfort zone which isnt something i do often.

i feel bad no one has seemed to reply to you, Im in Perth but i did not Have and i havnt heard about Dr Couch. I know with Dr Dolan there were alot of info about him just from doing a google search lots of forums with his patients, so maybe see if there is something like that on him. Although by now u would have seen him its still good to have a squiz. I havnt had the Surgery yet but feel free to ask any pre op questions, Keep us posted with your progress. Very Interested to hear how your appointment went

i just went out and bought box of Optifast vanilla shakes and a box of choc cherry crunch bars, my dietition told me to make sure i have some bars in there as i wont be chewing for a while. Gosh are they expensive!! havnt tasted yet but i bought some cottes light topping as i have read on here just incase its really needed to stomach it. Thinking of starting/adding in optifast abit earlier just to get used to it all. I dnt know how others are but im getting quite emotional saying goodb ye to food lol.. feels abit silly really.

not long now, u must be so excited, keep us posted

I have been on the Public Waiting list for 1 yr now my surgury is in a few weeks, at the beginning i was told that thie waiting list is about 18 months- 2 yrs but i have waited less, but it may have something to do with the fact that Dr Dolan is no longer taking Public Patients. Cost wise so far i have only paid $150 for my first appintment and $60 for my pre op appointment. I get 3 free appointments with the dietition Hope that gives u some idea, this is just my experience

wow 13kg well done , ill be starting my opti fast in a week, has it been a struggle for you?

Hey i am being banded by Dr Dolan soonish im on the public waiting list and i see him in may again which will be a yr. It was cool to read that Dr Dolan gave you a referral to get a tummy tuck covered also my medicare because i thought that i would have to get private health insurance and have to come up with alot of money to get a tuck done. I didnt think medicare would cover it?

good luck! let us know how it goes

are you a public patient? because as far as i know public patients go to joodulup, when is your appointment with Dr Dolan? if it is b4 mine b sure to let me know how long you have to wait till surgery.

seen the dr got my refferal, thak god!.. i have an appointment with the lap band Dr next month, the lady on the phone told me its a minimum 18 month waiting list to get the surgery done how dissapointing

Hi another perthy here I have an appointment today with my GP hoping he will give me a referral to see Dr Kevin Dolan as i dont have Private Health Insurance but if i get a refferal it will be covered by Medicare. So fingers crossed he gives me one because i will be pretty gutted if he dosnt. Has anyone here been through Dr Dolan before, i work in a plus size clothing store and a customer accually had just had the surgery done my him and gave me his contact details. So my questions are has anyone on here gone through Dr Dolan and how long did you have to wait to get the surgery when you are just on Medicare?

aww wow its great to have such a warm welcome , im accually a member of a weightloss forum and one lady on there turned me to join this forum, which seems great, once i get used to how everything works ha ha. So my appoinment with my Dr is at 2:40 today and i dont want to get my hopes up but it is hard, i need this referral for it to be covered by medicare because i cannot afford to pay for this on my own and i dont have Private Health Insurance. Im soo anxious its driving me nuts. I dont feel that many ppl around me are understanding why i want to get this surgery they all seem to think that im doing this because i cant be bothered putting the work in, so i hope my Dr dosnt feel the same. Any advise on how to get past this and what i should explain to the Dr? Im 115kg and about 5"8( i think ) ive been overweight since like Forever, this Dr has put me on Duromine in the past and it worked but i started getting addicted to it and popping too many a day i was going abit mental on them, plus they are not cheap, ive done fat blaster, the Soup diet, liquid diets, lite n easy, calorie counting.. and i was never satisified with any of them thats why i want this so badly because i want to be satisfied with less food. I am so sick and tired of my weight being in control of me, i want do certain things that i want to do because of my weight, its my number 1 excuse in life and i just want to feel comfortable enough to live my life, im 23 yrs old i have a 5 yr old daughter, i want to be around for her i want her to be proud of her mummy i just want to live a good life.

As long as you get a refferal from you doctor to get the lap band surgery Medicare does cover

Hi peoples, Just introducing myself my name is Charli and im a 23 yr old Woman from Perth Western Australia. I have for some time now been looking into having Lap Band surgery, tomorrow, being Monday the 7th of April i have an appoinment with my GP to see him about getting a referal to get Lap Band Surgery so fingers crossed i do. So i thought that i would join this forum to be apart of something that i can come to when/if i get this surgery done. I would love to hear up on other people experiences with the Band. Wish me luck for tomorrow Charli x