Carriejess

ok here goes.... Scars are - one in the centre of my chest under the bra line, one a few inches above the belly button, one just to the right of that, one on the left hand side of my chest a few inches below rib cage, posrt scar on the right hand side of my chest just below my ribs. None of the scars are longer than a cm and if i was wearing a bikini now no one would be able to tell as they are very faded. Only a low fat diet is required for the 2 weeks prior this is to help shrink your liver, you do not have to go mental just a sensible diet more like weight watchers or slimming world that kind of thing. You can swallow tablets after the op, they will give you some to take with you, you can take any painkillers you like when you get home, i took normal ones because i hate the fizzy disolvable ones although they are better. You could do slim fast on your post op diet but it is full of suger. I would try and stick to natural stuff that will give you all the nutrients you need like homemade Soups, yoghurt etc......try and keep it varied. The worst bit about liquid and mushies is the boredom because you eat all the same food all the time which can make you crave naughty things. It is entirely possible to eat a packet of wotsits whilst you are doing your post op diet!

well you know Garry i have already spent alot of time in Edinburgh this year due to a long distance relationship, its only an hour away afterall :thumbup: anyway whats going on with Flirty where is she?!

I dont think i have ever posted on this thread before which is random seeing as i was banded in October! Julie.Anne i know i have reached goal but i want to lose another 7 pounds, can i be in you challenge? I think 5 pounds will be a bit more realistic for me at the moment by Halloween. I finally got to put pics on the before and after pics thread! To all those who are being banded in Oct you can look forward to probably the most confusing and rewarding year of your life!

My before pics are 20 pounds lighter than when i had surgery because i could not find any others. The pics on here have really been an inspiration to me in the past and now that i am at goal i can post here!

Thanks to everyone for your well wishes, i did say that i would post before and after pics thread but i dont think i will now. I have posted an album on my profile though if anyone wants to look (just click on my pic) they are not really before pics though as they are from new years eve so i had already had my band for over a month and i think i was approx 1 and a half stone lighter. I could not find any before ones saved on my laptop. The other pics are from Friday night, the new dress worked as i think i may be in love (well maybe lust!) xx

Afternoon - i am not sure that mine has moved at all (it might have done due to weightloss and your body readjusting itself but i have not noticed) I have definately seen on other poeples posts on the site that if you have damaged your band or it has slipped etc due to sickness etc then it really really hurts and you are normally taken to hostital. When was your last fill? Do you think it had moved before then as i am sure that your fill doctor would have said something if they were concerned?

Carrie.....................is at goal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Glad your back and everything went well - congratulations! Give it a couple of weeks and you will be feeling your self again except even thinner!

Ahh thanks Garry, distance makes the heart grow fonder :biggrin: you can look at the pics on the 'before and after - pictures only' thread - i will be posting mine over the weekend as i will be going out and celebrating tomorrow night!!

carrie........ is at goal xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Hi Debs Congratulations on your date, i had the op in October. The nausea/wind etc are symptoms of you and your body getting used to the band. You will learn what you can eat amd how to eat it etc over time and unfortunatley there is no way to skip the learning curve for that part (and it will drive you mental for a while.) There will be just as many times when you get something stuck or you realise that you cannot eat something to days where you cannot believe how much rubbish you have managed to stuff in your face because you need a fill or your band is being a bit weird! I dont suffer with wind, pb etc anymore, yes i occassionally think to myself 'jesus carrie you could have eaten that a bit slower because you are going to be able to feel it sitting in the top of your stomach for an hour'. But then i probably spent most nights having to lay on the sofa because i had eaten too much and felt sick before the band. We can all moan a bit on here and people can develope real problems like Freckles and Garry but im sure that they would not go back to being without it! Unfortunately its easier to talk about the common probs we all have on here because i am pretty sure that my flatmate nods in all the right places but she has not got a clue about what i am really saying!

Bobo - just seen you pics...you look amazing!

Hiya! I stayed at some weights for ages...12.7...11.4 and 10.7 are the ones that i remember with absolutley no fondness. I think your body just plays tricks on you and then suddenly once you are on the verge of a complete mental breakdown it thinks that maybe it should stop playing around and give you some pounds back! The romance front is currently rubbish, the amazingly good looking thai boxing intsructor turned out to be a cheat...life is so unfair! But i am ever hopefull and i have a new dress to wear on friday night! I think i might even post in the before and after pics section depending on what the pics look like!

Thank you to everyone for all your messages xx

Sorry, could have answered this in my previous post! I was banded in October, i have lost in fits and starts and had quite a few plateaus where nothing happened...but it comes off eventually. I thought that i would stay at 10.7 forever and then i randomly lost 5 pounds without even trying. The band works in mysterious ways!!

That is ridiculous! It also shows there weakness and insecurities about you changing, i know it sounds weird but they need the reassurance that when you are thin you will be the same person. That still does not excuse what they said in the first place!

My bandiversary is on October 2nd and as its pointless to celebrate by eating i am going to buy a killer dress and hit the town with my friends. This may not be that different from any other weekend apart from i will really take notice of how amazing i feel now compared to one year ago!

Oh my god oh my god...just got on the scales after avoiding them for a good couple of weeks and i have lost 5 pounds! 2 pounds away from my goal of 10 stone...i cannot believe it!!! I just needed to share that with everybody, i am hoping that the amount of victory dancing that i am doing at the moment will shift the other 2 pounds :wub: Freckles - beautiful baby, congratulations and you look fab, also glad that you are feeling better. Gary - its great that you are feeling well after everything and love the new pic. To all the just banded and almost banded - the band is the best thing that i have ever done for myself, it has given me a new life and i know that it can do the same for all of you x

Hello all you 20's peeps I had my surgery at the end of October. Best thing i ever did, just wanted to share that with you all! Good luck in all of your journeys x

Freckles, the nursery is awesome, i could quite happily live in that room myself if it had a slightly bigger bed!

Hello Everyone I too can eat anything just in very small portions, stodgy food like bread, Pasta and rice i can eat less of say one thin slice of toast but leaving the crust. Sausages i always find really hard to eat but technically it will go down. I don't really get stuff stuck anymore because i know how much of each type of food i can eat and how to eat it without causing a problem. I am dating again now and dinner dates are always interesting, i always try and talk alot to counterbalance the fact that i am eating really slowly and never finish anything!