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It is possible but generally losing weight without exercising is slower and you will have to eat less than if you exercised as well. Swimming will be good as it is weight bearing. What injuries did you do? Walking is generally good for you even with a bad back but it will depend on what you have done to your back. Can you use an exercise bike as that will take a lot of the weight off your leg. I think the most important thing is to remember to be more active. Go and talk to people in your office instead of emailing them. Do not park right next to the entrance to the shopping centre. Get up to switch channels instead of using the remote etc etc. Lots of little changes can add up and help to make a difference.

I also think that it sounds like you could have a slip. It is not true that if you have a slip nothing will go down - that would only be in the most extreme cases. You do need to find someway of getting medical treatment to make sure that everything is OK.

I haven't noticed anyone checking me out. Sometimes I think it would be nice as it would be an additional boost to the ego. If anything I think us women tend to check other women out more than we do men. We like to compare how they look with how we look. So who is making these comments about you. Maybe he/she actually has the hots for you anyway and is trying to project that onto others?

I paid about the same for the op. I do know a couple of patients though that have ended up having to pay quite a bit for the replacement as although the band is covered and the surgeon won't charge any out of pockets there is generally an assistants fee and an anaesthetists fee etc and they are not fully covered by either medicare or private health. I'm thinking I should try liquids for a couple of days or something.Tried today - had a shake for Breakfast and 2 hours later I was starving, wondering how on earth I did it before the op. From reading all these other posts it seems as though it is fairly normal for the effects of the band to be less a couple of years out. That is a worry.I know so many ignorant people that think that you get a band and 5 years later you put all the weight back on - I don't want them to be proven right.

Sounds like you are doing well. Congrats on being able to start living life - it must feel great.

Denise we would love to have you.

Lellow that sounds pretty good. I actually thought you would have had to pay more. I know of some bandits who have had to have their band replaced due to a slip and their out of pocket costs were quite significant. I just jumped on the scales this morning and it says 51.8! I am not happy. I need to get back to 50. I really have to recommit and sort out this reflux so that I can hopefully get another fill. I am not eating massive amounts but it is definetly more than I was and the rubbish inbetween meals doesn't help either. I am allowed to blame the weather and my non functioning aircon for me eating icecream last night?

I have a question. Is this fully covered on public health or do you have to go private and how much are your out of pocket expenses. I am asking because I wonder what the cost would be if anything went wrong with my band, especially as I have switched surgeons.

That sounds like good news. Hope it all goes well. I am sure if your surgeon had unwanted breasts he would sympathise with you a bit more. Doctors!

I would pay and go. It is about the celebration not the food. I have never once used my LB card and probably never will. The food on the kids menus here is stuff that you wouldn't really want to eat - nuggets and stuff like that. I go to a restaurant and order off the normal menu, sometimes it irks me that they don't have smaller(lady sized ) portions but I normally find something i can eat. If I end up wasting something then so be it - it's not the end of the world.

That confirms for me why I don't eat Sushi. I have never even felt the inclination to try it and it's not the raw fish that puts me off, it's the cold rice and that horrible looking seaweed stuff. Yuck!

So hopefully it is not a silicone allergy but something else which hopefully will be easier to solve.

Found this info on silicone allergies http://allergies.ygoy.com/2009/09/07/are-you-worried-about-silicone-allergy/ and this is also quite interesting Contrary to “urban legend” these days, silicones do not typically cause allergic reactions. Silicones are an entire class of ingredients that are virtually everywhere in cosmetics—skin care and makeup. If you truly do have an allergy to silicones, you will have a difficult time using most personal grooming products available on the marketplace. You will also have an equally hard time getting medical treatment, as silicones are used practically everywhere in doctors’ offices and hospitals…precisely because they so rarely cause reactions. Many people these days claim to be allergic to silicone or silicone-based products, but true silicone allergies are very, very rare. They’re certainly possible. But so are allergies to Water.

That is pretty significant. So presumably this is a full op as he will have to work out where the leak is. if he is replacing the band surely he will fix the slip then anyway?

You might find that chicken breast really hard to eat. You will probably find that chicken thighs are a lot easier.Make sure you choose nice moist cooking methods as dry food such as grilled chicken breast can cause you lots of discomfort. I buy food in packs and generally cook the whole pack - I serve my Dh,DS and DD bigger portions than me and if there is any food leftover it either goes in the fridge for the next day, or on DSs sandwiches for school or if it is a lot I might freeze it.

I have to laugh because when I was in the preop stage one of the things my nutritionist said was that if I was for example out shopping it didn't matter what I decided to eat, that I could get a slice of pizza from the food court if I wanted. I was going to be eating a lot less and 1 slice of pizza would not be a dietbreaker. Maybe I'm lucky to have a nut that was "honest" and is not going to send out the hitman

Who on earth told you that flights should be 4 hours or less? Whoever it was that is utter nonsense. Flying with a properly filled band is not an issue. Saline does not expand in the air - on the other hand if your band is empty the air in it can expand and is more likely to cause problems. I have flown long distance a number of times since I have been banded and have not had any issues. And by long distance I mean trips that consist of 3 flights over 24hrs with a total of approx 16 hours flying time. If you are concerned the best things to remember are. Stay hydrated (drink Water not alcohol) Stick to softer foods - you don't want to start sliming on a plane as the toilets would not be the best place to have to bring it up and you would go through a lot of airsick bags. Take your own drinks/snacks if you prefer and the airline allows it. Order a special diet (e.g soup) before you fly. If your band does feel tighter than usual then it should resolve when you land. Relax the band is not going to explode. However I cannot guarantee the same for breast implants if you have those! I have heard horror stories where people have had a deflated implant after their flight! I would take out travel insurance that covers your band as you want to be safe rather than sorry if for some reason you get stuck and need an emergency unfill. Plus it is always good to have cover in case your cases go on holiday to a different destination to where you are going! Hope you have a wonderful holiday. Just relax and enjoy it.

I'm obviously crazy as I weigh myself everyday! It helps to keep me honest. I have a range that I am happy with but if I go over that I need to do something. At least this way I have an idea of where I am at. If I only weighed once a week or once a month or at the Dr's it would be so much harder to get any gain under control as it would likely be so much more. At the moment my weight is a fraction over my comfort no of 51kg so I know that I have to stick to the rules properly. It is not something that would show up in my clothes until I was probably 2 - 3 kg overweight and when you are as vertically challenged as I am losing even those small amounts is really hard!

Think I may have to get some!

Liver is generally very dry, the only way I can imagine it being soft is if it has been made into pate and that is generally high in fat.

Good news on the hysterectomy - I had one last year and it is fantastic. It is amazing how different you feel when you are not suffering from heavy blood loss that can last up to 2 months at a time. Sorry that you are unfilled. I never had any Fluid taken out for surgery and came through fine (except they kept bringing me sandwiches in hospital as that was their definition of a light diet so I got really hungry). You may not be able to exercise after surgery but there is nothing to stop you walking. That is really good for you and doesn't strain or endanger anything. Take up a hobby. The last thing that you want to do if you are lying around the house feeling sorry for yourself is eat so it is best to do something that keeps your hands busy. Sew, scrap,knit,paint whatever. You are soon going to be feeling great.

Sorry that you went through this. It does sound as though your band eroded which is listed as a possible complication of the band.The fact that you never had a fill and kept getting constantly tighter makes me wonder if the problem was with the initial placement of the band. Maybe too small a band was used or it was put on too tight or in the wrong position. Unfortunately you will never know and will always be left wondering. the good news is that you came through this and are Ok.

My BMI was 32 and I would do it again in a heartbeat. For those of you that are bigger 32 may not sound much but at only 5' I looked like the pilsbury dough boy. I carried all my weight around my stomach and it was awful. I struggled to buy clothes as if they did up around my middle they were way too big everywhere else. To me it is better to try to sort out a problem sooner rather than later. Everybody that gets to a BMI of 40+ had a BMI of 32 at some point. They never managed to lose the weight and keep it off by themselves so why should you have to wait to do something positive about your health. I did have high BP but I still do in spite of the weightloss so mine was obviously not caused by excess weight.

This should be setting off alarm bells. You say you already have restriction but you are having a fill every 3 weeks. WHY? You have admitted that your mind is not in the right place and you are deliberately setting yourself up for failure by not following the rules by drinking with food. What do you think more fills will do? How do you think they will help? If you continue to push the food through then the band will not work the way it should. But what will happen if you continue the way you are is that you will end up too tight, you won't be able to eat proper food, you will exist on sliders which will not fill you up and will contribute to weight gain and you risk a slip, erosion and serious reflux. Does your Dr know what you are doing? If not then it is time to be honest. The band won't work if you refuse to work with it.

I think you should take pity on me. I only work casually - normally about 4 days a month. How am I supposed to keep myself away from food? With the current economic climate I don't think it's very likely that I will get much more work either!