Tarob

Lol I have a 6 week old and already put my weight back on and then some it ok though another year as breastfeeding then I go back to how things were I have no advice just want tell u I am sitting in the boat right behind u

Full for me is a piercing pain in my left shoulder. It is really uncomfortable. I am not sure if this is normal or if its left over irritation from all the gas pain I had from surgery. However, I have noticed if I eat one bite too much I get this pain in my left shoulder and it doesnt go away until the food has passed! Crazy, I have learned where that point is but sometimes it sneaks up on you.

I spoke to my dr coz i had the same i thought i had something wrong with my shoulder lol. what it is is deffered pain from your stomach. so it makes sense that when your full your stomach is in pain however the pain is deffered into your shoulder. My pain can be debilitating. I even went to hospital once before i knew what it was from. i get it from fizzy drinks too so it is extra help with keeping to proportion sizes

lol forgot to mention i put some before and now pics please have a look

Yeah i had problems with my cover as I was covered for the op but not private hospital but as i was at low risk the dr agreed to do it in a public hospital as a private patient which wasnt too bad :cursing:

It is a pain with private health as they say they are bound by laws etc so they cant fix it etc but if they made a mistake you should stand your ground! GO FOR IT :scared2:

I'm up in Gawler. I am hoping that it really restricts me too. I've been reading a lot of posts from people who say they can eat anything and lots of it. I am so hoping this isn't going to be me. I need the restriction, because self discipline just doesn't work for me.

So far so good though... I am thinking about food a LOT and a little worried how feeding the family is going to impact on me because in the past when I've dieted I've gotten really jealous of the food others can eat.... I need to be UNABLE to eat it and then it won't matter. Fingers crossed!

Thanks for posting! I hope this takes off again too! :scared2:

To be honest i at first there is not much restriction but as they fill it it gets tighter, my dad was banded by your doctor too, he lost over 50kg i think and is doing great so your in good hands, it is hard coz you really cant eat what others are eating but if you are talking about the family you live with everyone should be eating good food anyway so they should just have a bit respect/compasion... i dont know the right word for it but they need to eat the right foods too you just will have to eat less of it then them :cursing:

My Doctor told me to go through the fridge and cupboards and though out any bad foods...great advice, and then just dont buy anymore, this way your home is a safe food place it is easy to eat all day on Snacks especially if you were like me and you can eat without being hungry, so getting rid of the Snacks is a great thing.

Rule of thumb is a mouthful is a teaspoon full. My doctor told me to eat with a teaspoon too lol. twenty plus chews per mouthful one mouthful a minute, this way you should finish your meal in twenty mins. after twenty mins just stop eating take the food away, put it in the bin anything, if your like me if the food sits in frount of me i will just keep eating till its gone even if i am full........guess thats how i got here lol

also some great advice when eating out ask for half serve even if you have to pay for a full one, at least there wont be too much food. or you can share whats on your plate out with other people you are eating with. or cut the portion you should have off and put on your bread plate, then ask the waiter to take the rest away.

OH and on that note.... DONT TRY ANYTHING FOR THE FIRST TIME AFTER BANDING WHEN YOUR OUT!

Food will get stuck and you will be sick! you get used to it but it is painful and scary and it is involentary so not the funnest thing to be doing in a public place. no one told me that and i had a really bad experiance :cursing:

lol sorry if this is too much info but safe is better than sorry lol

Speak soon and i would be happy to catch up sometime

Hello there, I would not get to hard on your self, so you had a little holiday you will get it back, I hope everything is going ok now though, alot of that 7kg may have been Water if you so dehydrated.

I have only had one problem and that was at xmas, I made meat patties as i thought coz it was mince it would be ok and had made so they were full of vegi too but it got stuck, like completely so even Water was hard and i could not eat for 3 days. but then it just passed so that was good,

anyways talk to you soon

Hi everyone

Its been ages since Ive been on here, hope everyone is doing well....sorry I missed the lunch, did it end up happening?

I guess a little updat on whats been happening with me.... Ummm I know we all love a good story but...... A few weeks before Christmas my band started to feel so tight (Dr says something just triggered it off) and I had reflux like you wouldnt believe.....Anyways I was feeling crap so the doctor took out 1.5ml out of my band on the Thursday, I was feelign great will the friday night and then it all started.....I was vomiting every other minute, Saturday it got so bad that we called emergency number for Dr Anderson, who in turn told me to meet him at hospital URGENTLY, He took ALL my saline out of my band leaving me empty (OMG what a feeling that is, when it comes out) I had to go almost 3 weeks with no fill :scared2: Needless to say the weight starting coming on.....I was naughty :cursing: Anyway so a couple of weeks ago I got 5ml put back into my band, still no restriction.... I got down to 110kg (I was 147kg) though the Doc said not to pay any attention to it cause I was so dehydrated.... well today I weigh 117kg and Im so upset about it :cursing:, I feel I have let my self down so badly.....But you know I have an appointment tomorrow, so its back to the old Trish Gym junkie again.... Im gonna bet this

Enough of all my babble, I promise to come on here more often and check on everyone else. Its so nice to have people going through the same things that you can complain to

Big Hi Fives to everyone

MWAH

Trish x

Hello, I am in the North too :scared2: I live near the munno para shopping centre. I think we all would understand that feeling :cursing: I remember how uncomfortable the gas was :cursing: but i am four month in now and love it. well i am not sure if love is the right word, lol but it works i am almost fully restricted so i cant eat breads and thinks like steak and i can only have small portions. I am really used to eating slow and chewing alot which is great coz now i enjoy meals with my partner where before i just enjoyed alot of food..... if that makes sense at all. I think it would be great if this thread took off again coz it was great before I will update regularly so if you wanna share your thoughts or ask questions please do so

Hey guys I am sorry but it looks like I wont be able to make it! :thumbup:

Looks like Saturday lunch so far :biggrin:

That would be nice, I will be on food by then too :biggrin: I am always able to go into the city so any weekend day is fine for lunch or weekday for dinner

thanks that site is Great, Also my bandages fell off in the shower, do you think i should put more on the small top cut still looks a little open :S

Hey everyone, I found this great site, they sell those Portion Control bowls and plate, for gastic banding

Great Ideas in Nutrition

Yeah I went for a walk around the shops yesterday, It did hurt as I felt lots of gas coming up but I feel much better today Where is everyone from?

I was banded on the september 15th! I feel like a have a base ball at the bottom of my chest, is this normal???

Hello, everyone. I am banded! but very sore and feeling sorry for myself right now. :tt1: But I am getting there, I feel better every day and now I am on day three. Nearly 29KG thats amazing I am really happy for you.

I messaged a friend that i had not told yet on my way to the hospital as she asked about a cryptic Facebook message, and she had hers done 6 weeks before hand, By Dr Anderson too :thumbup: That made feel really better. I held myself together until I was in there, but then Dr Anderson and steven made me laugh then I was asleep. :smile:

Hope everyone is doing well

Tara

Yes I have, I like him too. I have not met the other guy yet though but i would be happy to keep appointments with him

Hello, everyone, I am nearly a week into my pre op diet, and going better than expected who knows how long it will last though, now long now to my op 9 more days! i am going to melbourne the weekend before now so that will be good to keep my mind off it.. GO Crows

Ok I looked at the calender today and I actually screamed! There is only 4 weeks left to go, Very exciting but I still have about 7kg to go :thumbup: I am really trying too, so it is anoying, but from today i am cutting out everything i cant have after the band, hope fully this helps and me and HB2B are going to take the dog for a walk for 30 mins to an hour every day............................................. I am freaking out!

But i still hope everyone is ok, this thread has gone a bit cold

Whoohoo! I am really happy for you! and I am glad things went well, Not long now for me... about 6 weeks but also 8Kg? grrr and my scales are broken atm(no battery) so I dont know how i am going! Hope everyone is doing well!

5kgs down in a few weeks and gone forever! YAY! I hope do as well as all of you

Tara xoxo

Hey everyone, it has been a while since i posted, i went to another appointment, so all good and not long now...... two months! I cant wait!!!

I have to lose about 8 kg first so I am going to start going to the gym this week again!

Hey everyone! Sorry it has been a while! been really busy!

Great News! I got engaged! Cant wait to fit in to a normal size wedding dress!

This only happened last friday, so really excited still!

I am not sure about your situation span I say just call them and quote the number for the procedure.

Hi I was banded in late 2005 by Dr Bessell and team, does anyone have any other suggestions for Dr to follow up on this treatment, didn't really gel with this team and have not seen anyone for 2 years, would like to get back on the horse so to speak, is there any Dr's doing this north of the city?

Hey there is Dr Leong in the north!

:tongue: I though so!

Wow Trish that was so quick! that is good to know I dont wanna push it at work :thumbup:

I have a very silly questions by clear Soup, do they mean soup that you can see through like stock like stuff or non chunky soup? :bored: