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Well at long last I've had my 1st fill. Thank-goodness, as I was getting a bit despondent about the amount of food I was eating.(luckily no wt gain) The Dr said he put a large band in ( said he was going to use a small one:sad:) therefore it was just like nothing had been done! He put 7.5mls in and I can certainly feel the difference. Yay! Now I feel properly banded. :frown: That 8 weeks was a long time to wait when I didn't know why I was so hungry & was worried that I eating too much.:w00t: All good now. Jen

I had to wait 8 weeks before my 1st fill (which I've just had...thank goodness). I was quite despondent as I was eating pretty well as much as before banding and didn't understand why I was so hungry & could eat so much. The practise nurse just said to eat more protein & less carbs!!!! At my fill the Dr said he put a large band on (he'd told me he was going to use a small one ) so there was absolutely no restriction. He put 7.5mls in & I can certainly notice a difference. I am so relieved & excited to feel I have truely joined the band brigade at last.:w00t: (even though I had a nasty experience with grain bread last night.:frown:) So keep on keeping on Carol. Those next few weeks will pass & in no time you too will have some restriction!:tt1: Kyla you are so fortunate that you dont feel hungry. It's so hard for us hungry fiends to hear of you guys who are not hungry right from the start. Jen

Still hungry. The dietician told me to have mainly vitimised meat with a few vegies made into soup, & to cut down on milk products such as yoghurt & even home made egg custard. So more protein, less carbs. I think I'll develop water toxicity if I drink more water lol. Went to State of Origin last night (shame job QLD) had beer & hot chips (shame job me). All went down no probs. But wont do it again. Hopefuly I'll feel better next week when I start mushies.

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Hi, I'm Jen, fair, fat and 52 & live in Australia. It's been great reading all your stories and the support provided to everyone is wonderful. I was a skinny kid. My Mother had me on iron tonic LOL. I was always careful with watching my weight from my late teens tho I was never overweight. I jinxed myself when I was in my 30's when I went to see a cardiologist with my Mum. He wouldn't operate on her as she was female, too old & obese. He commented I was nice & slim. I replied I had no intention of getting like my Mother. Ha! Famous last words! Since my late 30's I've being on every diet going. Finally decided I'd be fat forever & gave up for some years. Deluded myself I wasn't really that bad. My DD told me gently that she was a little embarrassed when we went out. So I managed to loose 50lbs and was feeling pretty good with another 35 to go. Never happened. LOL It all went back on.:huh2: I wanted to see my girls get married & have children so here I am. Good luck to everyone and keep up the inspiring stories.:sad:

Mine gave me a BMI of 27 but I'd like to get to 23-24

Congratulations on giving yourself a healthier life to look after that boy of yours. Good luck with your journey!

Hear Hear to all the above. Slim people have also said it's the easy way out or a drastic thing to do. But they dont understand what it is like to yo-yo diet and feel like crap and worry that you'll die or have a stroke and be a burden, not see your children/grandchildren grow up, not enjoy life cos you are uncomfortable/embarressed, cant get around so well, buy nice clothes etc. etc. Hell no! We aren't cheaters...we want to live healthy, happy lives!

A few posts with dates have been missed between 8th & 12th July. Just lettin ya know... :-)

I was done on 2nd. I stayed in hosp 2 days as I had to drive myself home. I think I was pretty lucky as I could lie on either side 1st night (with a bit of discomfort). I used liquid analgesia for the 1st 3 nights & mornings at home.Probably didn't need it but I dont like pain & my biggest incision would really sting for a while when I 1st got up in the morning. No gas pain really, tiny bit of L) shoulder tip pain on occasion for 2 days. I have a longish lump going from largest insision across to next incision that was tender for 8 days. It's still there but not as big.Also had an uncomfortable feeling under the tip of lower L) rib which no position could relieve. But it went on day 9 too. Now I feel great tho hungry. I was on clear fluid for 1 day now on low cal, higher protein fluids for 3 weeks, then sloppy, pureed normal food for 2 weeks then normal for 3 weeks then 1st fill. I cant wait til then. I'll have put on all the weight I've lost once I get onto pureed & normal food. Argh!

I think because you swollow air when you chew gum and it can give your already gassy body even more air and gass to deal with. Thats what my banded friend told me anyways when I asked her. Im a gum addict. Thats gonna be a hard one to kick. All my info says what you said. Im a gum addict too and have kept chewing..I burp more. I also swallow it. :eek:Told the Dr I'd have to remember not to any more. He said 'well it's not a good habit but probably small enough not to cause problems.' I have forgotten to spit it out and luckily it hasn't caused problems.

When were you banded? What are you supposed to be eating now? I was banded 2nd July with no fill. Some days I'm not too bad but frequently feel I could eat a horse. I was so hungry last night I ate 2 slices of bread no worries. then an hour later had 2 slices of toast!!!! :crying:Argh!!! I'm sposed to be on fluids for another 2 weeks. Will be phoning Dr. on Mon as I dont want to cause a slip or stretch my pouch. :confused:

I was banded on July 2nd and have experienced a similar thing. It has been the only painful thing post op. I thought it was muscle but haven't been to see Dr, just waiting to see how it goes and if no better in a few more days I was going to ph him. Today it is actually much less painful and not as hard. So hopefully it will keep getting better. I had also been getting an annoying, discomfort rather than painful, feeling under the tip of my left bottom rib. I couldn't find any position relieved it but thank goodness it seems to be gone today. Hope you are better soon.

July 2nd...Good & done!

Luckily I live alone & am not yet back at work. My breath is now far worse than pre-surgery shake diet..so bad I can notice it myself! I also need charcoal tablets..vulgar I know, but that end has changed too.