Is there anyone out there that is from New Zealand. I have just joined this website - thanks to another friend who told me about it. I was just wondering if there were any other kiwi's out there. I have just had my banding op on the 8th March 07, so it all rather new for me. Just gone on to the mushy food stage and excited about that. Some normal food that I don't have to drink - YAHOO!!!!!!!!!!!

That's what i reakon, will save on the groceries! though it doesn't seem fair that we have to pay for it privately when the govt can save in the long run with not having to pay for hospital care if anything goes wrong with our health, one of the reasons i'm having this done is so i don't become sick with being overweight and being admitted into hospital (it properbly save 10's of thousand of dollars in the long run!!!!:clap2:

hi ALl

I managed to get the full $6000 from Southern Cross, this allowance is a one of at the discretion of the chief medical officer, I had to suppy them with my BMI, and family history that my surgeon arranged for me,

So lucky for me the mortgage is not as much:clap2:

Well I certainly agree that there should be some kind of funding available cause lets face it by having the op should prevent any other complications associated with being overweight. I must admit that I guess I am saving on the pies cause now I struggle to eat a whole pie.....too much and the pastry can be hard going to get down.

I got nothing from Southern cross, although I was headed or crisis,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,so how are you all doing.............sometimes I hate the band, dont forget I am single, can't eat much, very embarrassing in a restaurant as I am just starting dating again..................

XXX Love to you all, keep the faith it is the best thing I have ever done!:confused:

Getting back into the dating scene, well thats gotta be good news. Well I had my first experience of getting something stuck in my band. That hadn't happened before, but good old smart alec here thought she would eat a piece of nice white fresh bread - yum - what could be better aye???? Two mouthfuls and something was stuck. God I didn't know what to do with myself - desperate measures - off to the toilet and had to put my fingers down my throat - god never done that before and it was awful - YUCK!!!!!! Anyway I felt heaps better after that - certainly got a load off. So I would be thinking I might be making a wide bearth when it comes to bread now.....serves myself right really.

Hope everyone else is going good out there.

Regards

Dale

well here I am I thought 29th June would never come!!

I must admit I am excited but very nervous, I will check in with you all when I am back home from Hospital.

This is the first day of my smaller future.

Go Angel123! I hope everything went well.

I'm 5 days away from being banded...getting nervous!

Discovered that I like the smell of vanilla shakes but not the taste. If anyone wants 13 sachets of the vanilla Optifast I'll pop them in the post. i hate to waste them but i'll throw them away otherwise.

Although I was banded in Tasmania, Australia I have been living in Hanmer Springs for 18 months. I am really glad to see some fellow NZ'ers! I thought I was the only one!

:eek: Becky

Hi Becky. Welcome! Hanmer must be cold at the moment.

Any interesting band stories?

We I am back home now after two nights in hospital, I can say the procedure went very well, the major pain I had was the port pain and as the surgeon advised me it was because this is stitched to my ribs.

On wards and down wards on the scale

Hi Nuff

I was not overly ken on the vanilla shakes either but I purchased some frozen berries and added these to the vanilla and they tasted great. also when you ad the berries with only 100ml of Water put it in a pudding bowl and then into the freezer for 30 mins with some berries and eat it like a desert. this was nice also. good luck

hi becky

Wow I just had a look at you pictures before and after you truely are an inspiration to all. keep up the great work. You are amazing to do this move countries and a Single mum of two. it seems you can climb any hurdle , Welcome to NZ hanmer is a great place we visit often. is exercise a daily walk up Connical Hill?

talk soon

So who exatly lives in auckland and should we organise a get together........................Amourette XX

Another one here from Hawkes Bay. I was Banded May last year, all went really well to start with then I seemed to come to a screaming halt! I have had fill after fill, 10 in an 11 band at this stage. I am not hungry, but there is really very little restriction and it is the head that needs re training! Old habits die hard.Occasionly PB but mostly have very few problems other than the realisation that I still have to diet and use the head to control as I can still go up in weight easily."They" say it takes from 1 - 3 years to re train the brain.For many the limit restriction is there early and control is easier and much faster, for some it is the way it is for me. But...still the best thing I have ever done.

Merelou

hi

I am from CHCH I hope you re all doing well.

I am so far so good.

this truely was the best decision I ever made