Hi all, I'm from Australia and waiting to meet with my surgeon on 10 October.. I believe my op will be not long after that. I have been overweight pretty much all my life but have found that in the last fews years it has started to affect my health. I'm 52 yo and weight 102 kilos (205 lbs). The lowest I have been is 73 kilos (160 lbs) but that was many years ago. I lost 16 kilos (35 lbs) about 3 years ago but have gradualy put most of it back on in the last year or so. After a lifetime of struggling to lose and especially keep my weight off and the fact that my health is suffering... BP, diabetes, sleep apnea, I thought enough is enough... so here I am a prospective bander. It wasn't an easy decision but the thought of losing weight again and not being able to keep it off has left me so demotivated and uninterested in trying again that I feel I have no other alternative but this. I have been feeling really anxious about the op and what will come after it and have found myself eating even more. Reading the posts on this site has helped me and I'm glad I found it... good old Google ! :eek:

Hi Danna, it was great meeting up with you today... still can't believe how you were 1 appointment before me ! Well my session went well and I've signed on the dotted line. Now I'm even more anxious than I was ! Anyway will keep you posted on what's happening. :confused:

I know what you mean, this is really going to happen. Funny if your surgery is the one right before mine. Let me know when you get your date.

Now that would be weird. Definitely keep each other posted on the date... I think it's going to be end of Nov... later than I thought it would be !! :Banane30:

Now that would be weird. Definitely keep each other posted on the date... I think it's going to be end of Nov... later than I thought it would be !! :cool:

Sounds about right, when I saw Sarah she said it would be about 6 weeks after I saw Steve. Apparently he and Garrett have some major surgery (cancer) coming up in the next few weeks and they are going to have to make time when that comes up. At least we are on the home stretch now!

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That's true Danna... also a chance to save more money to pay for it !! :clap2:

Hi all, no long wait for me after all... I'm being banded on 1 November... only 2 weeks away !! I'm excited, I'm scared and I'm ready to kiss this fat lady goodbye and let that slim woman out of me !! :clap2::whoo::cool: :kiss2:

Hi all, no long wait for me after all... I'm being banded on 1 November... only 2 weeks away !! I'm excited, I'm scared and I'm ready to kiss this fat lady goodbye and let that slim woman out of me !! :clap2::whoo::eek: :kiss2: :D

Sades you are so lucky!!!!:bounce:

I've still got six weeks to go, although you will be on liquids while I'm on the Optiyuck - not a lot of difference - though your's might taste better. I am really pleased for you and look forward to hearing from you after the surgery.

Danna:)

I really can't believe it's going ahead... so surreal...

I got my new papers to sign today for the other hospital... hit home that I'm actually doing this thing!! I spoke to a young girl I know who did it 2 years ago and has lost 40 kilos... size 10 now and she said she's never regretted doing it. She said that she didn't start losing until her first fill... so keep that in mind. It's just under 2 weeks away... you know how quickly the days are going by these days, so before you know it, I'll be saying just had my surgery, blah blah blah!! :bounce::bounce: I hope you go well with your Optifast. :hungry: :help:

I can't believe it's finally come... one more day and I'm going under !! The waiting is the hardest part when you get this close to your date... I'm scared but yet just want it to happen so I know I've come out fine at the other end. I'm so ready to get some of this weight off !! :whoo::whoo:

Good luck tomorrow Sades,

Let us know how you go.

Nikki S

Thanks Nikki, I definitely will.

Well, no going back now... I'll be on my way to the hospital in about 1/2 or so... I'm an afternoon bander. Not feeling much emotion except, I just walked to the kitchen wanting to eat... of course I can't. I will be back online when I'm home so I'll give everyone the lowdown on how mine went. Ciao !

hope all went well for u sades, i was banded on tuesday,, i stressed for absolutely nothing, the surgery went really well and im so happy i did it considering the tightness im feeling and my stomach churning and growling, its actually funny i spend most of the day on the couch trying to read my stomachs noises so i can start recognising them, i dont know if im hungry or full! i hope that makes sense cause im so confused..but im loving it,, i still cant believe it and pull out my xray and look at my band about 10 times a day so it can register in my brain that im officially banded! woooooooooooohoooooooooooooooo..........and the best bit sades every morning when i get up and weigh myself im a kilo lighter..:whoo: All the best, u will be fine!

ok, leaving u with a quote :"a life changing journey starts with one step"

Gina

Hi Gina, thanks for your support. Well I came home this morning... still in some pain but nothing like the first day out of surgery... I thought oh no what have I done to myself, even now I get twinges of that but I'm sure with each day of feeling better that will subside. I weighed mysef but haven't lost any weight yet... assume it will happen soon enough. My doctor said the surgery went really well so that's a good thing. Not sure about the hunger thing but I don't think I'm drinking enough.

Congratulations, Sades! I'm so glad you're home and feeling better. :clap2:

Congratulations, Sades! I'm so glad you're home and feeling better. :clap2:

Thanks Longhorn and congrats to you as well, my band twin. Look forward to seeing our progress. :clap2: How are you feeling?