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ellemay    0

ellemay
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Hi Everyone,

I have been reading furiously over the last few days since being back from getting my Lapband. I was banded on the 2nd Oct 07 after many years of yoyo dieting, successes and failures, ups and down, highs and lows. I just couldn't get my headspace right and knew that if i didn't get banded I would just keep on eating.

I'm 5 ft tall and 95kg(209lbs) and can't move freely. I have arthritis in my knees and get tired so easily. I look at my kids and feel so guilty not being able to live life with them. I look in the mirror and hate what I see, so now I have to change once and for all.

Hopefully I can find support through this journey here as I know I won't get it from my never been overweight friends that stop eating for a week, lose 3 kilos and are happy! They have no understanding what it's like to be in this body.

Looking forward to reading more of your amazing and inspirational stories.

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Thanks Chickie

I looked at your journal, you're gorgeous! Hopefully in a few years I'll be where you are and can asked about the PS!

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Hi Everyone,

I have been reading furiously over the last few days since being back from getting my Lapband. I was banded on the 2nd Oct 07 after many years of yoyo dieting, successes and failures, ups and down, highs and lows. I just couldn't get my headspace right and knew that if i didn't get banded I would just keep on eating.

I'm 5 ft tall and 95kg(209lbs) and can't move freely. I have arthritis in my knees and get tired so easily. I look at my kids and feel so guilty not being able to live life with them. I look in the mirror and hate what I see, so now I have to change once and for all.

Hopefully I can find support through this journey here as I know I won't get it from my never been overweight friends that stop eating for a week, lose 3 kilos and are happy! They have no understanding what it's like to be in this body.

Looking forward to reading more of your amazing and inspirational stories.

Welcome to the board, lots of Aussies here. I am being banded on 3 December - so look forward to hearing how you go.

Danna:D

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Thanks Chickie

I looked at your journal, you're gorgeous! Hopefully in a few years I'll be where you are and can asked about the PS!

Thank you! I am an open book, any questions you have, I am happy to answer.

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hi ellemay...im just a week further ahead of you was done 3 weeks ago....im counting the days to go off the Soup soup soup.....my doc insists on a full 4 weeks of Fluid diet post op......dont think i will ever want soup again....rofl:)

Leeanne

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Hi Leeanne,

I was on Soup for only 3 days. With the french band you go to mushies on the 4th day and then semi solids on day 11. Full diet after 3 weeks. One more packet soup and I think I would have been sick.Only problem is that I can eat anything I want as the band obviously needs a refill. After day 5 I felt no pain when eating and was hungry. So I eat! I go for a top up on Dec 3rd and I can't wait to get that full feeling and not feeling hungry like others have achieved. Thank goodness I read through a lot of posts and realized that for some you just don't get that feeling till they find the right fill for you.

Once I've been adjusted a few times I hope to find a doctor in Melb that can do it as I don't want to fly to Queensland every time I need a fill.

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Thanks for the welcome and support already guys.

I hope I can encourage and support people too once I get it all right in my head!

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ohhh you lucky thing...only 3 days of soup....i just had a cup a few minutes ago....im determined to be good and follow his orders....but i am looking forward to ditching the soup....

i had mine done back in tassie....my family are all there so decided to go home to have it done...

i go back for the first fill dec 5th...

and will possibly go to a sydney doc for others....but its a good chance for me to see the folks at the same time if i go to tassie to have it done...

i look forward to chatting as we head into this journey hun

i will catch you later im so tired....i find that one of the hardest things....akways tired....so im off to bed for an early night

sweet dreams elle

and also to all

Leeanne

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Hi Leeanne,

I was on Soup for only 3 days. With the french band you go to mushies on the 4th day and then semi solids on day 11. Full diet after 3 weeks. One more packet Soup and I think I would have been sick.Only problem is that I can eat anything I want as the band obviously needs a refill. After day 5 I felt no pain when eating and was hungry. So I eat! I go for a top up on Dec 3rd and I can't wait to get that full feeling and not feeling hungry like others have achieved. Thank goodness I read through a lot of posts and realized that for some you just don't get that feeling till they find the right fill for you.

Once I've been adjusted a few times I hope to find a doctor in Melb that can do it as I don't want to fly to Queensland every time I need a fill.

A port is a port, Heliogast, Allergan, or J&J bands. I don't imagine that finding a doc here in Oz is going to be the drama that it is for the folks in the states.

Have you called a few local surgeons and asked about being filled by them?

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Well, let me retract some of my statements!

I thought I had no restriction at all. I was eating sensibly but more than the allowable 1/2 cup at this stage. But last night I pushed the envelope! Boy did I feel it. Even now 12 hours later I still can feel the fullness. I'm glad I did it because I know there are limitations to my band. I will have to be careful over the next few days and then settle into a good eating regime.

Chickie, you're right there are DRs everywhere that can fill. I wanted the first fill to be with the Dr that put it in first. After that I'll go in for a checkup with him once a year as we holiday up there every sept holidays. If in need a fill in between I'll go to someone here in Melbourne.

Anyone know of a good sympathetic Dr that isn't harsh? That's the last thing I need right now while I'm getting my head around all this.

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