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By Cherry_Blue, in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

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Cherry_Blue    0

Cherry_Blue
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Hey,

I am new here. i am due to be banded in Jan:clap2:

It was a really quick decision for me. My G.P recommended in in November, went to surgeon in early December, now a date booked for op.

I am nervous and also very excited. I have a little boy and I want to be around to watch him grow up, I am sick of being the fat girl. My husband is normal weight and has never seen me as anything more than beautiful, he is apprehensive about me getting the op.

I am a bit all ove the place. I am looking to make friends. i am in perth:cool:

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traceyperth    0

traceyperth
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hi cherry blue.

i am similiar.. i had an appointment with my doctor GP on 8th december to get a referal to the surgeon. which was a saturday, rang the surgeon monday morning and they said they had a cancellation, and a spot for me the next day. i saw the surgeon on the 9th. tentative booking made for surgery jan 21.. providing i go away. think about it and come back and see him monday gone with my decision. i rang him back monday.. confirmed it. and now surgery is jan 21. wow.l talk about fast. but i knew i wanted it. my dad has had a lapband for 6 years, and my sister for 3 and both have lost a massive amount of weight.. i just had to come to the decision to do it myself as well.

i have to start Optifast, total Meal Replacement jan 1.. wow.. what a rollercoaster ride..

i have msn if you want to chat more neil4tracey@hotmail.com

i am 40, two kids, married and living in perth.

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seeya

tracey

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Coo    1

Coo
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Hi!

I'm in Perth too! Its a weird time - you'll find the time will fly with Christmas and New Year in the middle!

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Cherry_Blue    0

Cherry_Blue
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Hey and thanks for the warm welcome.

Amy, I checked out your blog, I have to say you look fantastic.

Tracey, we are going to be banded so close together, its very exciting

How do you add those weight loss trackers at the end of posts?

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min    0

min
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hi ya rastis...

how did you find dr. watson? i know he seems a nice bloke. did you have any hiccups or did you have smooth sailing getting banded? did u stay the night in hospital. and did you have much pain? etc cheers

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Rastis100    0

Rastis100
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Hey Min - my GP recommended Dr Watson, and he has been great for me. Initially I thought his bedside manner was a little strange, but now I think he is excellent.

I had no problems whatsoever with the banding - I didn't even get bad wind problems as a lot of people seem to get.

Although I did have a bit of a bad patch after my first fill, but we have discovered that it has nothing to do with my band, so that was great news.

I actually stayed two nights in hospital, I have three children at home and I was really frightened that they may jump on me and hurt my incisions, so Dr Watson said to stay another night to make sure everything was fine when I went home, and it was.

Have you been banded or are you waiting to be banded?

Cheers - Rastis

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