Hi there

I could really do with an online mentor. I am quite alone in all of this 'band' procedure. Personally, I am so excited about my new life.. but I live with the people I work with and the general consensus is that I must be very weak willed to have to resort to such a procedure. This is very hard to endure. I am really unable to talk to anyone about my surgery and my decision. So I am currently living in silence. These people have never had a weight problem in their lives and are all under 120. I hear them regularly complain about getting fat... mmm they have NO idea.. and just see me as a lazy overeater.

I hope there is someone who would be willing to hear my fear, concerns, exchange chats..and generally be my 'band' friend through this.

I am a very happy person usually. But since I decided to make this change. some of the people I live with (who had to know as I need to take a week off of work..and one of them has to drive me -she is quite supportive-) don't make it easy for me.. so I do feel a little bit down.

My family are all overseas.. and I can't take that much time off to have the procedure done with them. It is kind of a 'you can have it done if the recovery isn't too long'..kind of thing here.. and the whole surgery and recovery shouldn't be too inconvenient to those around me..in other words. have it done, hide away for a week and then come back to work mentioning nothing about it. mmmm supportive eh!?..

thanks in advance..

Kizzie

Edited June 10, 200818 yr by kizzie
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That's amazing Julie. You must feel like a different person.

Thanks. I may go in in 6 months and have a revison however. He left about 2" of fat on my upper abs he didn't get with the lippo so we'll see. He told me if he was too agressive it can actually kill the skin. The tummy tuck took like 3-4 hours. Because I had so much fat he had to carterize the blood vessels when he opened me up.

Hi Kizzie, good luck with your upcoming surgery. I was one of the lucky ones, only in pain when I first woke up from the op but after that did really well. No gas, just painful around the port area when getting up and down. I am from Sydney, Australia (almost NZ :smile:) and was banded in November last year. I wouldn't call myself a success story yet (more a work in progress :crying:). I have lost 16kgs (35lbs). Still searching for that elusive "sweet spot". This board is a great place to come for some inspiration. It's always open no matter what time of the day or night. Is there a support group locally that you can go to? That could be a great help as well. Good luck and keep us posted on how you go.

Hey there! I was banded on June 20,2008 and would love to chat with you if you want! My email is 1morrisfamily@comcast.net