yeeeeeeeeeee haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa !!!!!!!!!!!!

well after much stuffin around I have been given the go-ahead from APRA to secure the funds from my super fund to pay for my surgery

there has been a few dramas along the way, but in all its now finally approved. Just got to get my letter from them & send it away to the super fund to release funds.

due to the few dramas I will miss my first scheduled surgery date but i have been very lucky enough to get a date 2 weeks later.

so now my new surgery date is 13th November.

i went to Mackay yesterday to start with the dietician and i actually decided to start the Optifast 4 weeks out from surgery

so today is day 1 on the optifast diet and feel quite good about it. My dietician said that her record weight loss pre op by one of her patients is 10.6 kg, so she has set the challenge.

anyway, awayyyyyyyyyy we go.

will keep you posted as to how im progressing

thanks to all for the support to date

cheers

Big Damo

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Good luck with your first fill Damo. I had my op a week ago. All has been good so far except for the shoulder pain.

yep the shoulder pain sucks

walk it out thats really the only way imo

yep fill will be on Friday

bit concerned as my port is sticking out in a funny way so i guess ill find out on friday

hope all is well as ive had enough dramas so far

cheers

Damo

hey gang

long time no speak :thumbup:

well today was my first visit post op to the surgeon

he is very happy with how everything is going after all the initial dramas i encountered

jumped on the scales and now am 31.90 kg less than starting weight which is awesome in 3 mths ( so he says ? )

he had a feel around where ive been saying that my port has been sticking out ( like a pointy corner of a match box pushing hard against the inside of ya skin )

he says that its actually the tube that is between the port & band & that it has just formed bit of a loop and that its NOT the port at all. he says that its fine and when i loose another 20kg he will look at fixing it up. so all good

hope everyone is well and merry christmas & happy new year & stuff

cheers

Damo

Hey Damo,

this is great news! So glad all has gone well for you. Hope xmas was good. I enjoyed mine in Melbourne.

hello everyone

hope everyone ise doing well

i went to the Dietician for another appointment today...3 weeks since last visit and was very supprised that id lost exactly 5.0kg since last visit.

total of 37.6kg lost now and feeling quite good.

hope anyone caught up near the fires is safe and that you all stay safe

excellent!! great job Damo.

I have a sticky-outty bit too and you can see it thru my clothes. I hope it is the same as you and nothing major.