Hi everyone, I am a 29 year old mother of 2 children that has just been banded, 1 week ago today. So far I have had mixed feeling about it, but that has just been because of the discomfort. Now that is clearing up and I am seeing the weight come off (I know, already).. it is becoming all worth while.

I started at 146.6 kgs (323lb), that was my weigh in before I started the Optifast diet, 2 weeks prior to surgery, so yesterday I went to weigh myself and discovered that I am already down to 132.9kg (292lb). I was shocked that I have dropped o much already.

I was banded by Dr. Blair Bowden and the Wesley Private Hospital, in Brisbane. He was highly recomended and more expensive that other specialists in the area ( i was not covered by private health insurance), but I am very happy with my choice.

I look forward to getting to make some new friends here, and learn more about the journey that I have ahead of me.

oxox

Nene

www.nenesjourney.blogspot.com

hey-gl to you and if interested ill be in Brisbane in May of this yr-id be happy to maybe meet for lunch or something-i was band almost 4yrs ago.

Hi Alatina, thankyou for responding. I would be happy to meet up with you when you are over here. How has the band worked for you so far?

We'll deffinately keep in touch..

has its ups and downs-i was a hard sell on learning to eat correctly and i do have bad days but its all a journey and the band is just a helping tool not the save all-sighhhh-lol.

Hi Nene

Just been reading your posts and wondering how things are going? I'm getting banded on 18th March in Brisbane.

Hi Nene, Im hoping this forum will become a great tool to help me talk about this process of banding. My starting weight is 102.7 kg and Iam 157cm. I know im overweight but i was shocked to find out that my BMI puts me in the morbidly obese catergory!! That blew my mind. Congrats on the wonderful weight loss you have already achieved. Im a nurse and i know to much sometimes!! The pain after the surgery scares the hell out of me. How lond did you take to recover? My husband is going to take a week off so he can help with the kids etc. Hope to talk to you soon.

Sam

Hi there, thanks for your messages, I will give you a quick run down about my weight situation.. I was banded 29th Jan, and weighed 146.6kg on the day I started Optifast.. by the way is a horrible tasting drink.. however in that fortnight, I lost around 8kg. Up to today, 3.5 weeks post band, I have a total loss of 16.6kg. I now weigh 130kg. I am 5'8 in height, and have been told that I hold my weight well, but I never have felt like I do.. I have gone from wearing a tight sz 26, to now wearing and fitting into a sz 22. It feels fantastic.

Now for the nitty gritting operation after pain stuff...

I am not going to lie and say it doesnt hurt, and feel uncomfortable from the moment you wake in recovery till about the end of the first week.. But from there on, it gets so much better.. I now, dont even feel like I have a band in, apart from the much much smaller meals that I eat. Tomorrow is my last day of soft foods, but I'll admit, I have been munching of crackers in this time, just gotta make sure that I mush them right up in my mouth..

I know that I will never regret this decission. It already is showing signs of a huge improvement in my life, not only physically, but emotionally.

MISSFLINTSTON 76.... Who is doing your band?? Where will you have it done?? Some surgeons operate out of different hospitals. Are you living in Brisbane or travelling here to get it?? Ohh, I noticed you joined my blog as a follower.. I was having a few problems with that page, so I have transfered it to... www.nenesband.blogspot.com drop me a comment some time there if you like.. I wish you the best of luck..

HALLY.... I hope my little speech above explains some about me. Thank you for the congrats on my weight loss.. I do have a long way to go, and the end seems so far, but this is the one thing in my life that I will never regret.

It is good that your hubby is taking the week off.. I didnt have that luxury, but it sure would have been good.. But I still had alot of support from him when we got home each day.. My kids are 3 and 8. How old are yours?

As far as the pain issue.. I actually read a blog just before going in for banding that read " I woke in theatre, feeling like I had been stabbed in the stomach and sucker punched up under my ribs".... well I can honestly say.. thats kind of how I felt. BUT I do stress that everyone is different. I made a friend on the day of being banded with another lady who was getting hers done.. You might like to read her blog, about how she felt, as she did quite well to go into detail of how she coped with recovery.. her blog is www.misspiggychronicles.blogspot.com and mine is www.nenesband.blogspot.com take a look, and I hope this helps..

If either of you want to contact me, you can also email me if it is easier.. nenesalifu@hotmail.com It does help to have someone who has been through it. Best of luck..

Nene... your blog's are great love reading your stories I even had a read of Miss Piggy's they are a great read aswell.Dr Copp is doing my band at Greensloopes, I have to fly down to Brisbane.

Sam what date are you getting banded??

Hopefully talk soon

Jo

Nene... your blog's are great love reading your stories I even had a read of Miss Piggy's they are a great read aswell.Dr Copp is doing my band at Greensloopes, I have to fly down to Brisbane.

Sam what date are you getting banded??

Hopefully talk soon

Jo

Hi Jo, Iam getting banded on the 17th of April and i cant wait!! I have had my gall bladder removed by a laproscopic procedure so i am all to aware of the pain afterwords!! But my surgeoun assures me it wont be as bad as that operation. I said thank christ cos i was in alot of pain!! I am really loving this forum, its great to share advice, stories and success (hopefully) with others. Im on the count down till my op now. we have a lovely family holiday planned for march and we are heading to QLD, its our first real family holiday. Look out theme parks here come the Hall's!!

Bye for now Sam:smile:

Hi there, thanks for your messages, I will give you a quick run down about my weight situation.. I was banded 29th Jan, and weighed 146.6kg on the day I started Optifast.. by the way is a horrible tasting drink.. however in that fortnight, I lost around 8kg. Up to today, 3.5 weeks post band, I have a total loss of 16.6kg. I now weigh 130kg. I am 5'8 in height, and have been told that I hold my weight well, but I never have felt like I do.. I have gone from wearing a tight sz 26, to now wearing and fitting into a sz 22. It feels fantastic.

Now for the nitty gritting operation after pain stuff...

I am not going to lie and say it doesnt hurt, and feel uncomfortable from the moment you wake in recovery till about the end of the first week.. But from there on, it gets so much better.. I now, dont even feel like I have a band in, apart from the much much smaller meals that I eat. Tomorrow is my last day of soft foods, but I'll admit, I have been munching of crackers in this time, just gotta make sure that I mush them right up in my mouth..

I know that I will never regret this decission. It already is showing signs of a huge improvement in my life, not only physically, but emotionally.

MISSFLINTSTON 76.... Who is doing your band?? Where will you have it done?? Some surgeons operate out of different hospitals. Are you living in Brisbane or travelling here to get it?? Ohh, I noticed you joined my blog as a follower.. I was having a few problems with that page, so I have transfered it to... www.nenesband.blogspot.com drop me a comment some time there if you like.. I wish you the best of luck..

HALLY.... I hope my little speech above explains some about me. Thank you for the congrats on my weight loss.. I do have a long way to go, and the end seems so far, but this is the one thing in my life that I will never regret.

It is good that your hubby is taking the week off.. I didnt have that luxury, but it sure would have been good.. But I still had alot of support from him when we got home each day.. My kids are 3 and 8. How old are yours?

As far as the pain issue.. I actually read a blog just before going in for banding that read " I woke in theatre, feeling like I had been stabbed in the stomach and sucker punched up under my ribs".... well I can honestly say.. thats kind of how I felt. BUT I do stress that everyone is different. I made a friend on the day of being banded with another lady who was getting hers done.. You might like to read her blog, about how she felt, as she did quite well to go into detail of how she coped with recovery.. her blog is www.misspiggychronicles.blogspot.com and mine is www.nenesband.blogspot.com take a look, and I hope this helps..

If either of you want to contact me, you can also email me if it is easier.. nenesalifu@hotmail.com It does help to have someone who has been through it. Best of luck..

Hi Nene, I have thoroughly enjoyed reading your blog and your journey. Iam really enjoying this forum and i think it will become agreat resource in this new process of being banded!! My kids are 7 and 5 My daughter Madeline is 7 and my son Brayden is 5. My husband has been awesome. I do have private health, but he is even selling some of his cattle to raise the money needed for the out of pocket expenses!! Mine are about $3500 even with private health cover. We live on a 20 acre property in rural victoria, Australia. My starting weight is 102.6 and i am 157 cm (yeah im a short arse!!)

Cheers

Sam:thumbup:

Hey Sam

Glad you told me about the Gall Blader I had mine out to but they didn't do key hole they did the big slice so if its any thing like that I reckon I will be able to handle it.