Hi Everyone

I will be banded in 2 days and I'm SO excited at the moment.

I was told to go on Optifast for a week pre-op, but decided to do 3 weeks instead to give myself a head start.

I've lost 5 kilos pre-op and have another 40 or so to go (hopefully over the next year).

I can't believe this is finally happening and can't wait to start this amazing journey.

I know the next couple of weeks will be tough, but It will all be worth it I'm sure.

Best of luck to anyone else who's having their op in August

Kyla x:thumbup:

OH! how I envy you...I still have about 10 weeks to wait ( waiting for private health cover to kick in ) Like you I am already trying to loose weight, mainly to help with the knee pain I am suffering at the moment but also to make sure my liver is in the best possible condition for the op.

My first Dr appointment is made for 28th Sept so my op will be in the 3 weeks after that.

Good luck and stay in touch, Id be interested to hear how you go, I am in Queensland, I see your in NSW.

Have a great day

linda

That is exciting Kyla - best of luck! Im sure its all going to go great!

i can not believe how great i feel with the band, i myself just need to exercise to shift the weight, so im psyching myself up for that. Since end of May ive lost 15kg in total, im so happy about that! Just a few more kg to go!

Hi Kyla

Not too long now hey, well done on the Optifast.

I was away in Bali for the last 2 weeks and couldnt do the optifast. am quite worried about that, will be off to Pre-admission in 30mins time then the big day is tomorrow,Wed 5th Aug 2009. so excited,

well ill say all the very best to you,

and catch up after the op

Carol

Hi

I'm back !

It's been three days since my banding and I have to admit I'm still in quite a bit of pain.

I first day after the op I lay in bed wondering what I'd done to myself ! Even sipping water hurts because you can feel it getting 'stuck' between your ribs.

But things seem to get better each day and I'm hoping that I'll start to feel normal again when the swelling goes down.

My Dr was very pleased with how the op went and he's confident that I'll get a great result.

The last time I saw him in hospital he said ' give it a year and you won't recognise yourself'

I hope he's right !!!

I'll write again when I've got more positives to tell everyone

Best Wishes

Kyla x

so glad to hear you so possitive! pain can have us asking

" What the hell am I doing"

I am sure as the weeks go by you will feel better and better.

Mind you I cant talk I havent had mine yet. LOL

Have a great week

Linny

Well, it's now 12 days after surgery and I'm feeling really good now!

I must admit the first week was awful, I was trying to stay positive, but in the back of my mind I was wondering if I'd made a huge mistake.

I did sneeze a few days ago which left me with quite a bit of soreness at the port site (take my advice and try not to sneeze!), but all the other pain has gone.

It's weird not being hungry. Most days I'm eating half a yoghurt at about lunchtime, then some soup at dinnertime, which all amounts to about 400 calories a day. I should be ravenous, but I'm not !

And the great news is that I've lost 7 kgs so far (3 weeks optifast and 2 weeks post op)

I can feel the difference already and I'm wearing clothes that I haven't been able to fit into for years (good job I kept them, eh?)

I'm going into the mushie stage from wednesday, which is great because I'm getting a bit tired of yoghurt and soup.

Oh, another strange thing that's probably worth a comment. The liquid diet has given me breath that could be used as a chemical weapon ! I hope that stops as soon as I start to eat normally as my husband won't come near me at the moment!!!!

Fingers Crossed

Kyla x

Hello all! nice to hear all your progess, your all doing excellent....! I had my lap banding done on the 28th july 20 days since my operation, and at first i was alittle uncertain, in march of this year I was 129.8 kgs the day of my operation I was 119.3kgs and now I'm 109.6kgs...! and Im seeing my doctor on mext wedndesday!! I've been eating tuna mornay!! its been great but only very small amounts..! an having water in between with juice and also my multi vits! its so great to read about people going through the same stuff!!

thanks sheree

Congratulations all you newly banded ladies!

I think we all go through the whole "what the heck have I done" stage. Trust me it is all worth it!

Kyla - I had a giggle at your breath comment. I remember waking up one morning thinking.... what is that smell. I was horrified when I realised it was my breath!

The things we do!

Bel

Hi Everyone

Im back again!

2 weeks post op, still quite hungry, phoned my surgeon today to discover that i dont have any restriction yet! (explains why im hungry, i spose) he said i have a medium band and mentions with a 9ml limit or something, have no idea quite what that means, but hey, never mind, i get to go see him around week 5, hopefully to have some restriction put in place. Cheers Carol

I had to wait 8 weeks before my 1st fill (which I've just had...thank goodness). I was quite despondent as I was eating pretty well as much as before banding and didn't understand why I was so hungry & could eat so much. The practise nurse just said to eat more protein & less carbs!!!!

At my fill the Dr said he put a large band on (he'd told me he was going to use a small one ) so there was absolutely no restriction. He put 7.5mls in & I can certainly notice a difference.

I am so relieved & excited to feel I have truely joined the band brigade at last.:w00t: (even though I had a nasty experience with grain bread last night.:frown:)

So keep on keeping on Carol. Those next few weeks will pass & in no time you too will have some restriction!:tt1:

Kyla you are so fortunate that you dont feel hungry. It's so hard for us hungry fiends to hear of you guys who are not hungry right from the start.

Jen

Edited August 29, 200916 yr by jen_e

Hey Jen, me again, can you tell me how to load the ticker factory into all my replies

Cheers Caz

Sorry everyone i was carolannh but changed name for fear work finding me

I have NO doubt you'll be as happy as I am (Unless you have some weird complications that do happen.. rarely)..

It was the best decision I ever made.. It's good to have my life back. A week of pain after surgery is worth a life time of health and happiness..

Hope all is well with all of you other lovely ladies!

Hoooooraayyy for us. Hahah.

Hi Everyone

I will be banded in 2 days and I'm SO excited at the moment.

I was told to go on Optifast for a week pre-op, but decided to do 3 weeks instead to give myself a head start.

I've lost 5 kilos pre-op and have another 40 or so to go (hopefully over the next year).

I can't believe this is finally happening and can't wait to start this amazing journey.

I know the next couple of weeks will be tough, but It will all be worth it I'm sure.

Best of luck to anyone else who's having their op in August

Kyla x:thumbup:

Congrats~ I'm sure everything will go just fine. You are just starting a new life! I'm sure you are nervous & somewhat scared, I was. I don't regret a thing.

Hey Kyla

Not heard from you in a while, hope you are ok

its me - (alias carolannh)

changed name in case work found me, dont matter now, have lost job!!

ah well, ill keep looking for one

take care

Caz

hi everyone - I am new to this site and finding it so helpful to read how you have all been going. I am 5 days post op and so far so good. I also had a hernia repair done at the same time as the band (didn't even know I had a hernia!!), so I have had a bit of discomfort in my diaphram from that and still can't deep breathe - but basically the pain is very manageable - more of a discomfort really. I am starting to get hungry - but find that soup etc fills the spot quickly. I reckon I will loathe soup by the end of next week :thumbup: I returned to work yesterday which was a bit of a stretch - but seemed to get through heaps easier today. Can't wait to hear more of your stories.

Sal