Hello to all in the Forum

I am a "newby" having been banded in Perth by Tony Keireth on 17th September. (A nice bloke and an excellent surgeon).

Going OK so far and seem to have lost the pangs of hunger which is encouraging!

Any members in the Albany area??

K

Hi I too was banded by dr Tony Kierath ,my op was 15th september.So far so good no major problems .I agree he is a lovely man

I live in the kalgoorlie region ,dont know if there are any other patients of Dr Kieraths here.

When do you see him again,do you have to see him in perth

Hi,

Thanks for response, I was begining to think there was no one out there.

I am not sure when I see Tony, but I am lucky in that he visits Albany quite often. Early next month I think. I am feeling better by the day. How are you going and what are you eating?? Wher did you have your OP??

K

Hi K

I am not in your area - in tassie, but I was banded on 3rd sept.......

I have found this a great site to read what others have been through and where they are at now.

SO far so good at my end - I am about 6kg down in week 4. Would have liked more off by now - but I am being realistic and getting anything off has to be better than a gain!!! Also i was not in the morbidly obese range to start with and was well aware that having less to lose would be reflected with a smaller initial loss.

I am onto mushie food - ah heaven!!! the food processor has become my new best friend. Last night I got brave and had some spag bog with the Pasta chopped up very finely. That was really good.

WEll I hd better go as it is time for my daily walk...........Looking forward to seeing how you progress.

Sal

Sal,

Thanks for your post. I have just received a set of medical (accurate) scales I purchased to record my weight. Today is day 13 and I have lost just over three kg. From what I have read that is OK.

I did not have the "clear fluid" period and have been eating small quantities of food through the blender (veggies and a bit of well cooked chicken all mushed etc)

Blended spag boll sounds good. Have you felt less hungry??

Really missing a slice of bread with a bit of butter!!

All the best

K

oh you lucky thing missing out on the Fluid stage - as much as I love Soup i reckon it may be while before I venture back to it!! my dr recommended 3 weeks of it - I barely lasted 2 and had enough.

generally I am not feeling overly hungy - today being the exception!!!! most days I get to about 2 pm before getting a bit of a niggle - so I am pretty happy with that.

I had a very soft cooked omlette on Sunday at about 2 ish and did not feel like anything else until the next day. Brilliant!

I am really missing cheese, just as you are missing bread and butter. What I would give for a creamy wedge of camerbert right now..........note to self - must not obsess :tongue2:

better go and get my kids sorted.

talk soon

sal

hi k

Yes I know what you mean it sometimes seems like you are the only one out there .

I was done at bethesda hospital in perth unfortunately dr keorath doesn'tt come up to kalgoorlie so i have to go to perth to see him.My next appointment is 20th october so will be interesting to see how i go.

My blender is also my best friend .I usually have a up n go for Breakfast cup of soup for lunch and blended meat fish or chicken with vegies n gravy but must admit if hubby wasn't watching what i eat i would probably give lunch a miss as i find i'm not really hungry just eating the right things making sure i get the right nourishment. jacquie

Hi Jacquie,

I was done at The Mount as I had to spend a bit of time in intensive care (as a precaution) after the op and my surgon and anaesthesist were a bit worried (hence me to!!) as I am also a diabetic and had to have open surgery rather than laproscopy. The hospital was like a fivestar hotel but unfortunately I ended up with a staph infection that I am dealing with now.

You sound very disciplined with your meals. As a diabetic I have to eat several times a day to keep my sugars OK.

Regards

K

Hi k

Sorry i haven't replied before this but i have been really sick with the flu.My ribs feel like ihave just done a few rounds with a boxer from coughing so much,anyway am on antibiotics now so hopefully will pick up soon

I'm not really regimented with my meals have just found that since having the band i'm not really hungry .Like you i would really love a slice of bread n butter but am not game to try it just yet.Hope you are doing fine .Jacquie