kaye

Hi, has anyone got the name of a good plastic surgeon in Melbourne? i live in the western suburbs and would like to have my legs fixed, i have loose skin on the inside of my legs and still have saddle bags. Also i would like prices please. Kaye

Hi, i have not visited this web site since January, I am still disappointed with my slow progress. I was banded on 28th Nov 2006 weighing in at 108 kgs, i have only lost 14kgs now weighing 94kgs. I lost 6kgs in the 1st 2 weeks so it has taken me the rest of the time to only lose 8kgs. I dont seem to have much resistance on my band as i am always hungry and i seem to be able to eat a decent size meal. The only problem i have is i get a lot of food getting stuck which means that most days i am pbing. I am not sure whether this is because i am eating too much or whether i am not chewing my food enough as once i have bought up whatever was stuck i have no problem eating more.I am due to have another fill next week so i am hoping that will give me a bit more restriction. I have a 6mm band and have 3.5mm fill in it. I would like to know when i have my next adjustment and start to feel restriction does that mean my food will not go down into my stomach but will sit in the pouch creating a full feeling so i will not eat as much, or will food still get stuck. please help if u can answer my questions. Thanks Kaye:think

just want to thank everyone who responded to my questions, they all made a lot of sense. My weight loss journey is slow, but i know the weight didn't go on overnight so i'm not going to lose it overnight. Ihave now lost 19kilos and am feeling a lot happier. It is great being able to go into shops and find MODERN clothes that fit. I am now down to 89kilos so am half way there. If i only lose another 10kilos i will be happy with that, (slow and easy wins the race)

:help:Hi, My name is Kaye i am 50 yrs old and had my lapband done on 28/11/06. I was pretty happy after the first two weeks when i went back to the surgeon for my first check up and had lost 6 kgs, i also had my first fill. Since then i have not lost any weight and am constantly hungry. I dont go back to the surgeon until the middle of Feb which to me is a long way away. I have planned a holiday to Fiji with my family for the 2nd March and was hoping to have lost a lot of weight by then but am worried it's not going to happen. I am feeling very depressed about the lack of weight loss, maybe i was hoping for a miracle!

11/28 Kaye 108kg/102kg/65kg:think

feeling a bit upset, weight not coming off as fast as i had hoped. Feel hungry a lot of the time, am really struggling not to eat too many wrong foods but old habits are hard to break. I thought this would be an easy fix and i just wouldn't be able to eat, but i think i was kidding myself, nothing comes easy.

feeling a bit upset, weight not coming off as fast as i had hoped. Feel hungry a lot of the time, am really struggling not to eat too many wrong foods but old habits are hard to break. I thought this would be an easy fix and i just wouldn't be able to eat, but i think i was kidding myself, nothing comes easy.

WOW, that's a lot of money to pay. We are lucky here in Australia, I paid about $3000 Aussie dollars after medical rebates, as i have private medical coverage and had it done in a private hospital. If you cannot afford it you can go on the waiting list for about 5 months and get it done for free, also you can also go on the waiting list and have a free tummy tuck.

i had this experience 11 days after my surgery. i let the host know that i could only have liquids and they organised soup for me. I didn't feel uncomfortable as they were glad i could attend their special occassion.