bronnie70

Hi everyone.... I had my second fill a week ago and finally am feeling a good degree of restriction. Due to go back on the 1st June for ? another fill. I just love this band!!!

Hi Everone.... Lisa... did your doc put 4mls in on your first fill??? Thats a huge amount in one shot. If this is the case im not surprised the restriction was too much. Maybe my doctor just plays it safe adding gradual amounts. Ive had 2 fills now.... first time was 2mls and a few days ago was another ml. Im going to have my third fill and another ml added on the 1st June. I was banded nearly 8 weeks ago and it took about 5-6 weeks until the soreness in my throat completely resolved. .... a small degree of trauma is caused to the throat when putting the airway in your mouth at the commencement of surgery. Sucking on lozengers is worth a try. This is one possiblt cause of the sore throat and the most likely... ( there's my 16yrs as a nurse coming your way)

Hi everyone... well i had my second fill so now i have 3ml in a 6ml band. It was more pleasant than my 1st fill... probably because i was aware what to expect this time and i wasnt nervous. Anyway, he suggested i stay on fluids for 3 days just to see if the amount of fill is okay. I lost 4kg inbetween fills ( in 5 week period) which he said is excellent.

Hi all... Im going for my second fill tomorrow. I only have 2mls in a 6ml band and i think they are putting in 1ml tomorrow. I really hope this does the trick as my weight loss has really slowed down and i dont have very much restriction. Hope everyone is doing well.

Did you all forget someone!!!!???? ME :think There i was checking into the Melbourne Thread every couple of days and thinking you were all a boring mob as no-one was posting anymore. I didnt realize you'd all disappeared to another thread. Anyway ' she smiles' let me know and here i am.... no body luvs me , every body hates me, think i'll eat some worms.....mmmmm.... better not they probably will just come back up... Now that im back..... Hello!!! all is going well. the weight loss is going a bit slow but hopefully that will change after my 2nd fill on the 4th may.

hi everyone... all is going well for me. Due for my second fill on the 4th may. Been having a little trouble with food getting stuck but slowly im working through it. Also had left shoulder pain over the past 5 days but thankfully not as intense as i had post-op. Im not sure why ive developed it again as i hadnt had pain for over 3 weeks and now its back. A bit of a concern and something i'll ask the surgeon about on my visit. Take care

Hi everyone.... thought id drop in to say hi and make sure your all fine. I had a few problems last week when i didnt listen to my band and everything i ate ended up coming back up to greet me. Ive learnt from that experience and all is going well now. Ive also increased the excersise..... played 4 hours of tennis competition today and i was amazed at my energy level and i can actually run... I havernt been able to do that for over 12 years. Im so happy!!!!

Hi Girls... sorry to hear some of you are feeling unwell. Hope you get better soon. I recieved an email from Loretta..... she hasnt posted lately due to being busy with work and the lucky girl is going on a 12 day cruise this week. She said to say a big 'hello' to you all. I worked all over easter and ive picked up an extra shift this afternoon. The rest of the week im going to have off. Ive noticed some more kilo's coming off for you Susannah.... well done. Im at a real standstill at the moment but i really need to increase the excersise. Im due for a fill on 4th may so i hope that does the trick.

Hi all..... it was actually a very thin older lady that made that comment. Hey.... guess i gotta expect that as ive got a long way to go. I had a bad night last night............. my husband was going to the 'fish @ Chip' shop and asked what i wanted........mmmmmmmmmmmm.... I said if you want to know what i want its...... a hamburger with the lot and 2 fried dim sims. Now...... if you want to know what i CAN HAVE.... 1 piece of grilled flake. So............... there i was eating so slowly it was getting cold. I got through 1/2 of it and felt really full, then just thought 1 chip want hurt. so, i cut my 1 chip in 4 little pieces and ate slowly.... then with water in my eyes i bolted to the loo and watched those 4 bits of a chip come back to greet me. My lesson was.... stop when im full and dont eat something i dont need ie the chip. What a painful lesson i had.... Well... im now totally off both chicken and fish.... Cant wait to get onto the red meat!!!!!

Morning all... Work is going okay. I was glad to get back and the start of the shift was great as everyone noticed my weight loss then.... i went in to assist a patient to get into bed and she said ' oh!! you'll be able to help me on your own , your a large girl'...... AH!!!! :faint: She didnt mean tall !!! Some people just have no tact, do they!!!??? She might as well said FAT!! Anyway... in relation to weight.... now that im eating normal food the scales arnt moving. I was warned that could happen until my next fill on 4th May. I must admit ive been a bit slack in the excersise area as been busy and tired. My first shift back at work knocked me around as im an early to bed girl and the shift was 2-10 pm. Im still walking around like a zombie 2 days later..... wake up Bronwyn!!!!!

Well.. i went back to work yesterday and.... Everyone commented on my weight loss. Ive now got that motivation back that began to slip over the past week. Ive been a bit lazy so its back to walking starting today.........

Hi Everyone... Im off to work this afternoon for the first time post-op. Im actually looking forward to it. I just hope someone notices ive lost weight.... i'll feel a bit down if they dont.

I hate chicken... correction.... Chicken hates me!!!! My first PB at a christening today after eating chicken... It hurt!!!! I must really listen to my body more.... it was saying " Bronwyn, stop, im full".... what did Bronwyn do.... had another mouthful!!!! Ah.... Well, my surgeon did say to try everything and see what didnt agree with me and ive found a few things i'll avoid. Guess im on my 'L' plates but i cant wait to get off them. My body tells me one thing but my eyes and brain tell me another.

I need a kick in the butt!!!!! I was doing so well, felt i had some restriction and had just progressed to normal food and..... i have found the past 2 days i can eat more and im reaching for the food i shouldnt..... ah!!! I now feel so disappointed in myself. well..... im going to go for a walk and hopefully the high motivation level will lock in again.

Hi all.... well im on soft food and its great. I decided to treat myself today and i ordered 1 X steamed dim sim. I managed to get through 1/2 of it once i squished and shopped it..... Im still amazed how little i can eat. I believe even if banded.... i deserve small treats occasionally. Dionne.... ive been getting chest pain on and off since banded. I believe this is due to gas remaining trapped.

Im so happy for 2 reasons...... Susannah doesnt have to have a revision :clap2: AND I said goodbye to the over 90's.... Im so happy , weighed myself this morning and 89KG:clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2:

Susannah.... I hope everything goes well for you today. Paulie.... welcome !!!! Goanna.... yep!! im doing really well and feeling great. Having a bit of trouble with the transition from puree to mashed/minced as i never feel hungry and just can only tolerate about 3 mouthfuls before feeling completely full. Hi to everyone else!!!!!

It going to be a long time until i fit down a loo........ All is going well Loretta........ the band is my buddy and hopefully our relationship continues in a positive way. Pizza ... YUM!!! even a bite for me would be devine. Anyway im off for a hit of tennis with a friend. Then its 3 hours of tennis tomorrow ( Ladies comp. Thank goodness most of then are over 60. LOL) and then 1hr getting coached on wednesday... Wimbleton Here i come!!~!

Hey Cleo... welcome to the world of the banded. I found the first 4 days post-op were a bit of a challenge r/e pain but after that its been really good.

Im amazed just how little i can eat... started on mushie food today. Breakfast: managed 1/4 of a very sloppy weatbix Lunch: Yogurt ( thought id play it safe) Dinner: Scrambled eggs were on the menu this evening. I ate about 2/3 of 1 egg scrambled with sauce on it ( sounds interesting doesnt it!! tasted divine after no food for 16 days)... at the 2/3 mark i got chest pain and thought it was going to come back up but it didnt so the remainder was appreciated by the dog.

Hi Loretta... thought you'd fallen down the loo!!!! Some advise from those banded required: since the fill 2 days ago i sometimes feel something is stuck in my throat, its an off and on feeling. Ive just woken up and the feeling is there. Im still on liquids but starting mushie today. Liquids have been going down fine but yesterday i over did it.... i drank the whole 200mls of OPTIFAST and i think i drank it to fast, i did try to pace myself... the pain ,OUCH!!! Guess this is a huge learning experience and a matter of trial and error. Has anyone else had similar experiences??

Apparently going on OPTIFAST makes the liver more easier to monauver during the op. I dont think they know for sure who has and doesnt have a fatty liver but the lighter in weight you are pre-op i imagine the less chance you have a fatty liver. Some of the other people on this site will have a much more accurate explanation than myself as they are more experienced...

Hello.... after you see the surgeon, he may request you go on a pre-op diet which in most cases is 2-3 weeks on OPTIFAST ( purchased from the chemist) pre-surgery. I was lucky enough not to have to do the pre-op diet due to my BMI being 38. My surgeon puts people on the pre-op diet if they have a BMI over 40.

Susannah... i know how you feel. I have put up with years of abuse by many people in relation to my weight. my memories date back to childhood; include constantly being reminded that my sisters were thin and i was fat. Some people would have chosen to take the path of anorexia but i found the comfort in food thus the road to being abese. But... for us all... we have stopped going down that road and have changed direction finding a path to health and happiness. In relation to my fill yeaterday: I actually feel restriction. I guess a 2ml fill in a 6ml band is rather significant. Also... i can feel the pouch draining... its all so weird but all so great. Another 1kg down today. Total of 6kg in 15 days. Must admit im working my butt off in the excersise area. 45-1hr walk daily and back to playing tennis 3 times per week.

Everyone looses the weight at a different rate but the main thing is people should be proud of even the smallest amount of weight lose as its an achievement that may not have occured without the band. I had my op on 9/3/07... Lost 3kg on pre-op diet and now 5kg in the past 2 week liquid diet phase.