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Hiya Dori! Good question! Just what I was wondering as well. I was only recently banded and have had some pain when I have eaten thicker/chunkier things e.g. some soft fruits and some mashed potato. Am really interested to know about symptoms of band slippage too. Cheers, jude :hungry:

Hang in there Lara! I was pretty nervous before my surgery - even when I was on the trolley waiting to go into theatre, I was thinking " hmm what am I doing?" I even had thoughts of hopping off and running away! However, I was banded 2 weeks ago and it's not bad at all - and in the end such a positive step. It sure feels great when it's over - good luck with your surgery- I'm sure it will be great! Cheers, Jude

:rockon: Hi everyone! and thanks Susannah for telling me about this Aussie thread so that I came looking for it! I'm Jude from Melbourne and I have been a bandee for 8 days now. Feeling positive despite liquid lunches and brekkies and dinners ( and not the alcoholic kind either!) Amazing how creative you can get with those liquids eh - there's lot of choice around. Even so, I was excited to start on some 'mushies' today - something with a leetle bit of texture is nice! Been reading through lots of your messages - so encouraging - how do I put one of those cute little ruler thingies at the bottom of my page to show my progress?....they are great! Cheers, Jude

Hiya Guys! Thanks all for your replies - much appreciated. I was a little confused when I got on here and started a thread when probably I should've been just adding/ replying to others. Did enjoy getting some replies - feeling really excited about my week old band - although still pretty uncomfy - but the kilos are starting to slowly disappear already which is very encouraging - at least a bonus for the liquid diet! Cheers, Jude

Hiya Lucy! I am 6 days from my surgery too and I have had serious heartburn pain this week - I was feeling very depressed and wondering if it would never go away - very uncomfortable sitting/standing no matter what I did. Some advice I got from my clinic is to drink Peppermint tea and believe it or not, it's working really well - so perhaps give that a go! Hope you're feeling great soon! Jude:)

Thanks everyone for that advice! I was banded on Feb 5th too and didn't realise that it would be so hard to lie down etc. All of your information was really helpful. It's almost a week for me now and things are starting to feel a lot better - laughing is still painful though! Jude :mad:

:clap2: Hi Everyone! Am excited to find these great places to chat to others with a Lapband. I am a very new bandee - last Monday Feb 5th, so just coming up to 1 week for me! Am enjoying a "delicious" week of fluids - trying to be as creative as I can. Great to read all the positives from so many people on here. I look forward to popping in and hearing more. Also love the before/after piccies - so inspiring! Cheers, Jude Melbourne, Australia:)