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Hi Well I had a leak in my port that I did nopt know about! I was feeling slightly restricted for about 2 weeks with apparently 7 mls in my 10ml band, and then all of a suden I had no restriction whatsoever! My DR took out all my fill and there was only 4 mls in there. So then he filled it with dye left it for an hour. I felt like I was chocking on my own spit at first then gradually through the hour it lessened. So back under the xray and DR discovered I had a leaky port!!! So I have since then had my port replaced, and in recoverey and then next week I can Have a fill put in! So to make a long bloody story short, maybe you should get your port checked?

Well today is my first day for my 2 week optifast pre op diet, just had my first shake and it wasn't bad. I have done optifast a couple of years ago and got used to it for a while. Im sorry to hear that a few of you arent feeling to well, hope you all feel better soon :confused: Christie

Thankyou everyone for the warma welcome :biggrin1: Angel, I hope everything goes well with you and Dr Talbot, when do you go back in and what is wrong with your band? It will be great to get some feedback on him hopefully it is all good. Thanks Christie

blytheswideshut, Dr Talbot is in Sydney I am going through the Sydney institute for obesity surgery at Sydney private hospital, and I am paying for my surgery it will cost me all up $15322. Has anyone else paid for there surgery? Is anyone here from Sydney?

Morning Well I am booked in for 8th of May surgery :clap2: can not wait, I ahve to do 2 weeks of Optifast diet pre surgery, that is not going to be fun. I am booked in with Dr Michael L Talbot has anyone done there band with him? Better go drop the kids to school, seeya Christie.

Hi guys, I am going for my first meeting today with the surgeon and a nutricionist. Cant wait to get this journey started, very excited hopefully it shouldnt take to long to get the ball rolling Christie

Thanks for all that I will pop over to the melbourne thread. But one last question while I am here, what is the pre op diet?? Thanks again, see you all in the Melbourne thread. Christie

Thank you for all the replies, great questions blythe. Bronnie I am in Concord NSW, my appointment is at sydney obesity clinic. I am paying for the surgery myself, dont have insurance and dont want to wait, so hopefully that speeds things up. I am so excited have been wanting to do this for so long, but have been to much of a chicken to go ahead and make the step and get on with it. Can I ask how is the weight loss, they say it should be .5 to 1 kilo a week. but that doesnt make sense to me as obviously I will be eating atleast 1/4 of the calories I normally would eat? How has the loss been in your cases? Thanks again, Christie

Hi, I am going in for my first consult on Monday, and wondering what questions should I ask? And wanted to ask you all generaly how long from first consult to op did it take? Cant wait to get this all done, I am 5 ft 10in and 114 kilos and want to get down to 70. Hope to get some help from you guys TIA, Christie