Helen

well I am back and the op was fine. Went down yesterday moring at 8.30 and was back at 10.30 and felt fine. Today am fine a bit sore by port hole but nothing really bad. Oh I had not put on weight like I thought I had lost so that was ok. thats all for now feel a bit tired so am going to watch telly

well I am back and the op was fine. Went down yesterday moring at 8.30 and was back at 10.30 and felt fine. Today am fine a bit sore by port hole but nothing really bad. Oh I had not put on weight like I thought I had lost so that was ok. thats all for now feel a bit tired so am going to watch telly

So I am in the process of packing to go to southampton to stay at my sister's so I can get to the hospital on time tomo 6am. I am feeling scared I am going to die! I have been cleaning my house like mad as if it will be the last time.:cry Anyway I have just got off the phone from my house insurance and had a go at them for not pulling heir finger out with replacing my kitchen after leak at xmas!!! so feel a little better after shouting at the rude bloke.:whoo:still have not got any where but i feel better. ok bye for now will be back after op:rolleyes

So I am in the process of packing to go to southampton to stay at my sister's so I can get to the hospital on time tomo 6am. I am feeling scared I am going to die! I have been cleaning my house like mad as if it will be the last time.:cry Anyway I have just got off the phone from my house insurance and had a go at them for not pulling heir finger out with replacing my kitchen after leak at xmas!!! so feel a little better after shouting at the rude bloke.:whoo:still have not got any where but i feel better. ok bye for now will be back after op:rolleyes

Me I have 2 days to go and I know I have put weight on. But like my husband said if you could lose it we would not be paying out for this op. I know you prob feel bad I am so p***ED off with my self for being so weak, but I just cant get my head in order I keep eating everything in sight too.:cry

Me too. I am scared but I watched a DVD of my self last night and god am I doing the right thing. Keep me up to date with how your doing and I'll do the same.

So here I am 3 days to go!! I am scared I have not lost any weight b4, I have just been eating every thing in sight and am now really pis**ewd of with my self. Anyway I am having some bad thoughts about Dying, and thinking am I going to come round and all that stuff, I know everyone thinks this way, but I just cant help it. Oh and the pain I keep reading about is making me even more scared, but I can do this, I have to if I want to have children I have no choice. Right my plan for tomo and the rest of tonight is to get house tidy and do Dan's dinner, not mine I am going to be good at least for the next 3 days and skip dinner.:phanvan Oh and Big brother is on so going to go and watch them for a bit. Bye for now Helen

So here I am 3 days to go!! I am scared I have not lost any weight b4, I have just been eating every thing in sight and am now really pis**ewd of with my self. Anyway I am having some bad thoughts about Dying, and thinking am I going to come round and all that stuff, I know everyone thinks this way, but I just cant help it. Oh and the pain I keep reading about is making me even more scared, but I can do this, I have to if I want to have children I have no choice. Right my plan for tomo and the rest of tonight is to get house tidy and do Dan's dinner, not mine I am going to be good at least for the next 3 days and skip dinner.:phanvan Oh and Big brother is on so going to go and watch them for a bit. Bye for now Helen

I have 3 days until my band op. I am so scared.:cry I watched a DVD last night with my hubby of us on hoilday, and any thoughts of me not goin through with it was washed away after seeing my whale size body splash into the swimming pool.:faint: Anyway it was my b-day yesterday and I have had such a heavy weekend, I now am going to be good, esp as I have meant to been trying to lose a bit of weight b4 the op. To be honest I swear I have a mental block on at the moment, its like my body knows that after thursday, thats it no more being bad therefore I feel like im eating everything in sight, saying that I did leave my b-day cake at my mum's so I wont have anymore and they can eat it.:heh: I am hungry now!!!!! it is lunch time and I have Breakfast at 6 am which was toast 2 slices, and its now 12 so been a few hours. I have brought some broth to get myself ready for thursday, think I will have this for lunch. got to go now b4 I eat my desk:):kiss2:

I have just been reading a theard about what to take pre op, and no offence to anyone in america but I dont understand some of the things or names of things. Can anyone in the uk tell me what they took and what they could not have lived with out after their op? I have until next thursday to get out to the shops and get everything.

Hi I have mine op booked for next thursday at bupa in southampton. I had 1st appointment on the 7th june and b4 I had that appointment I ask how soon they could do it and they pencil me in for 21st june and this was b4 seeing me, mind you saying that I am 22 stone with a BMI of 47 so I def fall into all the ticks, I change the date on the 7th June to next week as I forgot I had a wedding this weekend. The 1st app cost me £100. The surg costing £5750 which inc 2 fills. Have a look about there are many out there. What is your BMI?

For Me I have been really naughty on the pre op diet and have until next Thursday to get it sorted. It is only following health eating so I dont know what my problem is. I am really p*** off with myself. Right other then that I have house work, looking after my nan who has altezmiers (Dont know how it spelt) which I have been doing for 1 yr now since my grandad died:cry so I gave up working london to care for her. She is like a child. This mor we had a row as I was taking her to her day centre and she pulls out a pair of pants from her hand bag rolled up:omg:. I told her to leave them in the car and I would take them home, She was having none of it and started some story about people taking her earings of when she was asleep, mad anyway I have a few more hours until I have to get her so im chilling.

:smellie: Just a quick question, can you get drunk with the lap band? Being a fairly young lady who likes going out once a month for a GOOD drink with the girls, I was was just wondering if I would have to stop this?

Thanks For That, Its Nice To Know I Can Still Have A Little Drink If I Feel Like It:)

Hello im new on here, so thought I would say hi and give you a bit of info on me, might be a bit boring but hey hubby on stag do and im bored:D My Names Helen I live in Kent and am 25, 26on the 24th June. i have decided to have the band op done and have it booked for the 28th June :phanvan My husband and I have been under infertility for 4 years with no luck and have been told I would need IVF but would not be able to have it on NHS as husband has daughter from prev relationship:mad:, so I took this on Chin and thought ok I will go private, I needed to be 13 stone max:rolleyes to do this, and seeing as I am 21stone ,11lbs I have a long way to go, b4 I can even think about IVF, so I knew I had to do somthing which is why I have decided on the Lap band. So this is my plan of action, I have the lapband 28th June hopefully in the next 2years I will have lost enough weight with lots of hard work to 1. either start ovuating my self 2. can start IVF. If all this fails and by the time I get to 35 I will adopt.:biggrin1: So that is my plan!! It sound really mad. I am really scared, it has taken so much time for me to get the support of my family for this op. My old sister is a Sister at the hospital across the road from my hospital, and she does not know yet! I have not told her as she is really against WLS. Ok for her she is a size 8!!:heh: Anyway im boring my self, hopefully speak to you all some time. x Helen

Hello, I am 25 I will be 26 next weekend and the folowing week I will be being banded. I had such a problem getting the support of my family, I am a very close family and I am glad I now have their support, I would have found it hard with out. My mum was the worst she would cry saying what if something happen to me and how things could go worng and my hair fall out, and that I should carry on trying at weight watcers and she would come with me. So this is what I did. I went to weight watchers even after my mum got bored and didnt come with me!!! in the end I didnt give a s***HT, One morning a year later, I sat down and said mum if I do not have this I will end up like her and my dad with health problems, I had already been trying for a baby for 4 yrs with my husband with no luck, and had been told my only hope would be to lose weight, I was depressed because I wanted a child, and this just made me eat more, my marriage was on the rocks after the whole infertile thing and even though my husband was trying to support me, I knew he wished I would lose the weight so we could have a child. So I explained it was make or break for me if I didnt do something now I could see me hitting 30 childless and still over weight, I think my mum knew I meant every word, and knew she would prefer to be by me then against me. It's all cool for me now my mum is even getting meal plans ready for when I have it done. Good luck in what ever you decide, let me know how you get on.

Hello I live in kent and am having my band done at bupa in southampton on the 28th June its costing £5750,00 inc 2 fills. There was lots of ladies and men there having there fills done, and it was gerat hearing their stories. 2 of the ladies had had their surgery in belgium and both agreed it was the worst thing they done. They said they went to save money, but there was no after care and they have had a lot of problems, which they are now having to pay for, and would have been better of staying in the uk. I know ever case is different. I was going to go with the hospital group which is a big name but Bupa was cheaper, my Doctor also said to me, go with someone with a name, as they have more to lose if things go wrong. Godd luck anyway let me know how you get on.

im doing a 24 hr walk for cancer. If you would like to sponsor please go to:- Relay For Life - just little old me!!! Thank you Helen xx

Hello I live in a Little village in Kent near Rochester. I am going to be banded on the 28th June, at the Bupa hospital in southampton. Am excited as looking forward to maybe being able to have children Hopfully through the weight lost:clap2:, but scared to death of needles and anything going wrong!!:cry

hi i too class my self as young too!! Im 25 well 26 on the 24th of June, and I just got my date to the 28th June. I am in England, I can not wait I am scared but know I am doing the right thing. Wjile i was waiting to see the doctor there were loads of women and men in the waiting room talking about how much weight they have lost and they all looked great. not long now:)