DragonStar

Heya all im kelly, i will be getting my banding done on 15th of november im super excited and pretty nervous. i was diagnosed with PCOS when i was 14 and battled with my weight from then on. 7 years ago i was also diagnosed with insulin resistance making it even more difficult to loose the weight. im 29 and needing to take back control of my life and get my health and welbeing on track. and hopeing in the next 2 years post op i will have the baby ive dreamed of

Heya everyone, sorry its been a long 3 months senice i have posted. ive struggled a little but mostly ive got most of my energy and life back ive currently lost 21kgs woo hoo im soo happy and i feel so much different. my doctor is fantastic, i couldnt ask for anyone better when i had my first fill i was given 4mls is that normal? ive had 2 more since then 2mls and last was 1ml. im due to go again on the 18th of march for blood tests, dietition updates and most likely another fill. im worried about the upcoming fill as im having trouble eating anything atm. ive tried solids, even if its like the most delicate falls apart chicken or fish or a rare occasion ive tried beef but cooked it in a way that it melts away in your mouth. blended every kind of vegitables to mush which im sure im not suposed to but i have to as im not able to keep anything down. no matter what i eat i end up throwing it up. the only few things i can keep down is Water and i drink bucket loads of it, taking all my Vitamins i need and some rice crackers, blended veg it almost like baby food and small amount of ice cream. so un healthy and i do try every healthy thing i can have. i hardly eat red meat at all, no more tea, half a cup of coffee. i feel so bad for myself that im not getting enough into me i think and ill be talking this through with my doctor and dietition soon for some easy ways to get the food i need. in saying all this i have also kept into a strick routine for myself with pysical therapy gym classes 2 days a week to tone up my muscles and weak spots. ive noticed a massive difference in my pcos and i think ive managed to get that under control, i feel like im ovulating regularly and normally but i cant be sure until ive had a test done. i hope everyone else is doing very good and well i promise to come on here bit more often and sorry to ignore everyone for 3 months. good night kelly x

Good Morning, im now 11 days post op and starting to feel a ton better. no more pain killers for me and my wounds have healed nicely i weighed myself this morning and im so happy ive lost a total of 10kgs im starving though and im thinking of slowly transitioning from liquid diet to the mushy diet. hope everyone is doing well

good morning everyone, im 2 days post op and feeling pretty good. i have no scales at home so i cant weigh how much ive lost but i weighed myself at my cousins where i stayed the night before. i was shocked to tears that i had lost 6kgs from the liquid diet before surgery. i didnt get much pain but the horrible air/gas pain in my shoulders were hell. def take some degas that helps alot. hope everyone else is doing great and feeling good i have no regrets and im looking towards a great future x

good morning everyone, im 2 days post op and feeling pretty good. i have no scales at home so i cant weigh how much ive lost but i weighed myself at my cousins where i stayed the night before. i was shocked to tears that i had lost 6kgs from the liquid diet before surgery. i didnt get much pain but the horrible air/gas pain in my shoulders were hell. def take some degas that helps alot. hope everyone else is doing great and feeling good i have no regrets and im looking towards a great future x

Heya Everyone just a small update. im going in for my op in 2 days sooo excited and bit scared. my pre op diet was great managed to loose 3/4 cm's all around my body i did find it difficult when people around me ate a nice meal and you had to eat some rabbit food but i kept strong and stuck to it. super excited and looking forward to a new me, and maybe a half a beer for christmas treat lol.. good luck to you all. ill update later when im done and home.

Hiya everyone, my op is in a couple days kind of exciting ive done quite well on the pre op diet think ive lost a few kg ill update when im all good

heya all, ive been to the dietition my diet consists of opti-fast shake for Breakfast, carrot sticks for morning tea or other veg like cucumber, opti-fast Soup and salad for lunch, opti-fast food bar, palm sized meat and veg for dinner and a diet jelly for supper/after dinner treat. they gave me a list of all the food i can or cant eat during this diet hope everyone goes well with your diets x

yay, had my deitition app today. i start my liquid diet on saturday. i can still eat normal food aprently but breakfast i have the shakes, the special soup stuff and their diet bars. as i found out today the pre op diet is not in place to loose weight before hand its to help remove fat from around the liver. hope all of you are doing well

Hello Icy, yeah this is so exciting but im so nervous ive got butterflies hehe. i was told over the phone that i can have at least one cup of opti-fast shakes a day. i feel maybe they should of been more strick with my diet as this is only two weeks before op, but i guess ill find out on friday with my dietition. hope all goes well for you

heya, how do i put a ticker thing on here?

i havent started my pre op diet yet. i was told over the phone i dont have to start taking the shakes until friday. but im keen and starting tomorrow. i have my first appointment with the dietition on friday then the real count down begins getting nervous.

hello everyone im a november bander, will have mine done on the 15th it cant come fast enough. im starting my liquid shakes next monday. good luck to all

thank you everyone i have a few friends on facebook whom are looking for fellow support, i shall send them this way i think im still in a bit of shock, i didnt think i would be this quick and thought id have to wait at least a few months so its a bit of a rush to get everything organised. i still havent met the aneithatist as they did the questionaire over the phone, bit weird but ok. i meet the dietition on the 1st of november but im pretty clued in as to what i can and can not have. my mum had her band done a few years ago due to heart problems so i know what is expected. im suposed to start opti fast liquid diet 2 weeks before op but ive read alot of people start 4 weeks before, should i start it now? thank you everyone, and ill try keep you all up dated when i can

hello everyone, ill be banded 3/4 weeks time. im getting nervous but so excited to finally eventually see my self shrink and not be seen as a whale that alot of outsiders seem to think. roll on the days

Hello Steph04 and thank you