Kelliebelly

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I was just thinking even if the band is not permanant, but say will help you lose all your weight and keep it off for many years to come, wouldnt it be better than having your insides cut and re routed and then if there is a problem what are you going to do? There is no going back. Id take the less permanant route and work with it as much as I could rather than something I could NEVER change or go back on...That is just too scary a thought for me. I do have to disagree with one statement though. After 10 yrs shouldnt we have learnt how to eat etc enough to keep the weight off without the band?? Well my answer to that one and just my opinion is NO. It is not about how to eat or anything. To me the band limits how much I eat. It makes me feel full quicker and longer. Without the band to stop me I would eat. You wouldnt be able to help it because you would be hungry sooo much more without the band. I do not think it is as easy as learning the right way to eat and then maintaining that without the band because without the band you are going to go back to having a much larger appetite than you did with the band.

I am not saying what is the best thing for anybody else but myself. I did not want to permanately re route my insides or risk malnourishment etc. The band for me was minimally invasive, totally reversible and relatively minor surgery. That in itself made my decision for me. As much as we all wish the weight would fall off us, I sat down and thought did I want the weight to fall of me in an unhealthy way or would I like to lose it a slower more healthy way. Thats another reason I chose the band. Ultimately it is your decision and you have to decide what you are comfortable/happy living with. The mortality rates alone are a big influence in themselves comparing the band surgery to the RNY. Good Luck and only you can make the right decision for YOU.

Awww Jess, that is the cutest puppy I have ever seen. I am not allowed to have a dog, Paul wont let me

I am getting about $1500 back from medicare out of $27 000. My Dr said that if you have private cover, he would get as much as he could covered for you by way of back troubles, rashes etc for your tummy and similiar for a reduction.

I had my lift 2 weeks ago and my nipples are still numb but I will let you know if I start getting some feeling back. My Dr said if my nipples are overly sensitive to start with I probably wouldnt lose sensation, but if they didnt have much sensitivity to them from breastfeeding etc you were more likely to lose the sensation...which is me. But I will wait and see and let you know.

I had a full TT, breast lift and lipo done a couple of weeks ago. I paid $27000 all up. I will get a little back, around $1500 from Medicare.

I developed that after my 6th fill. I am on Omperazone or something like that now and havent had the heartburn or reflux since I started on it 5 mths ago. Good Luck

Wow, thats great news. It must be such a relief for you. I too am shocked about the Dr not filling you past 2.8. I am 9.6mls in my 10ml band and he said if I need to we can go to 12ml in my band safely...so stopping at just over half way full is bizaare. Anyway, all that aside youre going to back on the losing side with this Dr. Good Luck

Your post made me smile too. I am so happy for you.

Hey Kat, Yes they use your excess skin and fat and mould it over and over to build them up and shape them. They feel very real because they are, its just your skin and fat moulded. Yes you can still breastfeed and if you have one bigger than the other they can just remove more from the bigger one. Its amazing what they can do. As for pain I dont know if it is because they lipo knocked me around more or what, but honestly the lift was nothing to me...it only felt like when your milk comes in, that tight uncomfortable feeling when breastfeeding. No pain, just discomfort.

Wanted to add that the lift on the boobs is just a lollypop cut too, not an anchor which is even better scar and pain wise.

Lianna, My boobs were really bad, I mean they hung and my nipples pointed downwards. When I went for my consult he told me I had enough breast tissue to mould and lift without implants, so I went that way instead of paying the extra few thousad for implants. I wouldnt have even considered implants if I had of known what he would do for me. He is amazing. I have never had boobs like this, not even when I was young. As for the thighs, I had no lipo but with the extended TT he pulled the tops of the thighs up and my pinny which makes them look a smidgen better by stretching out the yucky skin. I am so swollen today, like 9 mths preggy swollen. Thanks for the thoughts, and remember a TT is best done about 15kgs from goal, after they take all the extra skin and lipo etc you will just about be at goal. Good Luck

I hope you have a great day and many more!!!

Happy Birthday to a VERY caring person. I hope you have a great day, you deserve it. Hugs

Hey everyone, Thanks for the compliments and well wishes. As for the port he said he had no probs with it. He left it where it was and just went along. He said he couldnt pull the skin down as tight as he would have liked because of it but it didnt make much difference. I had some stiches out of my back and belly button yesterday. My belly button looks like an outtie. I have always had a big ol hole for a BB so it is quite exciting to me. I will put some pics up in a few hours for comparison. I am feeling worse today than any other day tired wise and achy wise. I am not in pain just aching. Its a long road to recovery with this op. Thanks again

Ok Here are a few pics, it is really embaressing posting these and I cant help but feel disgusted. Please note that the after pics have so much swelling that the final results are noticeable fully yet. I hope these pics dont offend anyone but I know most of us are in the same boat and I feel I can trust my friends with these. I will have lots more pics when I get home and I will make an album for you to see my progess. Thanks

Jess Thanks for updating for me and the messages. I am going home tommorow and will have my phone and stuff so I will give you a call or you can call me and we will chat. Thanks again

Its Tuesday night here. I have just about everything organised for my Tummy tuck and boob lift. I am feeling really nervous and I am trying not to think about it too much. I have to drop the kids of tomorrow and do a few things and then I need to be up at 3am to head off to the hospital. I will update as soon as I can, but DH has Jess(Parvathi)s number and will let her know how I go and she will let you know until I can get on. Wish me luck Hugs everyone

This hasnt got much to do with the thread but what I hate is that smoking is all but totally banned here everywhere, if it is so bad for you and youre not allowed to do it anywhere why is it legal. I am a smoker and I have tried to give up so many times. i just wish they would make it illegal like drugs so we cant buy them and then we HAVE to give up. i really do wish this would happen.

I went through a depression stage after being banded. It lated a couple of weeks and then as I started to heal more etc it went away. I amhaving PS next week and my surgeon reminded me that 3 or 4 days post op a depression will hit me related to the anaethesia(sp). Then it may hit me again at 3 weeks or so. We all go through OMG what have I done to myself, is this the right thing etc. You will be fine in a couple of days. Good Luck

I just re read my post and I didnt even offer any suggestions. There really is nothing you can do except go with the flow. Dont spoil them rotton or they will learn to expect it all the time. Lay down the law and let them all know it is the same rules for all of them. Never show favouritism, either of you. Let all of them know as much as you can that you love them and care for them like they were your own and you are a family. A counsellor didnt work for us either. Good Luck

When my partner and I got together I was 23 and he was 39. He had a 12 yo, 15 yo and a 17yo. I had a 6 yo and 1 yo twins. We moved into together about 4 months later...ALL OF US!!! I had trouble adjusting to looking after teenagers and stuff since I was only 23. It caused alot of tension and fighting for about 2 years. Adjusting was one of the hardest things I have ever done. They was fight about favouritism, your not my MUM/DAD you cant tell me what to do and on and on. Neeedless to say we came through it, we have our own 22 mth old as well now. His youngest who is now 18 still lives with us, the elder two have their own places. I am very close to his youngest who has lived with us since she was 12 and I went through all the girl stuff with her, then the climbing out the window stuff. I treated her like she was my own and that took adjusting for her too. i continuously told her I loved her and cared for her like she was my own and that is why I was doing the things I was...chasing her all over the country side in the middle of the night when she was 13. She has come out of that stage now and is doing really well. I have to say though, the mixed family thing with lots of kids is soooooooo hard, I honetly dont know how Paul and I survived it. I think back and shudder at that 2 yrs of adjusting. Good Luck

Wooooooohoooooooooo I can feel your excitement. You have done an awesome job in such a short amount of time. A real inspiration to ppl. Good job!!

I live about 1.5 hrs from Sydney. i will be staying in Sydney next week 16th March for my Tummy tuck. I have to stay in the city for a further 7 days after so if anyone wants to meet up if I can walk hehe for a coffee or something?