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darl - thats part of the journey, some have put it in the same catagory as "bandit blues" the down feeling after surgery, because all the excitement of the build up is gone........ it's the same with the food, you need to find some more variety.... I will post something I typed up for myself (I robbed peoples ideas and posts, and then put them on one page) there may be something there for you - but keep one thing as a treat, something you hold off, as a reward for being good all day - something you love!!! the other thing is buy a special little book - maybe with a star or love heart on it, and write down all the things that you WANT NOW - but know you can't have, and promise yourself (get it into your head) that you will be allowed any of those things as soon as you are properly mended............ I bet, when the time comes you don't eat half of them - but the promises in your mind, keep the hands from putting them in your mouth now......... okay will cut and paste the list on next post - good luck, give me some feedback - luv k

congratualtions arkie - good for you, keep us posted on your journey! cheers K

good attitude luvie.....good luck, keep chatting - keeps me sane.......... hugz K

do you get sick pay fanny??? cause you can get a doctors certificate amd it can come out of your sick pay....... xxK

mscas - you need to but yourself some cheap cotton undies (knickers) and draw some halloween messages on them for the surgery team........... he,he,he Hey - just want to shout from the rooftops - I have lost 3kgs so far this week on pre-op diet (oops 6.6lbs) yeah!! yeah!! thats with no exercise......... 4 days/3 kgs....thats wot I'm talkin 'bout............ happy dance inserted here..... Have a great day - K

Janet - glad to hear you got your positive groove back today, I KNOW YOU CAN DO THIS.................. hugs K

Nancy33 - Hey darl, it should be 1 week today since you were banded, how are you feeling? cccooooo-eeeeee are you there? Rastis - Fantaboulous 3 kgs in 6 days - Now that's wot I'm talkin 'bout!! woo-hoo that is 1/2 a stone!! Brispenny - just letting you know, you are in my thoughts today, hugs K Carol - It is 3 weeks now isn't it? how you doin? what food are you having now and how much - you know, I need info..lol!! Danna - how do you do that sparkly thing on your signature? It's beautiful................where abouts in Oz are you, and are you banded yet? Sades - Your first visit to the surgeon is today I think.....Good luck, make sure you ask heaps of questions....and if he has a sample band on his table - ask to touch it, it so much softer than I imagined...... If I have forgotten anyone, please forgive - I have to run now, and get the 3 munchkins ready for the day.......... big hugs Karen

p.s. Fanny - October 29 is my Op day - put it in your diary, I expect lots of keyboard hugs before I go in, to keep my spirits up............cheeky aren't I???

Sorry I didn't get to post last night, we had a rip snorter storm - so it was beddy byes for all good 'putas........... I can't beleive ya's missed me!! Hello & Welcome MSCAS3 (do you have a real first name?) Your date is one day after mine - how cool is that???? we are almost band twins!! Sounds a bit American Pie doesn't it....sorry, lol!! You now have lots of banded, 2b banded, and wanna b banded friends you can tell anything to. The type of people that lend you support and advice on these boards are amazing - they are accepting, encouraging, inspiring and best of all ...... on call 24/7!! When do you start your pre-op diet??? Smalltowngirl40 - You go Girl!!! 112lbs is a fantastic loss, you must be so proud!!! how much exercise do you do daily? and how much did you do when first banded?..............thanx for sharing with us! Ann - Honey, I know you are scared, we all go through that. But having this operation is what will keep you healthy and happy to see your next grandbaby too!! So don't you dare go getting cold feet on us now - You are doing Faboulously well, and you WILL be a Lapbanding Nana soon!:clap2: Fanny - you are not doing too bad with those pom-pom's yourself sweetheart - isn't being able to talk to others in the same boat, just the best way to get through the waiting??? JJsmiles - How you doing?? been thinkin of you.....hugs Janet - How are you feeling today!! Go get 'em baby - you can do it, I betcha you are now more than 1/2 way....nope don't check the scales - just beleive me...... and remember - stick like glue, and drink lots of water to flush all those "phat" molocules out... (I used ph - cause we don't use that 3 letter F word in our house......lol)

and to you sweetpea!!

they will be able to tell when they go in, the only other way is by ultrasound, but I doubt that will happen before your surgery. They like the liver to shrink a bit to get it out of the way, because they need to get to the top of the stomach, which is basically underneath the liver. If the weight of it is reduced it can alleiviate bruising etc. good luck - K

when you are on the intensive phase diets prior to surgery, the liver is the first place to lose excess fat...... good news hey!! Good luck for everything....cheers K

sure is babe! I am doing okay - as you know started at 5 weeks out (lost 2.5kgs...uummm 5lbs) that week, then took the week off for holiday with my kids, and put most of it back on, but thats ok, cause at least I know it will move now I am re-focused..........3 weeks till B-Day!! I don't have a set amount to lose before surgery, just need to shrink the old huge liver!! sssoooo I can focus on cheering for you - give me a J!! give me an A!!! give me an N!!!! give me a E!!! give me a T!!!! and what does it spell - .......... "40lbs lighter" Yeah - Janet!!!!!.............. he,he,he.......... Go get 'em Tiger!!! hugs K

Janet - you WILL lose heaps in the next 2 weeks, so long as you stick to the liquid diet like glue......... and no caffiene, you don't have much leaway, and it will slow you down. Honey - you can do this!!! Stop thinking 40-50 right now - and just focus on 40 - you are half way there!!!! I would back off anything that builds muscle at the moment, and if you want to exercise, then just focus on fat burning zone - brisk walk etc You want me to pick up my pom-poms???? Go Janet! Go Janet! Go Janet! Hugs K

I did look at your profile, and saw that, go for it baby!! think how much you will save on food in the long run, and doctors later on when everything starts to give out........... My hubby works at the mines here in QLD, how hard is it to get fly in/fly out from Brisbane jobs over there????

hey rastis - you lucky bugger, how you feeling now?? all good???? Go on - have a brag...... how are you weighing in?? xxK

* Medicare doesn't cover this and neither does my hospital insurance (I got the basics to get out of the extra Medicare Surcharge), so what is the APPROXIMATE cost? That's the one thing I can't find on the net - they all say make an appointment (which I've done!!) and we'll tell you then, but I want to know NOW (hehe - patience is NOT my strong point). Okay - it will depend on your surgeon, I can only quote mine, and hope that they are close, so you don't have a shock..... all up un-insured approx $12,300.... I have medibank private hospital cover (thats why I have waited the 12 months - before my surgery) it will cost me $4250 instead.... that's a big saving, but if I could have afforded it a year ago, I would have!!! next question.... * Many of the threads talk about a psych evaluation, saying that their insurance is dependent upon this. It seems as though this is only a requirement in the US - do we have a similar thing in Aus?.... again can't quote any other surgeon etc - but I have not needed one. * Several people have talked about having to do a pre-op diet for anywhere from a month to 3 months. If I could stick to a diet without help for a whole 3 months, I wouldn't need the band to help! What's the story behind this - I don't have liver or heart problems, so is it still likely to be necessary?..... I didn't know I had a liver problem either...until an abdomen ultrasound showed a huge inflamed liver, from years of yo-yo dieting, and being overweight....they need to lift and move the liver to access the top of your stomach, so the smaller it is, the easy the surgery will be, and the less chance of internal bruising or problems...... i had to do 4 weeks, can't stand optifast, so I have modified the Tony ferguson program to replicate the calories and nutrients of optifast...... come on, they are all easy questions......give me something tricky....lol!!! I am a lapband info sponge!!! cya K

I am exactly the same, I can't stand waiting....everything has to be done yesterday - hence why I had my appointments and tests done back in February, March & April....... I have done my hospital pre-admission 5 weeks before my surgery date, and seen my aneathestis (spelling???) the same day..... have been ready for this my whole life - just didn't know about it, and didn't admit to myself that the next diet, and the one after that, and the one after that - was not going to work for me............. anyway - best of luck on Thursday, you can also catch me on the Yahoo health board (we have a lap band board) I mostly post on the Bundaberg Bandits thread, and October '07 let's do this together thread...... talk soon, xxK

Well Fanny - I have goosebumps, and tears in my eyes.... I am so happy, that I have helped you in a small way to follow the path to a new healthier you.......... alot of this thread, has been other amazing people contributing their time, effort and support as well. We are all here for each other.... hugs to you. xxK

ha,ha.....when was the last time you visited? we have had a boom here - new complexes everywhere....... we have 4 kebab shops now!! and it takes 10 minutes to get most places.....lol

hey guys - I am lucky, my hospital is only 5 minutes from home..... it is the Bundaberg Mater Hospital, in Bundaberg QLD... about 4 hours north of Brisbane............. Glad to hear you are losing so well Carol, it gives me goosebumps!! keep posting..... you know, I need updates...lol. hugs K

cool............ queensland born and bred, but my Dad is a Mudgee boy, and my Grandma is Sydney/Blue Mountains/Bathurst kinda gal.............. anyway, keep us posted, I love to know how everyone is going, when I am typing - I am not eating....lol. cheers K

oh sorry, I didn't realise you were in Oz (the pounds on your ticker tricked me...lol).......... I wasn't being preachy, just worried for you..... I do that! So which state are you in?

Hey Carol - was wondering how your doing...... great loss so far, you gotta be happy!!!! Wow - giving birth to a golf ball...thats gotta be better than 6kgs of baby???? lol......... hugs K

honey not everyone needs plastic surgery after, it will depend on your skin, your body, your rate of loss, your rate of exercise etc.............. I think it's great that you are taking the step to stay alive and get healthy - why not cross the fix-up hurdle when you get there? dont put extra pressure on yourself now - it may never be a problem for you, and that fear may take away your chance at a new you now!!! hugs K