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BECAUSE I WAS A SELF PAY PATIENT I DIDN,T HAVE LONG TO WAIT, BETWEEN MY FIRST PHONE CALL TO SURGERY WAS TWO WEEKS AND THAT WAS LONG ENOUGH TO STRESS ME OUT BIG TIME. I THOUGHT I HAD DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH AND EVEN GOT MY SERVICE PROVIDER TO PUT ME IN TOUCH WITH SOMEONE WHO HAD BEEN BANDED A FEW MONTHS EARLIER, I DIDN,T KNOW THIS SITE EXISITED UNTIL AFTER I WAS BANDED AND SPOKE WITH A LADY AT A SUPPORT GROUP MEETING, I HAVE LEARNED MORE FROM HERE THAN ALL MY OWN EFFORTS PUT TOGETHER.:whoo: SOMETIMES I LEARN THINGS THAT SCARE ME BUT I WANT TO KNOW THE GOOD AND THE BAD SO I,M PREPARED.

I WISH I HAD THIS ADVICE A FEW MONTHS AGO. I HAD BEEN LOSING WEIGHT AND EVERYONE AT WORK HAD STARTED TO NOTICE, NOT THAT I HAD TOLD THEM I WAS DIETING BUT IT WAS BECOMING OBVIOUS. SOME TIME AFTER THAT WHEN THE WEIGHT STARTED TO CREEP BACK ON A WOMAN I WORK WITH WHO I MAY ADD HAD DONE EXACTLY THE SAME AS ME. LOST AND REGAINED WEIGHT SAID IN A LOUD VOICE IN THE CANTEEN RIGHT IN FRONT OF EVERYONE " OH ELAINE WHAT HAPPEND TO YOUR DIET?!!! I WAS MORTIFIED AND WANTED TO SAY "THE SAME THING THAT HAPPEND TO YOURS IT WENT OUT OF THE WINDOW" BUT DIDN,T WANT TO BE CRUEL AND WAS SOO EMBARASSED I JUST MUMBLED SOME EXCUSE ABOUT IT BEING TOO HARD, IF ONLY I HAD THOUGHT TO SAY SOMETHING COOL LIKE JUST MENTIONED ON THIS THREAD I MIGHT HAVE FELT A BIT BETTER.

I AM SOOOOO GLAD SOMEONE ASKED WHAT NSV STOOD FOR, I HAVE BEEN DYING TO KNOW FOR AGES BUT DIDN,T LIKE TO ASK FOR FEAR OF LOOKING STUPID...........LOL

I DIDN,T CHOSE BYPASS FOR FEAR OF RE-ROUTING MY INSIDES, AND THE MALABSORPTION ISSUE, BUT WE BANDSTERS CAN AND DO REGAIN WEIGHT ALSO BY MAKING WRONG FOOD CHOICES, ALCOHOL ETC. I DIDN,T GET THE BAND FOR A QUICK FIX I AM FULLY AWARE THAT I HAVE TO WORK HARD DEALING WITH HEAD HUNGER AND EXCERCISE WHICH ARE THE THINGS I STRUGGLE WITH. I HAVE IN THE PAST DIETED SUCCESSFULLY FOR UPTO A YEAR AND USED TO GO TO THE GYM FIVE DAYS A WEEK, I WAS A SLIMMING CONSULTANT AND HELPED COUNTLESS PEOPLE LOSE WEIGHT. BUT EVENTUALLY THE WILLPOWER GOES AND I AM BACK TO SQUARE ONE. I FOUND IT PARTICULARLY HARD GIVEN MY HISTORY. I AM HIGHLY MOTIVATED AT THE MOMENT AND FOLLOWING THE GUIDELINES TO THE LETTER BUT WORRY WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE AS I HAVE PROVED TO MYSELF THAT I AM UNABLE TO CHANGE MY EATING HABITS PERMANENTLY. I JUST HOPE THAT IT WILL BE DIFFERENT THIS TIME.

I TOO WAS TOLD NO DRINKING DURING MEALS OR FOR AN HOUR AFTER BUT AS A BIG WATER DRINKER I FIND THIS IMPOSSIBLE SO I TAKE JUST A SIP DURING AND CAN USUSALLY MANAGE THE HOUR AFTER OK, I THINK YOU JUST HAVE TO USE YOUR OWN JUDGEMENT AND COMMON SENSE AND LOOKING AT THESE THREADS THERE ARE LOTS OF US DRINKING AND ARE OK. I LIKE THE ICE IDEA I WILL GIVE THAT A TRY.

CARTAGENA, I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU ARE COMING FROM AND KACEE I TOTALLY AGREE WITH WHAT YOU ARE SAYING. I TOO ENJOY ALCOHOL BUT DON,T DRINK EVERY DAY. NOR DO I DRINK SPIRITS I LIKE LAGER I HAVE GONE WITHOUT ALCOHOL FOR OVER A YEAR ON A PREVIOUS DIET AND WASN,T BOTHERED BUT I HAVE AN ADDICTIVE PERSONALITY AND WHEN I DO SOMETHING I DO IT ALL OR NOTHING. WHICH WAS GREAT WHEN I WAS SERIOUSLY DIETING BUT HELL WHEN I STOPPED...LOL I TOO WOULD LOVE TO GET A NICE BUZZ OFF JUST A COUPLE OF DRINKS HENCE KEEPING THE CALORIES LOW AND STILL FEELING NORMAL BUT THOUGH SOME PEOPLE SAY THIS IS TRUE WITH THE BAND MY PROBLEM IS I NEVER STOP AT A COUPLE OF DRINKS!!! I WOULD HOWERVER LISTEN TO KACEE IF I WERE YOU AS DRINKING SUCH HIGH PER CENT ALCOHOL AND SO MUCH IS GONNA CATCH UP WITH YOU I KNOW MY AUNT DIED AN ALCOHOLIC AND I WOULDN,T WISH IT ON ANYONE. SO I HOPE THAT MAYBE WE WILL GET A BUZZ OFF A SMALL AMOUNT OF ALCOHOL CO,S IT,S GOTTA BE BETTER ALL ROUND TO HAVE EVERYTHING IN MODERATION RIGHT? TAKE CARE:)

I HAVE BEEN BANDED FOR TEN WEEKS AND HAVE HAD PALPATATIONS ON AND OFF FOR YEARS, I HAD MY HEART CHECKED OUT AND WAS TOLD IT WAS DUE TO STRESS. STRANGELY ENOUGH I HAVN,T HAD ANY SINCE BANDING AND YET I AM MORE STRESSED NOW THAN I HAVE EVER BEEN...LOL FUNNY HOW THINGS WORK ISN,T IT?:rolleyes

HI AILISH AND WELCOME TO THE SITE:clap2::clap2: I TOO AM FROM THE UK I WAS BANDED ON AUG 11TH AT MANCHESTER THAT,S ABOUT TWO HOURS AWAY FROM WHERE I LIVE. I CAN,T HELP YOU ON THE GOING ABROAD FOR SURGERY STRUFF AS I HAD MINE HERE BUT I DID LOOK INTO IT AND THOUGHT PERHAPS I WOULD GO ABROAD AS IT,S MUCH CHEAPER, HOWEVER I DECIDED TO STAY IN MY OWN COUNTRY AND PAY THE EXTRA MONEY SO THAT I COULD HAVE AFTER CARE CLOSER TO HOME. IT,S OBVIOUSLY A VERY PERSONAL DECISION THAT EVERYONE HAS TO MAKE FOR THEMSELVES BUT FOR ME I THINK I HAVE MADE THE RIGHT DECISION BECAUSE I AM A WORRIER AND I KNOW THAT I CAN DRIVE DOWN THE MOTORWAY AND GET HELP ANYTIME I NEED, GOOD LUCK ON YOUR JOURNEY AND I,M SURE YOU WILL FIND THIS SITE VERY INFORMATIVE AND SUPPORTIVE AS I DO, KEEP US POSTED ON HOW YOU GET ON OK? :whoo: BYE FOR NOW.

I,M HAVING MY FIRST FILL ON OCT19TH UNDER XRAY/FLURO OR AS WE IN THE UK CALL IT MAGNESIUM SWALLOW OR BARIUM MEAL...LOL THAT COMES INCLUDED IN THE PRICE BUT AFTER THAT FILLS ARE DONE BLIND NOT LITERALLY BLIND BUT YOU GET WHAT I MEAN. I WORRY THAT THE PORT TUBE COULD BE PUNCTURED BUT WILL HAVE TO HOPE FOR THE BEST.

I NEVER FELT HUNGRY UNTIL TWO WEEKS AGO WHEN I WAS SEVEN WEEKS POST OP. JUST SHOWS HOW DIFFERENT WE ALL ARE. I CAN EAT ANYTHING AT THE MOMENT AND AM HAVING MY FIRST FILL ON OCT19TH. I FEEL READY FOR IT NOW ALTHOUGH I,M NOT EXPECTING TOO MUCH FROM IT JUDGING BY WHAT I,V READ ON THIS SITE IT SEEMS TO TAKE MULTIPLE FILLS FOR MOST PEOPLE TO FEEL GOOD RESTRICTION, THOUGH THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS OF COURSE. I JUST WANT TO GET THE SHOW ON THE ROAD CO,S NOW ALL THE SWELLING HAS SETTLED DOWN AND THE HUNGER IS BACK IT,S LIKE I HAVN,T GOT THE BAND YET THOUGH I AM TRYING AND SUCCEEDING MOSTLY...LOL TO MAKE GOOD FOOD CHOICES I AM KEEN TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP.:clap2:

IF YOUR DOC,S NOT TOO WORRIED THEN IT MUST BE OK, TRY NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT TOO MUCH, I JUST WONDERED IF IT WAS A COMMON THING TO HAPPEN?

DID YOUR DOC SAY WETHER IT,S NORMAL FOR THE PORT TO MOVE? OR IS IT LIKELY TO MOVE AGAIN? I AM HAVING MY FIRST FILL NEXT FR OCT19TH AND I WILL HAVE TO DO THREE DAYS LIQUIDS AND THREE DAYS MUSHIES. PRE OP I HAD TO DO THREE WEEKS LIQUIDS AND THREE WEEKS MUSHIES, GUESS THE DOCS ARE A BIT OVER CAUTIOUS HERE.STILL I,M SURE IT WILL BE WORTH IT:clap2:

AW BLESS YOUR HEART:cry I REMEMBER THAT FEELING TOO. I WAS TERRIFIED I WOULD DO SOME DAMAGE AND LIKE YOU LONGED TO LAY FLAT AGAIN, THIS TOO WILL PASS BE PATIENT AND DON,T WORRY ABOUT IT TOO MUCH. TAKE CARE.

DON,T PUT SO MUCH PRESSURE ON YOURSELF:paranoid YOU DIDN,T GET BANDED FOR YOUR FRIENDS YOU DID IT FOR YOUR HEALTH RIGHT? THE FIRST FEW WEEKS POST OP ARE FOR HEALING AND NOT ABOUT LOSING WEIGHT THOUGH WE DO LOSE WEIGHT SIMPLY BECAUSE OF THE REDUCED NUMBER OF CALORIES WE INTAKE, PLUS WE ALL LOSE WEIGHT AT DIFFERENT RATES SO DON,T WORRY ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF WEIGHT YOU LOST. YOUR TUMMY WOULD HAVE BEEN SWOLLEN POST OP AND THAT USUALLY MEANS YOU DON,T FEEL VERY HUNGRY THOUGH AGAIN THAT,S A TOTALLY INDIVIDUAL THING TOO. RELAX, CONCENTRATE ON TRYING TO EAT HEALTHILY (NOT ALWAYS EASY I KNOW ...LOL) I AM GOING TO BE NINE WEEKS POST OP TOMMORROW AND I HAVN,T HAD A FILL YET SO I FEEL JUST AS HUNGRY AS I EVER DID AND I DO MAKE BAD FOOD CHOICES SOMETIMES BUT THIS ISN,T A RACE IT,S A LIFETIME JOURNEY SO I DON,T BEAT MYSELF UP ABOUT IT I JUST TRY TO MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICES MOST OF THE TIME AND TELL MYSELF THAT I AM ONLY HUMAN, EVEN THIN PEOPLE EAT THE WRONG FOOD SOMETIMES. SO DON,T BE TOO HARD ON YOURSELF AND DON,T THINK FOR A MOMENT YOU ARE LETTING ANYBODY DOWN I,M SURE YOUR FRIENDS WILL SUPPORT YOU ALONG THE WAY AND EVERYONE ON HERE CERTAINLY WILL. TAKE CARE.:eek:

I,M HAVING MY FIRST FILL ON OCT19TH AND WAS NERVOUS BUT AFTER READING A LOT OF THREADS ON HERE I,M OK NOW. I AM NOT EXPECTING TO FEEL MUCH DIFFERENT GOING BY WHAT I READ HERE AND AS FAR AS DIET GOES IT,S PROB DIFFERENT HERE IN THE UK BUT I,V BEEN TOLD I WILL HAVE TO BE ON LIQUIDS FOR THREE DAYS AND THEN MUSHY FOOD FOR THREE DAYS. I WAS TOLD MY FIRST FILL WILL BE UNDER XRAY AND I WILL BE THERE FOR ABOUT ONE HOUR, IT WON,T TAKE THAT LONG FOR FURTHER FILLS THOUGH, WHAT I WAS WONDERING IS IF THE DOCS KNOW WE DON,T GET MUCH RESTRICTION UNTIL MULTIPLE FILLS (I KNOW THAT,S NOT TRUE FOR EVERYONE) BUT AS A GENERAL RULE IT,S SO THEN WHY DON,T THEY PUT A BIT MORE IN? NOT SO MUCH THAT WE CAN,T GET ANYTHING DOWN BUT JUST A BIT MORE SO THAT WE FEEL RESTRICTION SOONER. I HAVE TO TRAVEL TWO HOURS TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE I WILL GET MY FILLS AND BECAUSE OF WORK COMMITMENTS HAVE TO GO AT ODD TIMES, 6.30PM NEXT FRI SO WITH THE TIME I WILL BE THERE AND TRAVELING IT WILL BE LATE EVENING WHEN I GET HOME, I HAVE TO TAKE MY SEVEN YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WITH ME TOO. OH WELL AT LEAST IT,S NOT A SCHOOL NIGHT AND I AM KEEN TO GET THE BALL ROLLING WITH FILLS SO BRING IT ON.:whoo:

HI TO YOU TOO KRISTIN:clap2: WELCOME AND CONGRATS ON YOUR DECISION TO JOIN THE BAND WAGON IN NOV.:whoo: DON,T WORRY ABOUT A THING YOU WILL BE FINE, YOU SOUND AS IF YOU REALLY HAVE YOUR HEAD IN THE RIGHT PLACE ALREADY DOING ALL THAT EXCERCISE YOU ARE HALF WAY THERE... LOL GOOD LUCK ON YOUR JOURNEY AND KEEP POSTING,

I AGREE WITH WASABUBBLEBUT, YOUR BROTHER PROBABLY FEELS VERY INSECURE WITH HIW OWN WEIGHT PROBLEM AND SEEING YOU DO SOMETHING ABOUT YOURS WILL MAKE HIM FEEL WORSE. AS FOR YOUR SISTER IN LAW YOU SAY SHE DOES,NT HAVE A WEIGHT PROBLEM BUT SHE,S LIVING WITH A HUBBY WITH A WEIGHT PROBLEM AND I KNOW FROM MY OWN EXPERIENCE IT AFFECTS THE WHOLE FAMILY. JUST TRY TO STAY POSITIVE WHEN AROUND THEM, LET THEM SEE HOW GOOD YOU FEEL AND HOPEFULLY YOUR BROTHER WILL FOLLOW YOUR LEAD. CONGRATS ON HOW WELL YOU HAVE DONE SO FAR.:whoo:

HI STACEY :clap2::clap2:WELCOME TO THE SITE:whoo:GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR JOURNEY I LOOK FORWARD TO READING ALL ABOUT IT:) TAKE CARE.

HI LINDY CONGRATS ON JOINING THE BANDWAGON:clap2: I KNOW THE FEELING YOU DESCRIBE I TOO HAD IT I FELT AS THOUGH I HAD SOMETHING STUCK IN MY THROAT AND ALSO RIGHT IN THE CENTRE OF MY CHEST AND LIKE YOU I WAS ON LIQUIDS SO KNEW THERE WAS NOTHING THERE. I WAS TOLD BY MY DOC IT WAS JUST THE BAND SETTLING IN AND IT WOULD SOON GO AND SURE ENOUGH IT DID PASS. SO DON,T WORRY ABOUT IT JUST RELAX AND EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE:whoo: GOOD LUCK ON YOUR JOURNEY.

HI PAULA, FIRST OF ALL I AGREE WITH EVERYONE ELSE ON HERE, DON,T THINK OF YOURSELF AS A FAILURE YOU HAVE BEEN VERY BRAVE TO FACE UPTO YOUR PROBLEM AN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT BY BEING BANDED, I TOO LIVE IN THE UK AND WAS BANDED ON 11 AUG 2007, I LIKE YOU PAID 8000 I WOULD BE INTERESTED TO KNOW WETHER WE ARE WITH THE SAME SERVICE PROVIDER? I AM NOW SEVEN WEEKS POST OP AND MY HUNGER ONLY TRULY CAME BACK ABOUT A WEEK AGO AND I KNOW I COULD EAT A HOUSE IF I WANTED ...LOL HOWEVER I AM TRYING TO FOLLOW SLIMMING WORLD AT THE MOMENT WHICH WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL FOR ME IN THE PAST EVEN THOUGH LIKE MOST OF US I COULDN,T KEEP IT OFF, HENCE JUST LIKE YOU I HOPE THE BAND WILL HELP ME WITH THIS EVENTUALLY! I AM HAVING MY FIRST FILL ON OCT19TH (TWO WEEKS LATER THAN EXPECTED) AND AM NOT HOLDING OUT MUCH HOPE FOR RESTRICTION AS EVEN MY BARIATRIC NURSE TOLD ME THE FIRST FILL DOESN,T ALWAYS DO MUCH! SO I WILL JUST HAVE TO HANG ON IN THERE AS I HOPE YOU CAN DO, KEEP POSITIVE AND DO ASK THE DOC TO CHECK FOR LEAKS, I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU MEAN ABOUT THE MONEY THOUGH AS I TOO CAN,T AFFORD LOTS OF DOC BILLS BUT YOU HAVE COME THIS FAR SO KEEP PUSHING AND MAKE SURE YOU GET THE TREATMENT YOU NEED, GOOD LUCK AND TAKE CARE.

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GOOD QUESTION ANNA, I TOO HAVE THOUGHT WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU NEED TO THROW UP THROUGH ILLMESS NOT JUST PBING? IF THE STOMA IS RESTRICTED HOW DOES THE SICK GET UP AND OUT? VERY WORRYING:omg:

I WAS REALLY BADLY CONSTIPATED ABOUT TWO WEEKS POST OP. WAS TOLD TO TAKE PRUNE JUICE BUT NO JOY, THEN M OF MAGNESIA STILL NO JOY! WAS GETTING DESPERATE SO BOUGHT SOME SUPPOSITORIES. WHAT A RELIEF:whoo: ONLY NEEDED TO DO THAT ONCE THANK GOD! ONCE I STARTED ON MUSHIES WAS OK,

:welcomeB::whoo:GAGABUTTON, AND CONGRATS ON JOINING THE BANDWAGON:clap2: I HAVE BEEN BANDED FOR SIX WEEKS NOW BUT ON HERE FOR JUST ONE WEEK, I,M SURE YOU WILL FIND THIS SITE AS INFORMATIVE, SUPPORTIVE AND INTERESTING AS I DO:kiss2:

:help: I AM DUE TO HAVE MY FIRST FILL ON OCT19TH EVEN THOUGH I MOANED BECAUSE IT,S TWO WEEKS LATE, AND I KNOW THAT FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE IT TAKES A FEW FILLS BEFORE THEY FEEL ANY RESTRICTION, I AM STILL FRIGHTENED THAT WHEN I GET RESTRICTION I WON,T BE ABLE TO HAVE A HEALTHY BALANCED DIET:hungry: SEEMS LOTS OF YOU HAVE PROBS WITH MEAT, SALAD, BREAD, RICE, PASTA AND I KNOW IT,S DIFFERENT FOR EVERYONE BUT I,M WORRIED THAT CO,S I WILL BE EATING SUCH SMALL MEALS I WON,T GET ALL THE NUTRICIOAN I NEED, I DO TAKE MULTI VITAMINS AS WELL. SO HOW DO YOU GUYS COPE? :help: