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Hi hon, i understand what you are feeling. I too was in a lot of pain for a while. I still get a twinge when i move in a certain way but stick with it and it will get betteer, take care

DITTO HONEY, I WAS BANDED IN AUG 07 AND I HAVE LOST JUST OVER 40LBS BUT I TOO FEEL THE PAIN AND TIGHTENING AND I HAVE ONLY HAD ONE FILL. I FEEL IT EVEN WHEN I HAVE ONLY EATEN SOUP SO I KNOW WHERE YOU ARE COMING FROM. I KINDA WISH I DIDN,T HAVE THIS THING CO,S IT AIN,T DOING ME NO GOOD.

SURE YOU CAN EAT SPICEY FOOD IT,S NOT THE SPICES BUT THE AMOUNT OF FOOD YOU EAT, ALTHOUGH SPICEY FOOD MAY MAKE YOU HAVE A SLIGHTLY LESS TOLERANCE, JUST TRY IT AND SEE OK XX

PRUNES ARE NATURES LAXATIVE HAHA! THEY MAKE THE WORLD FALL OUT OF YOUR BOTTOM HEHE :ponder::clap2:

:clap2::clap2::clap2:PRUNES BABY PRUNES!

MY DOC DOESN,T NUMB THE AREA BUT IT,S OK IT DOESN,T HURT IT,S JUST A LITTLE PRICK HA HA . DON,T WORRY YOU WILL BE FINE XX :clap2::clap2:

FUCK HIM RIGHT OFF FUCK HIM RIGHT OFF! YOU DESERVE SOOO MUCH BETTER. END OF. .

I CAN EAT ANYTHING BUT JUST A LITTLE OF EACH DISH WICH IS COOL :whoo::kiss2::kiss2:

<p> I FEEL REALLY SORRY FOR HER, AS A LOT OF US DO. </p> <p> I DON,T PARTICULARLY LIKE HER MUSIC BUT HAVE WATCHET HER AS A WOMAN AND A MOTHER AN I KNOW THERE IS LOADS SHE COULD DO TO HELP HERSELF AND HER PUBLIC PERSONNA BUT AS A YOUNG MOTHER I CAN UNDERSTAND HOW OVERWHELMD SHE MUST FEEL. I WAS ONCE IN HER POSITON (MINUS THE DRUGS AND ALCOHOL) HOWEVER I KNOW SHE IS GOING THROUGH A LOT WHILST STILL TRYING TO BE YOUNG AND WILD. THIS DOES NOT MEAN I APPROVE OF HER BEHAVIOUR BECAUSE I DON,T BUT I CAN GET IT AND HOPE SHE SEES THE WAY FORWARD SOON. </p> <p> <img src="http://www.LapBandTalk.com/images/smilies/kiss2.gif" border="0" alt="" title="Kiss2" smilieid="154" class="inlineimg" /> </p> <p></p>

i was absolutly commited to this procedure but feel let down now. i know it,s only a tool and we have to work at it so i suppose i am the failure. but it makes me feel like an even bigger failure than i didi pre op. i have been doing very well for some time now dispite having to wait 14 weeks for my first fill(don,t ask!) anywhoo i am only human and have cheated and like my doc told me i a m a victim of my own biology so hey ho. but seriously i feel like s..t i am being very good or very bad and i know it,s all up to me but every tiime i am bad i am sooo hard on myself instead of what my nurse tells me to be is kind with myself as i am trying to break a lifetime of bad habits here and i have done well so far but with xmas coming i feel i am on a hiding to nothing and hate feeling like such a failure.:help:

sorry this reply took so long but i have been stuggling with myself; i have lost 40lbs so far but know i am letting myself down even as we speak. i need another fill but am reluctant because it,s not the band lthat,s letting me down but myself!! i feel like crap! but there you go i know i,m not alone.:cry:cry:cry

I KNOW THIS IS A WHILE AFTER THIS THREAD BEGAN BUT I WANTED TO KEEP UP UPDATED. I DID SEE MY DOC AND I DID MENTION ALL THE ISSUES I HAD TO THE AFFECT THAT I SORT OF KEPT HIM HOSTAGE UNTIL I HAD SAID MY PIECE. HAHA BUT HE WAS MARVELOUS AND ASTONISHED AT MY POOR TREATMENT UP UNTIL THAT POINT. HE SAID HE WOULD DO ALL MY FILLS IN FUTURE WHICH IS LIKE A VISIT FROM THE POPEL LOL AND HE SAID HE WOULD NOT ONLY LOOK INTO ALL THE ISSUES I HAD HE HAS RE ASSIGENED ME A NEW NURSE AND SAID THAT IF SHE CAN,T DEAL WITH MY ISSUES HE WILL PERSONALLY CALL ME :clap2::clap2::clap2:1

THE FIRST FILL IS 6 TO 8 WEEKS HERE IN THE UK BUT FIRST APPT THEY HAD WAS 10 WEEKS THEN LIKE I SAID PREVIOUSLY IT WAS CANCELLED SIMPLY BECAUSE THE DOC SPLITS HIS TIME BETWEEN THREE CITIES AND IS ONLY AT MANCHESTER THE NEAREST TO WHERE I LIVE EVERY SO OFTEN, I HAVE SINCE THE LAST POST ON HERE SPOKEN TO MY NURSE OR SHOULD I SAY MY SECOND NURSE THE FIRST ONE HAVING STOPPED CALLING ME BECAUSE I WAS CRYING THE DAY MY APPT WAS CANCELED. SHE SOUNDS LIKE SHE DOES NOT WANT TO RING ME AT ALL AND WHEN I TOLD HER I AM HAVING A HARD TIME WITH MY WILLPOWER SHE WAS JUST SO SNIPPY AND SAID "IF WE COULD BOTTLE WILLPOWER WE WOULD BE MILLIONAIRES!" SHE JUST GIVES ME THE IMPRESSION SHE IS ONLY CALLING ME UNDER DURESS AND I FEEL AS IF I AM A PROBLEM TO HER, I FEEL AT MY WITS END , I FEEL ALONE AND ISOLATED IT,S ONLY THIS SITE THAT HAS HELPED ME KEEP IT TOGETHER,

WE NEED TO BE STRONG? I CAN VOUCH FOR THAT....LOL BECAUSE OF APPT BEING CANCELLED I AM GONNA BE 14 WEEKS POST OP WHEN I GET MY FILL:help: I HAVE BEEN VERY GOOD UP TILL THIS WEEKEND BUT HEY WE ARE ONLY HUMAN AND I HAVN,T BEEN TURNED ON YET IF YOU GET MY MEANING (THE BAND I MEAN) HEHE

I AM SO SORRY TO HEAR HOW BADLY YOU WERE TREATED AND I TOTALLY AGREE WITH ALL THE COMMENTS MADE ON HERE REGARDING THE SO CALLED NURSE! SHE MAY WELL BE A QUALIFIED NURSE, AND I WOULD CHECK THAT OUT IF I WERE YOU, BUT SHE IS TOTALLY INSENSITIVE AND THEREFORE NOT QUALIFIED TO DEAL WITH BAND PATIENTS. I AM KIND OF WORRIED OF THAT ATTIDTUDE HAPPENING TO ME AS I SHOULD HAVE HAD MY FIRST FILL AT TEN WEEKS WHICH WAS TWO WEEKS LATE CO,S THE DOC WAS UNAVAILABLE THEN AND TWENTY FOUR HOURS BEFORE THE APPT IT WAS CANCELLED GRR!!!. I HAD BEEN VERY FOCUSED UP TIL THEN AN HAD MANAGED TO LOSE ABOUT 34LBS INCLUDING MY PRE OP DIET, HOWEVER BEING TOLD I HAD TO WAIT ANOTHER FOUR WEEKS JUST PUSHED ME OVER THE EDGE I WAS PRE MENSTRUAL AS WELL SO I JUST FELT SOO LET DOWN WAS PERHAPS A BIT UNRATIONAL BUT I JUST SORT OF LOST THE PLOT AFTER THAT AND THIS PAST WEEKEND HAVE BEEN SOOOO BAD. I ATE CRISPS AND CHOCOLATE, I DRANK WINE:speechlesI KNOW I NEED TO GET BACK ON TRACK AS I DON,T WANT TO RUIN MY WEIGHT LOSS OR HAVE THEM TELL ME OFF WHEN I DO GET TO SEE THE DOC (THOUGH IT WOULD BE EASIER TO GET AN AUDIENCE WITH THE POPE THAN SEE MY DOC...LOL) BUT IT,S TRUE THAT THIS BANDSTER HELL IS JUST THAT HELL AND IF WE COULD STICK TO DIETS WE WOULDN,T NEED THE SURGERY. SORRY TO RAMBLE BUT GLAD TO KNOW OTHERS ARE FEELING THE SAME WAY.

IT,S SOOO GOOD TO KNOW I,M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH ALL THESE ISSUES...LOL IT I DIDN,T FIND THIS SITE I WOULD BE INSANE BY NOW. I HAVE BEEN BANDED 11 WEEKS NOW AND WHILST I WAS BEING VERY FOCUSED AND DISCIPLINED FOR 10 WEEKS RIGHT UP TILL MY FIRST FILL WAS DUE I WAS THEN TOLD THE DAY BEFORE MY APPT THAT IT HAD BEEN CANCELLED! DUE TO INCOMPETENCE FROM WHAT I CAN GATHER ANYWAY I WAS FURIOUS AND PRE MENTSTRUAL AND HAD ALL SORTS OF ISSUES I NEEDED TO SPEAK TO THE DOC ABOUT AND JUST FELT DEVASTATED! I HAVE TROUBLE GETTING AN APPT THAT FITS IN WITH WORK AND SO HAVE TO WAIT TILL NOV16 NOW. I DON,T KNOW IF IT,S BECAUSE OF HAVING TO WAIT EVEN LONGER OR WETHER IT,S JUST PART OF THE PROCESS BUT THIS WEEKEND I WAS SOOO OUT OF CONTROL. I DRANK WINE, I ATE CRISPS AND CHOCOLATE AND NOW I FEEL REALLY DISSAPOINTED AND ASHAMED OF MYSELF. I DON,T FEEL LIKE I AM GETTING MUCH SUPPORT FROM THE SERVICE PROVIDER IN FACT I COULD WRITE A BOOK ON THE FARCE I HAVE HAD WITH THEM BUT THAT,S ANOTHER STORY, SO LIKE I SAID THIS SITE IS A LIFESAVER FOR ME I SEE SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AND I GET ALL THE ADVICE I COULD WANT. SORRY FOR RAMBLING ON SO LONG , IT,S GOOD TO VENT THOUGH.

HI ELIZABETH, I CAN,T COMMENT ON YOUR SCALES BUT HEY IF IT,S GOING DOWN DON,T KNOCK IT....LOL :whoo:

HI BARBARA, WELCOME TO BANDLAND:clap2: I LIKE YOU GOT BANDED QUICKLY AND IMPULSIVLY SO I KNOW HOW YOU ARE FEELING. DON,T WORRY THE GAS PAINS AND GROWLING WILL PASS IT TOOK ABOUT A WEEK FOR ME BUT IT,S DIFFERENT FOR EVERYONE. WALKING HELPS TO WORK THE GAS OUT AND THE GROWLING IS NORMAL JUST HANG IN THERE. AS FOR EATING REAL FOOD, WELL IT,S DIFFERENT HERE IN THE UK I WAS ON LIQUIDS FOR THREE WEEKS, MUSHY FODD FOR THREE WEEKS AND THEN GRADUALLY INTRODUCED ALL TYPES OF FOOD BACK INTO MY DIET, IT WAS FINE THOUGH AS I WASN,T HUNGRY AT ALL AND I LOST WEIGHT SO IT,S ALL GOOD...LOL. REGARDING YOU FEELING NERVOUS THAT,S PERFECTLY NORMAL TOO MY ADVICE WOULD BE TO TAKE ONE DAY AT A TIME AND RELAX, YOU WILL FIND LOTS OF SUPPORT AND ADVICE ON HERE. GOOD LUCK ON YOUR JOURNEY AND KEEP POSTING,

NOPE CAN,T SEE MY PORT BUT CAN FEEL IT. WAS TOLD THAT AS I LOSE WEIGHT I WILL BE ABLE TO FEEL IT MORE, IT CREEPS ME OUT A BIT WHEN I FEEL IT THOUGH.

HI DONNA WELCOME TO THE SITE:clap2: I TOO AM AN AUGUST BANDSTER AND LIKE YOU HAVE HAD NO PROBS SO FAR. I WAS SUPPOSED TO GET MY FIRST FILL ON OCT19TH BUT APPOINTMENT WAS CANCELED, WASN,T BEST PLEASED ABOUT THAT BUT HO HUM WHAT CAN YOU DO. HAVE NEW APPOINTMENT FOR NOV16TH. GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR JOURNEY AND KEEP POSTING.

I HAVE JUST DELETED MY THREAD ON HERE ACCIDENTALY OOPS SORRY! :embarassed: ANYWAY CONGRATS TO ALL OF YOU NEWBIE BANDSTERS AND GOOD LUCK ON YOUR JOURNEY, KEEP POSTING,:clap2::clap2:

:whoo:CONGRATS ON BECOMING A BANDSTER, :whoo: DON,T WORRY THIS TOO WILL PASS (LITERALLY, THE GAS I MEAN...LOL WALKING ABOUT HELPED ME AND ALSO A HEAT PAD ON MY SHOULDER. GOOD LUCK ON YOUR JOURNEY AND KEEP POSTING.

:clap2::clap2:HI MISS POLLY, SORRY I CAN,T HELP YOU WITH YOUR QUESTION, AM IN THE UK WELCOME TO THE SITE I HOPE YOU FIND IT AS INFORMATIVE AND INTERESTING AS I DO. GOOD LUCK ON YOUR JOURNEY AND KEEP POSTING.