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Hi Maxine I haven't heard from you for a couple of days i hope all is well...I haven't been doing to well these past couple of days..i've got the most annoying pains in my lower back (almost like labour pains) i'm assuming it's trapped wind but it may be down to the fact that i haven't been to the toilet for 6 days....going to the chemist today for something to help....I'm also a bit dissapointed with my loss as i've been weighted and gained 1 pound...I don't think that i'm eating enough as i'm only having 400/500 calories per day...looking on the bright side i've only got 2 more days before i start my soft diet :whoo: Speak to u soon Bernie x

:clap2:Hi Maxine I've sent you a private message, thanks for your help with the ticker...as you can see i managed it. Bernie x

Hi Sherrylynn How's the gas pain????:sick Hope it's eased off....a lot of mine is in my lower bag now but someone has suggested placing a hot Water bottle where the pain is, i'm going to try it tonight...Hope everything else is well with you....I'm now 1 week post op and 12 pounds lighter:whoo: How's your loss coming on??? Well speak to you soon:notagree Bernie x

Hi Maxine Hope your well....I only have another week before i move onto a soft diet where i can eat, porridge, yoghurts, scrammbled egg, mashed pot, cottage pie etc.....anythings got to be better than SOUP!:hungry: How's your weight loss coming on...i'm now 12 pounds lighter...it would have took me around 3 or 4 month to lose that at weight watchers....I'm finding sleeping much better now too...i was sleeping almost upright but i can now sleep on my side again....still have a lot of back pain though....do you still get pain or has it eased off now???? If it has how long was it after your op??? I've tried to cut and paste a weight counter like the one you have but can't get it to work...Do you have to cut and paste it onto every message you write??? Speak to you soon I'm having an early night:notagree Back to work Monday:mad: Bernie x

Pain easing with each day...I'm eating a lot better to...no bloated feeling afterwards....Maxine can i ask if you FEEL hungry....Are you on a soft diet yet??? I'm getting really sick of SOUP!....I can't believe its been a week tommorrow since i was banded... it's flown! I have an appointment with the dietician in 3 weeks time and she'll hopefully give me a date for my fill which should be 2 weeks after that.....i have to travel back down to leeds for my appointments and fills... I have to see the dietician once a month for a year which will be a bit of a pain and an EXPENSE.....but worth it in the end i suppose! Hope everyone is well Speak to you all soon Bernie:clap2:

Hi Maxine Welldone on your weight loss:whoo: I was banded on the 22nd Sept at Leeds so i'm still a little sore:mad: You say that you are on soups and puddings for 4 weeks....I'm on soups, milkshakes and hot chocolate for 2 weeks and then i move onto a soft diet for a further 4 weeks until i have my first fill....Do you know when you are getting your first fill??? Speak to you soon Bernie x

Hi Sherrylnn how many days post op are you.....i'm now 5 days and the gas is really easing of although i do have a lot of back pain now....hope the tea works for you as it really helped me... Let me know how you get on. Bernie x

Thanks for the advice Lorid..... it's good to be able to talk to others who know what your going through and can help you with any problems...THANKS! It's now 5 days since i was banded and i've lost 12 pounds:whoo: Still can't believe it!!! It makes all the pain worthwhile Thanks again Bernie x:)

Hi My name is Bernie and i'm from Newcastle Upon Tyne....just had my band fitted 5 days ago at the Nuffield Hospital in Leeds...I know that the Nuffield in Glasgow also do the lapband so it might be worth giving them a ring to see if they do fills... Do you have a date for your op....let me know how you come on... Speak to you soon Bernie x

Hi Sherrylnn My names Bernie and i live in the UK, i'm now 5 days post op and i too had terrible gas pain....I spoke to my dietician and she suggested that i drink peppermint tea (i think the US post of diet is a little different to the UK one) but this did help me a lot...hope your feeling well soon and stick in there Speak to you soon Bernie x

Removed my dressings today....scars healing well........quite surprised how big the port scar is to the rest.....feeling a lot better today but have developed quite a lot of back pain...:rose: Managed a full tin of Soup yesterday without the bloated feeling that i was getting before....only 8 days until i start my soft diet:clap2: A big hello to everyone who has just joined Speak to you all soon Bernie x

<p>Well done on your 92 pounds....That's amazing<img src="http://www.LapBandTalk.com/images/smilies/whoo.gif" border="0" alt="" title="Whoo" smilieid="339" class="inlineimg" />.....Stick in there only 8 to go....What's your weekly lose been like and how many fills have you had?????</p> <p>I felt good this morning when i woke but i think i might have over done it....it's my first time driving since my op...when to post office and to asda for some shopping....started to feel a little light headed half way around supermarket and had to leave...Lay down for a while when i got home and i'm feeling fine now...Too much too soon!!</p> <p> </p> <p>Speak soon</p> <p>Bernie x</p> <a href="Weight Loss - Diet Ticker"> <img border="0" src="<A href="http://tickers.TickerFactory.com/ezt/t/wOQ7Voa/weight.png"></a">http://tickers.TickerFactory.com/ezt/t/wOQ7Voa/weight.png"></a>

Thanks for your comments.... Not sure if it makes any difference but i'm from the uk and had my band fitted at the Leeds Nuffield Hospital and my post of diet is 0 - 2 weeks post op Aim to drink 2.5 - 3.5 litres of Fluid a day, suitable liquids are: Semi skimmed milk -1 pint a day Soups/milkshakes e.g. slimfast Low calorie or reduced sugar squash Tea/herbal teas, coffee, boveril, oxo, marmite "Light "hot chocolate or horlicks Water Feeling a lot better today pain has really eased of and is more on my left side now. Can manage to get up and down out of chair a lot better too. Don't know if anyone has had this problem but i haven't emptied my bowels now for 4 days thinking about phoning dietican for advice. Thanks again for the advice Speak to you soon Bernie x

Hi Its now 2 days since i had my band fitted and im in quite a lot of pain but i guess its trapped wind. Swallowing fluids well but don't think i'm drinking enough, had a cup of hot chocolate and a milk shake today but felt really bloated afterwards. Does anyone know when the pain will start to ease?