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Good Luck Thea, Hope all goes well tomorrow thinking of you. :smile: cheryl

Hi there, Im from Melbourne too (mooroolbark) im 37yrs old banded by Prof O'Brien at The Avenue on 8th October 07 have lost 20kgs in 12 weeks would love to meet others and share stories. Cheryl

Hi there citygirl , I went back to tennis 2 1/2 to 3 weeks later and i play doubles also. It felt fine i still ran around the court i was just careful with stretching up to serve as that was a little different but otherwise all ok i think i could of gone back 2 weeks after without a problem. hope this helps cheryl

Thanks for that i'll check it out . Where are you from in oz?

Hi there salel22 i have only told my family and best friend as i did not want to be seen as a cheat if that makes sense some people say" she couldnt loose weight without surgery" so i have told noone else but its good when you receive compliments. Its great to be able to chat to another aussie as i have found some of the forums really hard to meet others good luck with your surgery not long now hey? cheryl

thats fine im happy to email it wont be long until your in my shoes lol....the first time i vomitted i panicked but i know now whats ok and whats not. Also im 37 female married with 3 children . how do i give you my email address without all the world seeing?

Hi Again, The past 3 months have been great but ive also had some really tough days, havent eaten bread or red meat since surgery (but thats ok) and have had a few chucking episodes, i have had 3 fills i have 5.5ml in a 9ml band....that bit doesnt make sense to me. some days are really easy others i dont eat at all. I never had to go on optifast my surgeon was Paul O'Brien at The Avenue in windsor and he said i was ok pre op i didnt have to do anything. One thing i do find is these support groups there is a great one on yahoo but i find people dont message back and i would really love to speak to others about what they are experiencing but i suppose i will get used to it. cheryl

Hi, Im also in oz in melbourne i had banding done on 8th October and i have lost nearly 20kgs dooing ok, same as you have been overweight all my life im 37 years old who is doing your surgery? where? cheryl

hi there, im also from oz in melbourne i was banded on 9th october and have lost around 14kgs, i have had two fills and go for a third on tuesday.Some days are hard others seem really easy , but it helps getting on a website like this and reading other peoples experiences.