Big Damo

yep the gas pain sucks bigtime....well did for me anyway !! and I'm lucky coz i just had to have another port put in last Tuesday and still copping a flogging from the gas. walking I feel is about the best way of getting rid of it good luck...youll feel great real soon

hi i used APRA to fund my OP yes its a pain in the a55 & a lengthy wait for approval & yes everything has to fit within their guidelines of acceptance but 3 mths out of surgery i have to say that it wasnt that bad. At the time though i was pulling my hair out. seemed very strange that it had to be worded exactly to how they wanted it or NO GO !!! my GP said to me when he was typing out his letter for the 3rd time that it would surely be easier if they wanted exact wording that they ( APRA ) provided a form in which was filled out according the what info they wanted. each time APRA wanted more info or letter re written that you were put on the end of the LOOOOONG que again. do it, its definately worth it. just ask the correct questions from the start as to what they require. go for it , youll be fine. good luck with it cheers Damo

hello everyone hope everyone ise doing well i went to the Dietician for another appointment today...3 weeks since last visit and was very supprised that id lost exactly 5.0kg since last visit. total of 37.6kg lost now and feeling quite good. hope anyone caught up near the fires is safe and that you all stay safe

good luck to the both of you you both seem to have done very well pre op so all the best for your op see you on the best side cheers Damo

hello Dr John Copp check him out on google he has been absoloutely brilliant his practice, team & effort in getting you through the op has been awesome cheers Damo

hey gang long time no speak :thumbup: well today was my first visit post op to the surgeon he is very happy with how everything is going after all the initial dramas i encountered jumped on the scales and now am 31.90 kg less than starting weight which is awesome in 3 mths ( so he says ? ) he had a feel around where ive been saying that my port has been sticking out ( like a pointy corner of a match box pushing hard against the inside of ya skin ) he says that its actually the tube that is between the port & band & that it has just formed bit of a loop and that its NOT the port at all. he says that its fine and when i loose another 20kg he will look at fixing it up. so all good hope everyone is well and merry christmas & happy new year & stuff cheers Damo

yep the shoulder pain sucks walk it out thats really the only way imo yep fill will be on Friday bit concerned as my port is sticking out in a funny way so i guess ill find out on friday hope all is well as ive had enough dramas so far cheers Damo

well an update is due i guess had my 1st post op dietician appointment today went well....have a total loss of 27.6kg since starting the pre op diet. :wink2: with all the trouble i had just after surgery, i feel that im now back on track and will be booking in my 1st fill on Monday for as soon as they can fit me in :crying: looking forward to the next phase and more loss hope everyone is doing well cheers Damo

congrats mate, all the best. youll do fine see you on the other side :wink2::thumbup::crying:

thanks thinkingslim70 yeah it's been a bit up & down but feeling much better now cheers Damo

hello Sunwyse well to answer your question....basically its all i could ( sorta ) keep down. Dr Copp said it was due to the heap of swelling i was getting which made me very very tight. so ive done the Water bit now im drinking lots of stuff. Now able to hold down full strength Kicstart which is nice. after talking to Benita today shes happy for me to get onto thicker stuff like Soups etc & that she is getting the dietician to see me earlier than my scheduled appointment so we can re adjust my plan so feeling heaps better now and things seem to be progressing nicely how is things with you ? cheers Damo

hey Lisa i was put on Kicstart which is like Optifast i guess. I dont like the taste either but i was told to add Diet Flavoured Topping to change the taste. This helped immensly as I too doubt i wouldve done real well having to drink something which tastes YUK hope this helps a little , but stick with it youll be suprised at how effective they are cheers