bobobaldy

Hi paul I'm no expert but i think it is the latter.Alot of people have bruising and are quite sore after being filled as the Dr does prod and push to find the port.I'm a bit sore bending up an down today at my port area too.I was out in the garden tidying up in this great weather and i was lifting slabs and i think i have pulled the port area maby tearing it from the skin slightly or something.When I'm turning in certain ways its a dull pain and when I'm driving for a while it starts to hurt a bit because I'm in the one position.So i will just have to take it easy for a few days till it nits back in to the skin.But i wouldn't worry to much it should ease off after a few days.

Hi bigsis thanks very much.Im just sitting under 15 stone but for me to be in a healthy bmi i have to be 14 7lb as im still classed as obese so about half a stone to go.But its not bothering me to much if i had to stay this weight i would be happy too.You have done great too they say the last stone is the hardest but stick with it you will get there.Hope everthing goes well and you get the op soon.

Hi bigsis hope your feeling better.My partner michelle had gallstones and she was in agony every time she ate anything fatty especially cheese.So i know the pain your going through.Thats the only thing that helped her was staying on a low fat diet before she got them out.So hope you get it done soon.

I can second the allen carr book weightogo i read it nearly five years ago in one day and stopped the next so did my partner.It was the best money i ever spent apart from the band.

Aye you should my alcohol is my treat as i dont relay eat chocolate or biscuits or crisps or anything like that but its the same as any diet if your taking in more Cal's than your body's burning you will still put on weight.

Hi slinky no i just drink it straight but you can still drink it with coke.As i said before i drink cider and thats fizzy.I had to stop drinking lager as it bagged me up to much and when i rifted the froth would come back up.Sorry to be graphic.I think it is a big thing with the Americans on this site about there surgeons telling them not to drink soda as the gas can cause problems but i have not had any problems.I dont know if its just so they stay away from regular cola and they dont stick to diet. The band has definetly made a big diffrence to the ammount i can drink too.When i was younger i could go out and have 12 pints a night now the most i can drink is about six pints then i have to go on to whiskys as im to full up.

Your welcome lindsay i wouldnt worry too much about the drink.I drink cider and whisky three four nights a week not in the same glass right enough.lol.I thought there would be a problem too but it was fine.

Hi kerry it is normal for the port area to be painfull and quite tight and you will get a pulling feeling .This is just your port bedding in to your skin and when your moving or turning it will be tugging at this part of the skin causing the pain .Once it is totally bedded in the discomfort will stop. I have a problem in the morning will swallowing anything as the day goes on it eases off.This is because during the night your band relaxes and goes back to its original size and by the morning it will be tight and as you are not putting anything in there and as the day goes on and you eat it will slightly stretch.

No problems starky.A little tip for you get rid of all your big plates that you have in the house and start eating off a side plate.It was the best thing i done .We had very large plates and the natural thing to do is fill the plate up so you tend to eat more if its on your plate.So our plates went under the stairs and we bought 8 side plates .At the start the kids were complaining about their portion size but now they dont even notice the difference and by cutting their portion size down hopefully the wont have the same problems as i have had with my weight. You just need to say to yourself thats enough is enough and get back on track.Hope this helps bobo x

Hi starsky yes it is restriction to a certain extent.I think you have to find a happy medium to what you think restriction is i have been to the stage were i can only eat a few mouth fulls i did not like the feeling of me backing up after a few mouthfulls and i dont think thats healthy anyway.Like Gary says to freckles that her body is in to starvation mode and you dont relay loose weight when this happens.When i get to the stage were the food starts backing up and the saliva starts to come up thats my sign to say my band has had enough so i stop eating.There is nothing i cant eat now that i did not eat before the band just smaller portions.Don't get me wrong sometimes when the saliva and the backed up feeling goes away i will go back to what i was eating but most of the time i just leave it as by the time it goes away i have lost the notion or the foods cold. Allot of my restriction is self restriction the bands only a tool to help me along the way.I would get a little put in but make sure you don't get to much because it is a horrible feeling if you are to tight as a few folk on here would tell you.

Hi freckles i have a simalar problem where i struggel with liquids that if i drink them to quick i bring it back up .After i eat a meal it usualy takes about 15 minutes before i can drink and i have too just take tiny sips to make sure the food has passed my band or it will just act like a blocked drain and usualy comes back up.

Hi lindsay the package you get for the six months is good for the fact this will be when you will need the most fills in the first six months to get you to your restriction.Financially it works out alot cheaper and the care you get off Wendy and her man Steve is second to none i dont think you will hear anyone who has been with Wendy say a bad word about them.I felt as if she gave me alot of time the first time i went to see her as i had loads of questions to ask as she is very knowledgeable about it. On the other hand alot of people like to go to dr chris and freddy as they feel more confident going to the people that have done the op in case there is any problems.Hope this helps

Hi susie the dressings they put on you on the hospital stay on for 4/5 days so you will not need to take any with you .I just changed mine when the ones they put on started to peel off and gett a little grubby looking.

:thumbup:congratulations carrie jess thats briliant news good for you .

Good luck to the ones away to get banded .Its not till next year homcare so have a bit to weight .Good for you not putting any on when you were away.I lost 2lb which takes me under the 15st mark which is a another confidence boost i will be getting a defill next month as im going on hol so that will be a challenge when i have no restriction.Great stats gaz it wont be long till you get under that magical 20st mark.I knew it was a big milestone for me.I think you will revise your goal once you get nearer it as thats what i have done.I thought to my self if i can get to 16st why can i not get to 15st but great weight loss keep up the good work.

Hi jasmine the injections you have to give yourself is for five days after the surgery.They are so your blood dose not clot.They are painless you just have to grab a bit of fat on your belly and stick the needle in.I got my partner to do mine.I think if you asked most people on here they were horrified at the thought of giving them self injections but if you had to asked them if it was painfull or hard to do most folk would say it was not.Don't worry about it.

Hi kerry i dont know if its just for fact you have just been drinking liquids it will just run through the band .When your taking anything thicker it might just be sitting in the pouch and because you will be tender in the inside this might be giving you the dull ache.If i can remember back when i was banded and ate anything thicker than liquids it felt very heavy on my chest .I dont know if this is the same kind of feeling your getting.?

Hi weightogo ye they did to me i dont know if it was because i was quite hairy or i just had a kinky nurse that wanted a look but she shaved the top part of my pubic hair.

Hi paul well done on the weight loss so far thats great. I struggled with bending up and down a bit but every day it gets easier .The pain and the discomfort will vary from person to person i think us men just suffer more than women.lol

Ye m8 sat .21 again hahah

Good for you gary well done on that weight loss thats great keep up the good work m8. :biggrin: By the way they shaved me down below and my belly not sure if the nurse just wanted a quick look. hahaha Good luck to the ones getting done just now and the ones coming up.

Well done shoes on that weight loss in a year thats brill. And a big well done to you too garry it would be alright if it came off as quick as that all the time wouldnt it.

Hi all thanks for your kind words appreciated.Well done on your weight loss home care your nearly there and happy belated birthday. I didn't relay celebrate jojo but went out for dinner for my sons birthday the next day and had about four mouthfulls and had to go and bring it back up as i ate to fast which i seem to do when i eat out. Good for you flirty its hard trying to get back on track im sure you will do it .It not as much of a rush for me now to get it off but if a few lb keep coming off per month and i dont put any on i will be happy. How much more did you get put in garry at your fill?Is your restriction like it was before in oct? Just skipped through the posts sorry if i have missed any.

Well just thought i would post my good news that i have finally got to my goal I'm now officially 15 stone (210lb)which is a total weight loss of 8 st 2lb or (114lb) so I'm well chuffed.At the start of this journey i never thought i would get to this weight which i have never been at since i was 15 years of age .I'm still officially classed as obese as my bmi is 30.18.So my new goal is to get my bmi to 29 so that I'm just overweight.If i get my weight to 14 st 7lb(205lb) that will get me there.And after that i think thats where the real hard part will start trying to maintain my weight and not gain as i have done many times over the years.So for all you new bandsters out there thats just started there journey it CAN be done you just need to know how to work with your band and eventually it will pay off.:frown:

Good luck to you too jojo hope all goes well for you too.:rolleyes2: