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Hi mmm - I just followed the info from a post on another thread. It was quite easy to follow: The link: Weight Loss - Diet Ticker Select your ticker ruler - Click Next Select your ticker slider - Click Next Configure Your Weight Tracker Ticker - Click Next Cut and paste code for most boards and web pages: Use the address in bbCode In this website go to User CP, then in Settings and Options on the left side click on edit signature, paste code information into the white message box and you can either click on save signature or preview signature to see it before you save it. T x

wishfull - dont you worry, you are doing great. I really wish I had your restriction. Roll on 11th March - maybe I'm ready for my first fill. I have lost 22lbs but my clothes just fit comfortably again. I had gained about a stone and a half in no time (well since deciding to get my band actually) and my clothes were bursting at the seams!! Keep up the good work. T x

Hi Garry and welcome!! When I first had my op (3 weeks ago tomorrow) I couldn't eat very much but I must be all healed up now because I can eat almost anything and dont have much restriction, although I must confess I haven't tried a lot of solid food. T x

Thanks for that Gillian. I do seem to be eating more than most. I have ready brek or weetabix for breakfast, using half a pint of semi-skimmed milk and eat the lot. Then for lunch when I'm at work I have a tin of soup or rice pudding and then mid afternoon I have a yogurt or a pot of jelly AND for tea I have something like mash potato, veg and gravy or scrambled egg, beans and mash. I do have much smaller portions than I would have before, but they are bigger than tea-plate size and I don't seem to have problems getting anything down. Also I have no problems going to the loo!! I wonder if I have stretched my little pouch as I never feel stuffed:blush: At least you are walking to work and not doing a sedentary job when you are there. I drive to work and sit on my fat backside all day. I must try and do some exercise. I have got a treadmill, but it is just a very large ornament at the minute. T x

Hello and welcome jacksmum. Your weight loss so far is brilliant - well done:thumbup: I am pleased with my weight loss so far, but I seem to be able to eat much more than others (or I might just be greedy:unsure:) I'm sure you will get your next 2 1/2 stones off in no time - good luck. T x

Welcome back mmm! I'm pleased all went well for you. I agree with wishfull, even if you feel ok, don't try and do too much. Get plenty of rest and you will heal quicker. Take care. T x

Yes Gillian you're right , I have got that book but I haven't read very much of it. I will have to get it out and start reading it again. I am eating less than before my band but I could eat larger portions than tea plate size, but I stop myself before I feel too full. I can't wait for my fill to see if I feel any different. I haven't had any bread yet but I tried a small piece of chicken today and it went down fine. T x

Hi Gillan and bigsister - I only lost 2ilb in the last week so my weight loss is slowing down, but I think I might be eating too much. If I count the calories, I normally have around 900 -1000. Not sure if that is ok or not but Wendy said she didn't want me to count calories, so I will stick with what I'm doing for now. The ECFS book advises you to have liquids for 1-2 weeks and then the 2nd week after surgery you can have a soft moist diet and the 3rd and 4th week after surgery you can start having slightly textured foods. However the WLS Group advises fluid only for 0-3 weeks and 4-8 weeks soft food. So I do feel a little confused about which is right/best I actually scanned my GP letter before I handed it in to my doctor so I printed a copy off for Wendy, but I think she got all the info about my band she needed from the stickers on the notebook. She wanted the address of Dr Chris (which was on the letter) as she is going to write to him about Frederik. Apparently one of the women who now goes to her for fills had previously been going to Frederik and Wendy said he has damaged her band - not sure what all that was about, I didn't ask as I didn't want to get involved. I think I could have managed the curry and apple crumble, but I am trying to be sensible by not having too much, but it is very hard. Well done you two for not over indulging! You can hopefully enjoy it today. Take care and keep up the good work. T x

Hi wishfull - I'm fine thanks. I'm pleased your fill went ok, which I'm sure was a relief. You are doing really well with your weight loss -keep up the good work. I am booked in for my first fill with Wendy at the WLS Group on 11th March. I had a post-op meeting with her last Thursday and she was very nice. She said she hopes to have me at a good restriction by June at the latest and she also said if I need it I will probably get a 3cc fill at my first appointment. I have a 10cc Heliogast band (Gillian it tells you what type of band you have on the 'follow up notebook' given to you by Frederik and Wendy said it was important to have this info. I actually took all the paperwork given to me by ECFS, as it holds all my details so far) I am able to eat more now and get quite hungry between meals, but I'm trying to be strong and not have too much in between meals. My dents are still there Gillian but they dont seem as bad. I bought some bio-oil, so hopefully that will help further. I'm pleased yours are better now too. Hope you and bigsister have enjoyed your Valentines Day curry and apple crumble -yum! Freckles I'm really pleased you seem to be almost sorted for the 26th. It's the day before my birthday, so I wont forget that date!. I hope the girls over there at the minute are doing well after their surgery. Tamisu - sorry to hear you haven't been well lately. I hope you feel better soon x. Best wishes to all of you who are due to be banded soon and well done to all of the post bandsters on their excellent progress. T x

Hi everyone - I haven't had any time to myself lately(back to work!!), so haven't had time to post, but I just wanted to say a quick 'GOOD LUCK' to mmm, lewisabbeyalyssa & her mam. I will be thinking of you on Friday - don't worry you will be fine and will be in good hands. Take care. T x Hello and best wishes to everyone else - welcome back Freckles and good luck also to you and wishfull for tomorrow. Keep up the good work TL, you too Gillian and bigsister. T x

Hi Gillian, you can be our official tester - ha, ha. I have been fine with mash but I have had lots of gravy on. I don't like cheese or any kind of sauces so I'm a bit limited when it comes to mash at the minute. Bread was my downfall and if I'm honest I haven't missed it so far, the same with vodka. I was out on Friday night with my friends and I tried a vodka with orange and I didn't like it, so as I cant have coke I think I might be on the wagon for a while (which is a good thing!) Keep up the good work and you will catch up to your bigsister in no time. T x

Hi tamisu - sounds like you are doing great. Well done!! I think the lady that was in hospital with me having the tummy tuck was just unlucky. Before she got ill she said she thought the gastric band op was harder than the tummy tuck as she felt more restricted with the band op. She was supposed to be in hospital for one night and had her flight booked for the day after her stay in the hotel for a night. I do think that she should have planned to stay longer in any event. She didn't have a machine on her legs to avoid blood clots and she hasn't mentioned the cica-care, but to be fair to Dr Chris he did come into the hospital at 5am on his day off to do the emergency surgery on her and didn't charge her anthing for it and he has asked the hospital not to charge her for the extra nights stay too, although he said it was out of his hands if they did and that they might send her a bill her later. Keep up the good work and good luck with your savings for a breast lift - I would like one of those too when I've lost my weight. T x

Thank you wishfull - your doing great too. 16lb is an excellent weight loss so far. Good luck with your fill on Thursday. You will have to let us all know how it goes. Hope you enjoyed your pasta bolognese! Take care. T x

Well done you - another 2lbs off is great. Don't let that Gillian tempt you with her apple crumble (OMG I could just eat some, and some curry!) I have been cooking all kinds of things for my family and although I'm not feeling too hungry the smell drives me crazy, so I understand the bacon roll episode, although I'm sure your Mam loves you :-) My dent is not the big scar (is that where your port is, or is it the one to the left of it where the blue stitch was?) mine is the little one on the right hand side. You take care too and keep up the good work. T x

Thank you to Bigsister and Gillian for all your advice, it's much appreciated. I had ready brek and mash and gravy yesterday (not together mind you) and both went down very well. I think I will stick to those type of foods for a while before I try anything else. I've also snipped the ends off the stitches as you did bigsister. They are not really causing me too much bother, but one of them has made my stomach look like its got a big dent in it - hope it comes back out again as it looks very odd. The lady I spoke about in my ward who had a tummy tuck, had hers done by Dr Chris. She has had a bit of a nightmare with it and it has put me off for life. She had to have further emergency surgery the day after her tummy tuck op as she developed a blood clot. She spent an extra 4 days in hosptal. She also had to come home with the drain still in and wasn't going to be allowed to fly by the airline in the begining, but eventually was given the ok after her flight left!! Once home her GP had to have her admitted to a surgical ward to have her drain removed (after lots of being passed from pillar to post by several hospitals) and she is going to have half of the staples removed today and the other half next Tues. She did say however that prior to her op she had been talking to a lady on a forum who had her tummy tuck done by Dr Chris and she was fine and got out of hospital the same day. I think everyone is different but it has scared me quite a bit. Good luck with your weigh-in today bigsister. When I got weighed this morning (I must stop getting weighed so often) I had actually gained a pound- so who knows?? T x

Hi I haven't posted for a while (lots of visitors!), but I've been keeping up to date with your posts. I went to have my 'blue stitch' out today, but it happens I could have done it myself as just the bit sticking out came off. So I guess the rest is still inside. I hope that doesn't matter. The booklet says that after 10 days you can snip the ends off your dissolvable stitches. I haven't done it yet - did you all do that? I have lost 19lbs so far but I'm getting hungry often now. I had some milky ready-brek today and it went down no problem. I think I might try some mash and gravy later - is that allowed on the mushy stage and what else did you post bandsters eat during the mushy stage. Good luck to all of you who are going to be banded shortly (mmm I will be thinking of you next week. My BP went sky high prior to surgery but after surgery it went really low, so don't worry you will be fine) T x

Thanks wishfull. I'm sure I will gain some back when I start eating properly, but hopefully not too much. I had a long shower today and it felt good, but not as good as my first bath will be I'm sure. T x

Happy birthday for last Thursday mooster!! - sounds like you had a good day. T x

My hubby went to the chemist and got me some of those dressings - so I'm sorted thanks. I took the old ones off and everything looks fine. T x

Thanks for that bigsister. I wasn't sure when to do it, but I might wait until tomorrow now and go to Lloyds chemists to get some of the dressings you mentioned first. If Tamisu is going to have her blue stitch out tomorrow I guess it will be my turn on Friday - so not too long to wait, hurray:thumbup: T x

You two make me laugh so much. I don't have any brothers or sisters and I love reading your sibling banter:lol: I could just jump in the bath right now Gillian - but I know I can't and I will have to wait just like everyone else:mellow: T x

Hi cindie - I was 4 days post op yesterday and I had the same pain. Its a lot better today, but I can still feel it. Maybe it's normal?? T x

Happy birthday from me too bigsister- not too much cake now!! T x:bananapartyhat:

Thanks so much Gillian. I have looked everywhere in the booklet they give you for that info as I haven't taken mine off yet. I'm sure they will have told me in the hospital, but they tell you so much and I couldn't remember. I will do it today. I cant wait to have a bath as I much prefer it to a shower. T x

At least you got the right procedure - your band and not a face lift:ohmy:!! I suppose that's the best way to go - talk about express. I don't remember much about the recovery room as I was asleep most of the time. The only thing I do remember was a nurse giving me a needle for pain relief near my bum and I think it must have hit a muscle as I still have pain in that area when I lie on it and walk. T x