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Need Lap Band Buddy / Mentor Help needed in the United Kingdom
dsinhouse posted a topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
Hello everyone I live in the United Kingdom and am delighted to have found this site. I am going to be banded on the 3rd June 2010 and need a mentor to lean on! Although I am soooo excited I have a million questions racing through my head :thumbup: Please shout if you are willing to take on the burden :thumbup: -
Thanks for visiting my blog. Its really interesting to learn you follow a high protein diet. I have so much conflicting information regarding what one can and cant eat. I am a total carnivore ( I live in the Scottish Borders where we have the best meat in the whole of the United Kingdom) Even the info my hospital gave me is conflicting! One section says dont eat chicken or beef for 3 months afer surgery, another section which covers 2wks + suggest eating minced meat. Guess its going to be trial and error! You look fab a great inspiration :0 )
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allen brown mountains bryson city 2010 034
dsinhouse commented on Allen Brown's gallery image in Member Photo Gallery
Hey Allen never mind feeling like your OLD self not only have you dropped 98lbs you look 15 years younger! -
Almost a week now since my surgery and although I'm not hungry I SOOOOOOOOOO need to chew something! Beginning to understand how sometimes your head is hungry. I cooked breakfast for 12 people today and I could have killed for a sausage! But on a positive note I knew I couldnt 'just have a one' so I didnt. Eventually I triumphed over temptation. SomethingI woul dnever have done before my band. I feel thinner today so was naughty and got on the scales. I promised myself I was only go to get on the scales once a month but I couldn't resist. 6LBS down :eek: Cant wait until I'm adding a big fat zero after that! Also managed to increase my water intake today. I filled a one litre bottle and carried it everywhere with me. Its suprising how quickly it goes when you are taking sips all of the time. Much easier than having to go to the fridge. Gonna try and get 2 litres down 2morro.
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May 2010. Over 80 pounds down. Still have a ways to go, but a BIG improvement from where I was over a year ago!
dsinhouse commented on Carriedaway78's gallery image in Member Photo Gallery
Big improvement are you are kidding???? There is a MASSIVE improvement Carrie you look fantastic! Very motivating, I had my surgery last week . Great job -
Emjay your transformation is incredible! I was banded alomost a week ago and so look forward to next year when my weight will have gone! You look beautiful -
Big change in your face, great job! Please post a body shot so we can all see the overall change -
HI Sandy I too over did it yesterdy! I have a small hotel in Scotland and this is our busiest week of the year, so I have to just get on with it! Cooked breakfast for 12 people this morning its much easier knowing I cant eat bacon and eggs
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HI Jennie (this green is not good to read)
I doing great, still aware of my incisions when I bend over or lift anything. Difficult for me to sit still and take things easy.Trying to come up wiith new things to eat so I dont get bored, did the surgeon fill your band at all? they gave me a 3ml fill when they fitted it -
Size 14 in time for summer. I would have NEVER taken a picture like this last year.
dsinhouse commented on Astrasmom's gallery image in Member Photo Gallery
Ditch the shirt girl you LOOK GREAT! -
See my port bulge out on the right~~ :)
dsinhouse commented on Minnesotalady's gallery image in Member Photo Gallery
Didnt notice your port buldge for admiring your clavicle bones! -
Down 150 lbs!!!! size 12 from 26!!
dsinhouse commented on sylver28's gallery image in Member Photo Gallery
Wow you look amazing, I was banded on Thursday cant wait to post my 12 month pics.Fantastic job -
Hi Sandy thanks for visiting my blog. Yep soup does make the house smell fab! I'm on a SOUP mission
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dsinhouse commented on Jennie41187's gallery image in Member Photo Gallery
Hey Jennie congrats and good luck. Your journey is going to take you to SLIMSVILLE honey! I was banded the day before you 3rd June. -
After three days of canned soup I decided I'd had enough and decided to make my own today. Lurking at the back of the freezer I found a bag of home grown Broccoli which my friend had given me (god only knows how long ago):eek: but I have never been one for wasting food! I sauteed some chopped onion and de stringed celery in a little butter then when it was all soft added a some chicken stock and the broccoli. Simmerred it for about 10mins then made a roux from a little flour butter and milk. I then added the roux to the soup and blitzed it with a blender until it was souper (did you get that joke) :thumbup: smoothe. I then added a little bit cheese and stired until it melted added salt and pepper. YUMMY! I learnt a valuable lesson today:- its difficult to make a small batch of soup so if any of you guys want any give me a shout!
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What a transformation, love the dress you look fabulous! -
You deserve the PRINCESS TIARA you look fabulous! -
Congrats yo look fab, but you need to show a bit more of your size 10 flesh girl! -
Hi Ronda congrats on your surgery date! I really can't believe how easy the whole process has been, much much easier and painless than I originally thought. Just waiting now for the lbs to start moving. I am writing a blog on here, trying to be as honest as open as possible. Like you I too am not sure how to utilise this site, but one thing I have learnt EVERYONE is different! Im going ot post some photos soon once I remove the dressing from my port wound (be warned they will not be pretty) !
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Any June Bandsters???
dsinhouse replied to candy rain's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Hello chaps hope everyone who has had surgery so far this month is doing wlel. I had my band fitted on Thursday 3rd June and cant believe how easy the process has been. Ive had very little gas (oh you wont believe it just as I typed that my tummy made the most loudest rumble) Only used pain killers the first day, scars have scabbed over and I am sleeping quite well. Now managing to sleep on my side for a little while, and I only feel as if I have done 100 sit ups instead of 1000! Stocked up on soups and yoghurts, bought myself a decent blender so if I come across any soups or yoghurts with bits Im just blitzing them until they are super smoothe. Finding it difficult to take in 1000 cals per day so am bulking up on Complan which has around 250 cals a serving. Taking and A-Z multi vitamin daily. Going to post some pictures once I remove the dressing from my port wound. managing to do most chores making beds, cooking etc. Not to good with the hoover yet but improving every day. Went out in the car yesterday no probs with seat belt just a bit of a twinge getting in and out. Can now get up out of chair without any pain at all. Great start for me feeling really positive and upbeat. So hard to keep off the scales but I have promised myself a once a week weigh in -
I'm really suprised at how quickly my tummy both inside and outside is healing. Its now 3 days after my surgery and I am almost back to feeling normal. Still have a little difficulty bending down but much easier now getting up out of a chair and out of bed. Managed to sleep on my side for a little while last night, and I am sure the anesthetic is out of my system now. No more goose bumps and burning sensations sweeping through my body. My trousers are feeling a little slacker:laugh: so alll in all pretty good! I was quite active yesterday. I have a guest house and had visitors last night so lots to do yesterday I did some ironing and washing, struggled to use the hoover but my friend helped me out bless her! Cooked breakfast for 8 people this morning without any problems. Three of my scars have scabbed over already so I'm gonna start rubbing Bio Oil into them once they are clear and smooth. This is great for scar tissue and should help almost eliminate the little scars. Still not seen my port wound as I cant take the dressing off until 2morro. If its anywhere near as small as the others I will be over the moon! Its hard getting the calories down, so I bought some Complan yesterday and will have 2 glasses a day (500 cals) Was a little concerned intially at how much I would be able to drink in one go, but have had no problems so far. Even managed to watch my friend eat FISH + CHIPS last night without crying! This is where my band is going to be my best friend. If I had been on a normal diet I would have had 'a night off' and also eaten fish and chips but not last no night no sir I was strong and I learnt how to get a long with my band la la la la la tra LA LA LAAAAAAaFealing really positive and up beat
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Despite a long wait at the hospital my surgery went well. Although I was a bit unhappy at having to wait all day for my operation I actually quite enjoyed laying around and relaxing. The nurse came at around 3pm and asked me to shower and get changed into my gown etc. At 5pm the long awaited knock on my door came. It was much better walking to theatre and I was suprised at how relaxed I was. As I entered the operating room there were around 8 people milling around. They all said hello to me, then the Doc asked me to lay on the bed, he was chatting all the time to me. He put a needle in the back of my hand then siad he was going to give me some oxygen. The next thing I knew they were waking me up in the recovery room. Ive been fitted with a small band and an initial 3ml fill. I was taken back to my room and slept like a baby! I slapt almost upright as they said it would help with the gas. The nurse kept coming in to take my blood pressure and temperature. At 5.30pm they woke me up and asked if I wanted a cup of coffee, music to my ears! I got up and had a look at my incisions. I expected my tummy to be far more bloated, but it didnt really look any different. I felt as if I had done a 1000 sit ups, other than that the pain was ok, my tummy felt hot and burning. My coffee arrived Oh the smell was bliss! I didnt know what to expect when I drank it. It didnt feel any different to before, I made an effort to drink it slowly. I was told that I was being discharged at 7am, wow they don't mess around I guess time is money to them. They then brought me a yoghurt for breakfast OH YUMMY not! I ate a little bit of it, but strawberry is not my favourite. I then drank some more coffee, big mistake! I could feel I was going to be sick and sure enough one big burp and the coffee came back up. Finally arrived home with all of my literature bit confused as to what I can eat for the next 2 weeks on my liquid only diet.
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3 days since surgery and have not lost ANY weight
dsinhouse replied to peacock774's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Hi I was banded on the 3rd June and was told not to eat anything but fluids for my first two weeks after surgery. I dont think you should be eating any solids