chubbychops
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hey, missing you in the chat room
:( catch up with you soon. Hope the sun shines for you today.Cheers Chooky
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hi there. how are u? i hope u r ok, im from uk/ london its nice to know there is people from uk coming to this website, i was wondering where in uk do u live? and how the is it going with u after the surgery as i am due to have my operation on the 11th of august 09.
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hi Alison
I am so sorry to hear that news about your Mum, god bless her. She sounds like she is a real trooper and will fight on regardless. Like you said it is not invasive (thank goodness) so her life is safe, hope they can do some good things after the op to make her feel whole again.
I have my op booked for friday pm. Will be glad to get some answers after that.
I am feeling remarkably okay, considering.
Hope to see you in chat soon
thanks for your thoughts
Penny
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Hello,
I keep missing you in the chat room.
How are things? Any further news?
Bad news from my side too, my mums tests continually were coming back negative for cancer.....the last one was to take extra tissue from where the lump had been and test just to make sure the lump hadnt been shooting out tiny cancerous cells. The results came back yesterday and although it is very early stages the re-constructed breast has cancer in it again. She has to have another mastectomy :-( the past 6 years have been spent reconstructing it perfectly and now it has to go again. I'm more upset than my mum.....she is very positive about the whole thing. Luckily they can confirm in is not inavsive and has not moved outside of the breast.
Hope you are ok, and sorry to go on......
Take care and chat soon
Alison
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Hiya Alison
Glad you are feeling better. I think being banded is a bit like childbirth, painful but soon forgotten!
I saw the surgeon Wednesday who told me she was going on holiday so would try and pass me ontl another surgeon to take the lump out, was well pissed off............ she could not tell me who or when it might happen.
I contacted my SIL who is a Dr and she arranged a private CT scan fr me at the Nuffield Hospital in Newcastle. I had that scan on Saturday morning. Today thye hospital rang to say they will do my pre-op assessment tomorrow with a view to haveing the biopsy on friday. Hope it all goes to plan. Swine flu is slowing things up here so hope the surgeon and his team stay flu free.
I cannot get onto chat either, grrrh. really frustrating isn't it.
Take care and do not over do things.
Hopefully we will get back into chat soon.
Thanks for your kind thoughts
Penny
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Hello!
I'm doing much better now, had quite a lot of discomfort at first, esp from the port, but it has got much easier. Started back to work today......and just been for a hair cut so feel better still!!!
How are you? How did everything go? I was thinking about you on wednesday. I was online the other day and sent you a msg, but it said you were away - so not sure if you got it.
Have been trying to log on to the chat page, but the system has been very slow and not letting me enter. Will keep trying.
Really hope you are well.
Take Care
Alison
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hello Heather I am in the uk in Durham too. How did the tummy tuck go? Hope all is well. I was banded april 09 and am doing okay, lost 39lbs so far, still have a way to go. Would be good to chat. Chubbs :thumbup:
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hi lexus lady I was banded April 5th 09 and I am 54 years old. I am in good health luckily, so no co-morbitities. I weighed 238 at the outset and have now dropped 34lbs. Almost getting into the one hundred, just another 4lbs to go. I have not regretted it for a minute, it has given me back a sense of control in/over my life. I think it probably took me slightly longer to recover after the op than it would have done 20 years ago, but so what. I am going to be healthier and stronger than I have been for many years and I am going to live a better and probably longer life. I hope this helps Chubby ps my hubby held me tonight in his arms and said "wow you are really shrinking" made me feel great
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is this normal... or am I wierd?
chubbychops replied to chubbychops's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Queenie, You are in the healing phase at the moment, Your tummy is confused and inflammed and irritated so it is giving you conflicting messages. The main thing to remember is not to put any strain on the band or your stitches until healing has taken place. This means following your Dr's instructions faithfully even though it will be difficult to do so at times. You will get to where you want to be, but it does take a bit of time too. Hang on in there and you will truely be a queen bee! Best of luck Chubby -
is this normal... or am I wierd?
chubbychops replied to chubbychops's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Susan and Bro, Thank you so much for the replies. I am so relieved not to be the only one feeling like this. Sounds like it could be quite normal then lol. I have an appt for my third fill on June 4th so fingers crossed it will get better. I must admit I am less hungry than I was before my second fill so there is some merit in what your Dr said Bro. However like you also said........ I would not have needed this band if I could control my portion sizes to begin with. Susan, please do not worry or be afraid about the fills. They are so easy and virtually pain free. I have felt more discomfort when having a routine blood test, therefore you need worry no more. The fills are what will lead us to success, on that ground I embrace them and actually look forwads to each one..... it means I am getting to where I need to be. I know the band is a tool I must work with but I am hopeless at DIY lol, hoping it all falls into place soon. Thanks again Chubby -
is this normal... or am I wierd?
chubbychops replied to chubbychops's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Sorry for the omission. The band is a 14mls band. I have an appointment for a 3rd fill on 4th June, hopefully that will sort out my confused feelings then Thanks for your replies Chubby -
is this normal... or am I wierd?
chubbychops posted a topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Hi, I Have been banded since 5th April 2009. I has an empty band until my first fill on May 7th, when I got 4mls put in under x-ray. Result..... no percetable difference. Second fill was 19th May (3ms more), thing is......... I can feel foods goiung down and if I do not chew enough is a bit painful. I have been stuck once on a dryish mothful of sea bass ( not nice) BUT I do not seem to have any restriction as to the amount I feel I can eat. I could (but really do try not too) eat plates full of food and do not feel any different. Am I resticted or not? Do I need another fill or not? Will another fill just mean it is harder to get down some foods like the sea bass story, or will I start to recognise fullness before I have eaten a full plate of food? Anyone else felt like this, or am I a lap band freak? Chubby
