wannabbanded

Hello, as you can tell by my photo i am so happy to be obese!!!!!NOT!!!!!!!!! I am currently waiting for August to come so I can have my surgery, I am scared though. I figure that the benefits must hopefully outweigh the risks. I just want to be happy and I want my family to be proud of me. I want to be able to play with my beautiful children instead of watching from the sidelines, I want to get of the zoloft and start living. Reading all of your blogs has given me a better real world understanding of what to expect and the courage to follow through. Thankyou. xxxxxxxxxxxx:unsure:

Long time no blog!! I am doing so well, I exercise for an hour everyday and am consistently losing weight and I haven't even had the band filled yet (my wound took forever to heal!!). I have so much more energy and now people are starting to comment on how much weight I have lost, which is around thirty kilos at present, nearly half way already!!! My future is looking brighter everyday!! xx

Hi, I am just wondering if anyone else has had really painful swelling at the port and band opening? I had my surgery monday and the lady next to me had hers at the same time. She did not seem to be in any where near as much pain as i was, the pain is a lot more extreme than i thought and i am freaking out a bit!! I was just wondering if anyone else had a lot of pain also?:laugh:

Thank you for all your support. It has now been one week two days since my surgery, I reckon on the fifth day I finally started to feel better and since then I have got better everyday. The port wound has bled a little bit after a shower which was quite scary, I had to go to the doctors to get them to clean it up and bandage it. But other than that all is good! I have lost seven kilos since I had the surgery a week and a half ago and hopefully by christmas I will only have thirty kilos to go! I can't wait! Well wishes to everyone xxxxxx.

it is so refreshing to hear that i am not the only one in so much pain, not to mention that when they tool out my breathing tube they scraped my throat and now i have this dangly bit that makes me dry reech which in turn kills my wounds. I had my surgery on Monday, so only two days ago, please tell me it gets better.

Hi, I am just wondering if anyone else has had really painful swelling at the port and band opening? I had my surgery monday and the lady next to me had hers at the same time. She did not seem to be in any where near as much pain as i was, the pain is a lot more extreme than i thought and i am freaking out a bit!! I was just wondering if anyone else had a lot of pain also?:thumbup:

Thankyou!!!!!!!!!! And to you!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi, I also am from Australia and have decided to get the band!!! I think it is time all of us women took the time to do something for ourselves, it is long over due. Good on ya love, good luck and best wishes.

Hello, as you can tell by my photo i am so happy to be obese!!!!!NOT!!!!!!!!! I am currently waiting for August to come so I can have my surgery, I am scared though. I figure that the benefits must hopefully outweigh the risks. I just want to be happy and I want my family to be proud of me. I want to be able to play with my beautiful children instead of watching from the sidelines, I want to get of the zoloft and start living. Reading all of your blogs has given me a better real world understanding of what to expect and the courage to follow through. Thankyou. xxxxxxxxxxxx:unsure: