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I am in Shell Cove N.S.W just south of Sydney. My doctor is Dr Richie he is in Sydney. I am so glad I found this site. You have helped me understand this much more than anyone I have spoken to. I felt lost and was feeling all alone. If felt like anyone who I knew had this surgery had it so long ago was just telling me you get stuck, you vomit, you never get full, your always hungry. I just felt like they didn't want to support me and tried very hard to talk me out of it. I am not a big food person, I just want to feel full earlier so I am not eating the whole plate. Thank you so much my email address is kissbybanua@hotmail.com if you send me a message I can send you my phone number and maybe if its ok with you I can ring you.

Hi I had been about 60kg for as long as I can remember, In June 2003 I had an accident which left me with permanent injuries. Since the accident I had also fallen pregnant and gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. The weight kept creeping up and over the years I found myself at 80kg range. I had gained around 20kg. I know to some people this would be an idealistic weight range to be in, but for me this was alot and as I had a back injury the extra 20kg made my pain worst. Like alot of you I have also tried every single diet, pill, lotions, potions, shakes out there with no luck. I ended up gaining more and more weight and a hefty dint in my pocket. I was fortunate in some way as I had 3 family members who had undergone a lap-band procedure in the past and I had seen the remarkable weight loss. So I saw my doctor and we decided that we should try the lap-band procedure. I know that I am not that big, but as I told my doctor I am gaining weight as time goes by, I wanted to do something about it now. I didn't want to wait until I have 50kg to lose before I have surgery. I knew that if I didn't do something quickly this is where I was heading.So I finally booked and underwent my surgery. Its now been 5 weeks and I have lost about 5kg. I have not had a fill yet but I am not eating much. I am also not loosing anymore weight. So I am going to weight for another two weeks and If I haven't lost anymore weight then I will go in for a fill. I have also had my port placed a few inches above my belly button. I am a bit surprised with this as everyone I have spoken to stated that they had their port to their left side. So this is something I sill ask my doctor next time I see him. I have also a lump or swelling around that region so I am hoping this will settle soon. Once more thing I am also suffering from pain in my left shoulder. So I would love to hear from others out there regarding this, as well as the positioning of the port. I am new to this forum so I hope I haven't bored you all with my story.

Thank you....

wow, congrats with your weight loss. I hope I can achieve my ideal weight loss. Was it hard and how many fills did you have. Sorry about all the questions I am new to this.

Hi, Yes it is only 20kg weight loss that I am aiming for. I too had a hernia surgery done whilst having the lap band. I just think I am getting a little impatient with the amount of weight loss. It feels like I am stuck on 75kg and have been like this for the last 3 weeks. Do you think that once I have a fill it might start to come off. I think the 5kg I lost came off during the initial Fluid stage. I do get hungry every two hours or so, but seem to get full very quickly. Would it be the same way after a fill, I was told that once you get a fill and it is restricked that you just get stuck not really full. So I am worried about this. I was lucky that my insurance and medicare covered most of the pill I was out of pocket around $3500 aud. Which is not much considering the amount I spent on diet pills and shakes.