hi from melbourne

[jojo26 0]

Hi There!!

I am from melbourne, had my banding just over a week ago and scarily enough about to go on stage for an ametuer theatre production tomorrow night!! lets hope it all goes ok!!!

[SageTracey 608]

Hi JoJo,

I'm in country Vic, banded April this year. Hope you are keeping well and enjoyed your theatre production.

[jojo26 0]

hi there! sorry it took so long to reply! how are you going since being banded in april? I go in for my first fill next fri and im a bit scared. everything has gone down so far..thinking they forgot to put band in

Hi JoJo,

I'm in country Vic, banded April this year. Hope you are keeping well and enjoyed your theatre production.

[Lele775 0]

Hey Jojo & SageTracey, hope you are both well.

Had surgery in country Vic on the 27th July. First week of mush .

Look forward to chatting to you both about your your experiences.

Lea

[jojo26 0]

hi lea

good luck with your mush! it doesn't feel like it now but the weeks will fly by. How are you feeling? Any sorness? I just went back to playing netball after a month and a half!!

Sage Tracey do you find you have a lot of burping? or more kind of quick intakes or outness of breath? Seems to happen to me a lot, how many fills have you had so far?

jo

[SageTracey 608]

Hi Jo and Lea,

I'm going really well. I've lost 30kg and enjoying restriction after three fills. 5.5cc in a 14 cc band. I get a pain in my left shoulder if I eat too much or too fast. Biggest challenge at the moment is getting enough calories in. I'm using My Fitness Pal to track calories and it keeps telling me I need to eat more or my body will go into starvation mode yet there is just no way I can eat any more in a day!

On a different note, I don't know if you watch Four Weddings, but our friends' wedding was on tonight's episode. It was the rock and roll wedding and my husband and I got plenty of air time with our dancing! We were wearing red shirts and I had a black skirt with colored music notes all over it. It was amazing to see how I looked before I started this journey cos I can certainly feel the difference when I'm dancing!

How are you both going?

Tracey

[jojo26 0]

oh tracey no i didnt see it, do you know if it is online? i would love to see it.

I had my first restriction last friday and i haven't felt a lot of difference, everything i have had has gone down, i feel like i get fuller quicker but dont stay full for very long. i kinda get an ache in my back if i eat to fast, odd where the pain crops up!! What sorts of food are you eating? I cant wait to get more restriction! I lost a lot to begin with but it has realllly slowed down lately, frustrating me abit, think I am too impatient! Need some ideas for what to eat!

Hope your both well!!

jo

[deb5291 0]

hi to some fellow Aussies

im just starting to the road to my new life, my surgeon will be Prof Paul O'Brien so i feel very priviledge to be done by such a pioneer as he is, certainly in safe hands

i have my first meeting with him next friday, must say things are moving reasonably fast since i decided to do something, so hope once i get a date it will go just as quick

good luck to you all

Deb

[SageTracey 608]

Hi Deb,

Good luck with your appointment. Hope you don't have to wait too long for a surgery date.

Are you also in Victoria?

Cheers

Tracey

[banded_princess 0]

hi to some fellow Aussies

im just starting to the road to my new life, my surgeon will be Prof Paul O'Brien so i feel very priviledge to be done by such a pioneer as he is, certainly in safe hands

i have my first meeting with him next friday, must say things are moving reasonably fast since i decided to do something, so hope once i get a date it will go just as quick

good luck to you all

Deb

Hi Deb!

I am scheduled for the lap band late November and my surgeon if going to be Prof Paul O'Brien too! Do you live in melbourne?? my first consultation is on the 14th of October! I feel so relaxed knowing I have him as a surgeon since he helped actually create the band in the beginning!! Lets be banded buddies! When is your surgery?? how did your first consultation go??

[deb5291 0]

Hi Deb!

I am scheduled for the lap band late November and my surgeon if going to be Prof Paul O'Brien too! Do you live in melbourne?? my first consultation is on the 14th of October! I feel so relaxed knowing I have him as a surgeon since he helped actually create the band in the beginning!! Lets be banded buddies! When is your surgery?? how did your first consultation go??

[deb5291 0]

hi there

wow 1st consult - how mind blowing was it & im going through apra (my super) & when i read the letter they wrote i thought wow am i really that sick - sounded heaps bad

i am just waiting for my money to come through as i dont have any phi (dont beleive in it)

im booked in for 21st November - first up in the morning , we have booked into a motel for the night before op & night of operation - coming over from

mount gambier

good luck to you & keep intouch

deb

[banded_princess 0]

hi there

wow 1st consult - how mind blowing was it & im going through apra (my super) & when i read the letter they wrote i thought wow am i really that sick - sounded heaps bad

i am just waiting for my money to come through as i dont have any phi (dont beleive in it)

im booked in for 21st November - first up in the morning , we have booked into a motel for the night before op & night of operation - coming over from

mount gambier

good luck to you & keep intouch

deb

Hi Deb!

I am so excited and impatient about my first consultation.. october 14th seems so far away! could you tell me more about what actually happens at the first consultation?? also, do you know how many consults/ visits there are before the actual surgery??? i havent been to my consultation yet, but theyve already pencilled me into the surgery list just incase for the 28th of november! so i just wanted to know what all we would need to do before the surgery day!

[deb5291 0]

all we did was chat really, prof o'brien went over my family history - from prefilled sheets they gave me & also from asking me questions, he went over the blood tests, asked what i have done to lose weight b4, diests exercise etc, i had 3 sheets of questions i wanted to know & between prof o'brien - his wife eve, renate & the nurses there i got my answers

he asked me when i wanted to get done - gave me a folder with stuff to do etc etc, a pedimeter which i have had to wear for 2 weeks & record how many steps i do through the day

i saw the nurse first, she took vitals etc, then i saw prof o'brien, then eve & renate for odds & sods

dont see anyone until i go to hospital 6.30 am 21st November, sorry i cant tell you anymore

Deb

ps i am very impatient & time is going quick

you can park underneath the clinic so dont stress about trying to find a car park

[banded_princess 0]

all we did was chat really, prof o'brien went over my family history - from prefilled sheets they gave me & also from asking me questions, he went over the blood tests, asked what i have done to lose weight b4, diests exercise etc, i had 3 sheets of questions i wanted to know & between prof o'brien - his wife eve, renate & the nurses there i got my answers

he asked me when i wanted to get done - gave me a folder with stuff to do etc etc, a pedimeter which i have had to wear for 2 weeks & record how many steps i do through the day

i saw the nurse first, she took vitals etc, then i saw prof o'brien, then eve & renate for odds & sods

dont see anyone until i go to hospital 6.30 am 21st November, sorry i cant tell you anymore

Deb

ps i am very impatient & time is going quick

you can park underneath the clinic so dont stress about trying to find a car park

deb, that sounds pretty good actually! ive been battling weight problems since i can remember so i will certainly not have an issue talking to prof obrien about it! my consultation is next friday and boy am i impatient! surgery date is a tentative 28th november so 7 days after yours!!! i will be keeping a close eye on u so i know what to expect!