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Hey all just thought id tell every one im getting banded :whoo: on the 19th of october.. by Dr Nottle at williamstown..

is anyone else getting done on this day..:cry

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I'm getting banded on the 31st October in Traralgon and just wanted to wish you luck...when are you starting the Optifast?? I was told 6 weeks on it is best...doing 5 and a half really!

Excited??? Nervous??? Pigging out and eating all the things you're gonna miss? :hungry:

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my dr wants me to have Optifast for 3 weeks before the op...

im realy excited not realy nervous.. im trying my hardest to cut out alot of the bad foods but i keep saying just 1 more time cant eat it after the band anyhow and i know this is bad..

i recon i have put on weight since my last dr check up so im not happy with that...

anyhow hope all goes well and ill catch up on here somewhere

thanks for the reply

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I'm getting banded on the 31st October in Traralgon and just wanted to wish you luck...when are you starting the Optifast?? I was told 6 weeks on it is best...doing 5 and a half really!

Excited??? Nervous??? Pigging out and eating all the things you're gonna miss? :hungry:

Hi Teeny, I'm from your neck of the woods and being banded a couple of days after you at The Avenue. I've got 4 weeks on Optifast, think it varies from surgeon to surgeon. Try not to pig out - its more to lose later and the whole idea of Optifast is to try and use up all the fat stores around our livers and make the chance of laparoscopic surgery more likely. Fat liver = higher chance of them have to cut you open. chocolate now or a dirty big scar across your belly for life????? I know its easier said than done, but I am trying to keep that goal in mind. Best wishes - Cath

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Hey all my op went realy well each day im getting better.

every thing has been going to plan so far...

no gas pain now so im glad that has passed

only a bit tender around cuts and hickups kill

anyhow all is good

Bye for now

Kaylene

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