Anyone know of Dr De Bruyne Chris

[homecare 0]

GOOD LUCK TO ALL THOSE BEING BANDED THIS WEEK. jX

[gillian 4]

.just a quick one before kids hog the computer for the rest of the day!(still five n a half weeks of hol to go:cursing:!!) well just had another quick skim thro...so sorry if i have missed any birthdays:sad:..but hope you have or had great days!!. sorry if i have missed any questions too, its nowt personal! Bev,the ride incident.. its crap, and i can understand you laughing it off, but i know very well how you felt inside! and that incident with the plane seatbelt was so awful, but wasnt justice done with the duty free bottles!!.i hope those three women sat opposite get very fat when theyre older!!. but we who know would never be that shallow enough to laugh..we will have empathy and understanding, which will make us better people than them anyday!. and jackie...i havent took my 2 younger kids swimming ever either..i sat on the side watching a few days ago while they were in with their dad!.its sad we feel like that..i used to take my older son cos i was a single parent..but was so much slimmer then. i am going to buy a cossie this year tho for my hol in october..still looking, but got some sarongs to cover up flabby belly bit ready!..i WILL get in the pool and sea!..and also can i be there when you drag your teenagers to the swimming pool to play!!!! love to see that..LOL!. Garry, good luck with your op:thumbup: and all the best wishes to those being banded on friday!!. went to see wendy yesterday..i didnt have a fill..not had one since beginning of june..i lost another 4lbs( lost 4lb of fat..but gained 1lb of muscle)..so that shows that you can lose the inches without losing the weight! been bit more active over the last month.big sister disappointed with not losing, but they say its the hardest time when you only have stone or two to go.i have lent her my stepper, sure it will kick start her up again!..i think they are really good especially the new ones that move from side to side,quick and easy, cheap and dont take much room up. anyway i hope to clock in again sometime tomorrow! gillian x

[nzniki44 0]

AH HA! I MUST remember to log on everyday - took me over an hour to catch up!

SOOOOOOOO

Garry - awesome news about the date (not good it happened but good it's being fixed) - hope it all goes to plan!!

Sammy - Congrats on the pregnancy - 2 under 2 nice you'll burn calories in no time :w00t:

Freckles - Dear god you make me laugh woman - only cause I totally sympathise - that prune juice is a killer - when I run for the toilet my husband knows it'll all be over in 2 secs, so no line for the toilet - he calls out - "EVACUATION IN PROGRESS - PLACES PLEASE"... he thinks i may come through the bathroom floor into the livingroom one day with the sheer G forces he reckons I create - ANYYYY WHOOOO...

Flirty - hope you're recovering ok :smile2:

BIRTHDAYS - HAPPY BIRTHDAY.....

All being banded this week - GOOD LUCK hope it goes well

Beeboo - MY GOD I was gonna do the plates as well - lucky I didn't! Would guess it could move the band?? Bollocks - back to the EA Sports

I been doing ok - i got 14 kilos today so I'm pleased...

Got me fat girl knickers on - so Soup at lunch today

Hope all are well

love,

niki xoxoxo

[gillian 4]

oh forgot a special mention to those with bowel troubles!!!. (if your not locked in the bathroom at the mo!?)hope you have all 'evacuated' now?! and not took to the drastic enema contraptions etc!? good luck..and may the force be with you!!x:laugh:x

[wishfull 1]

Welcome back mandy hope your ok x

Goodluck to everyone going to get banded this week x

Happy birthday mmm, hope you have a lovely day x

[garrymcfall 0]

Hi Garry. We havent chatted before but ive been nosying at the probs you've had. So pleased that they are sorting things for you now tho babe. Chin up darlin, we're all in this together for the long haul XXX

hi bev, thanks for your kind words, i am still very upbeat i aint the kind of guy to let things get on top of me, its just an unfortunate problem that will be sorted, i am still eating well and training 6 days a week so althought weight is slow i am loosing inches and getting mega fit.

Gx

[garrymcfall 0]

hiya dont want to be a spoil sport but cdb told the group NOT to use those sort of machines etc not good for the band?

if you have time b4 to use all well and good!

sorry to tell you that hope it all goes well....ps also said cant use the sit up device or rowing machines too repetetive and i have both from 15yrs of belly fight!

good luck

an interesting point i was only told not to do sit ups, i will question dr next week as i train regularly and need to understand what we can and cannot due, so i will report back next week all.

gx

[mmm 0]

an interesting point i was only told not to do sit ups, i will question dr next week as i train regularly and need to understand what we can and cannot due, so i will report back next week all.

gx

Please ask about rowing machine for me I use one for about 20 mins, but not that often if I'm honest. Good luck Gaz.

Birthday outing for me to Madam Fona (ladies fitting specialist) Yippee dropped a bra size around the back but not around the front, changed from 38d to 36d, I love this moody band, so no more over the shoulder boulder holder, now its pretty frothy lace.

[mmm 0]

Oh I've just noticed the lap band forum people/system has automatically changed my age, now that clever, and they sent me a birthday greeting.

[garrymcfall 0]

Hi Guys may I first of all welcome Mandy back thats a whole lot going on in your life, try not to get too stressed babe.

Gary Im soo pleased your not out of pocket, do you know what part of the band is leaking and if you have to get whole new band. Im sure your just relieved to be getting it. I was wondering if you have to go through the whole scenario again with waiting for weeks before first fill or because you already have a band placed will it just be a matter of filling it to where you were before. Either way Im sure you will get on with it without complaint because thats the type of guy you are. Good luck Gary.

Time is now I am so ready for a fill. Glad you enjoyed the Wedding WEEKEND hope it hasnt done too much damage. What time is your appt?

Bev that episode must have been so embarrasing for you but sometimes I think it takes something like that to happen to give us a kick up the back side although its not nice!! I remember my mums 2nd trip on a plane she couldnt get seatbelt fastned and they had to give her extension. She was mortified, and 3 women who were sitting across from her were giggling, she couldnt hold her head up for the 4 hour journey. When the plane landed and the overhead cabins opened the woman who had done the most giggling got hit on the head with a bag containing duty free alcohol and she started to cry,the stewardess knew what had happend earlier and smiled at my mum, guess who wasnt feeling any sympathy??? Anyway to cut a long story short on that holiday mum lost a stone. Could fasten her seatbelt flight home and continued to lose another 3 stone when she got home. Jx

Got to go to work now.

my understanding to this point is that he thinks its the tubing from my port, therefore he will x ray me the night before and then decide, if thats what it is he can replace the tubing and i think by only opening the port scar, so i dont think i will have all the holes opended again well i hope not. I have to stay in hosp one night and like everyone else i cant go home till following day. If they find its leaking elsewhere then i have no idea, i guess it will need replaced and as for fills after i am unsure what will happen.

All the fun of the fair.

gx

[jackiem 0]

:thumbup:Hi Mandy...........I just wanted to say WELCOME BACK.....Its lovely to see you here again. Sounds as though you had a bit of a sh.. time recently. Hope things are better for you now. Look forward to that holiday

Take Care

Jackie

[anitahug 0]

How's it goin ?

Bev that must have been awful for u, I know I can relate to this in so many ways, and you adapt by putting on a front but inside ur distraught. People say I'm very upbeat and confident, and it takes alot to drag me down - but my weight was starting to do just that. I would only go out with close friends and didn't want to go to bbq's, swimmers,and this did impact on rest of family - as I was starting to become very self conscious and disgusted with myself. Ur going in the right direction now. Even though I have only lost a few pounds since being banded - emotionally I already feel stronger, because I know I have taken the plunge and have started my journey to a healthier and in some ways happier future and next summer I hope I'll b saying bring it on as I love socializing.

I'm really interested in ur chat about using some excercise equip' I was not aware of this and had also been considering using p' plate at local tan' salon.

Gary it would b great if u could get more info on this, does anyone know if you can use the slendertone toning belt (worn just below belly button) gee's I'm scared of going up in puff of smoke I used this everyday, for several months before my last holiday and believe it made a difference.

Gary fingers crossed it's the lesser op, it's brill ur still keepin up training etc.

[deedee68 0]

hi, im new to this but was banded by cdb on 7th july 09 and so far so good. i had lost 2st within the first 2 wks but as the swelling has gone down and the healing started i have regained a coupla pounds. at first i was gutted cos my biggest fear was/is that it wont work, after all nothing else has. But hopefully after my fill is done on the 27th August that will change and off we go, lol. At the moment i dont feel to much restriction, however i have had the odd scary moment when it felt like the food was stuck in my throat!. i think the worst experiance i have had to date since the band was fitted was last week. I was admitted to my local hossy because i had faecal impaction and hadnt been 10 days!! oh the pain felt like i was sitting on a rugby ball. Alls clear now but i live on Movical. any way i look forward to continue to read all your stories, ideas and probs, as they are insirational.

Take care all:thumbup:

[Toppings 1]

thanks everyone for your kind words i just want it done and dusted i am a bit annoyed that i will be there for the same time as when i had the main op.

gx

Garry,

Don't be annoyed honey - think of it this way - you wouldn't be meeting me if ya didn't have to get it done again.....

Ha ha ha - ah now only joking. you must be browned off having to get it done again. See ya Tues. Land at 9pm can ya save some chocs for me?

Siobhain

[anitahug 0]

hi, im new to this but was banded by cdb on 7th july 09 and so far so good. i had lost 2st within the first 2 wks but as the swelling has gone down and the healing started i have regained a coupla pounds. at first i was gutted cos my biggest fear was/is that it wont work, after all nothing else has. But hopefully after my fill is done on the 27th August that will change and off we go, lol. At the moment i dont feel to much restriction, however i have had the odd scary moment when it felt like the food was stuck in my throat!. i think the worst experiance i have had to date since the band was fitted was last week. I was admitted to my local hossy because i had faecal impaction and hadnt been 10 days!! oh the pain :tongue2: felt like i was sitting on a rugby ball. Alls clear now but i live on Movical. any way i look forward to continue to read all your stories, ideas and probs, as they are insirational.

Take care all:thumbup:

Welcome deedee

I got banded on the 7th by cdb tryin to guess who u r ?

U've come to the right place for swallowing/ bowel difficulties it's all goin on here !!