Surgury date 23 March 09

[tomjerry 0]

Hi all...just checking with you all and I am pleased to say that I have done it...my surgury was on Monday 23rd March..Went well.....

Came out the next week and have been at my parents has being spoilt....

Have been a bit sore and tight around the stomach and where the cuts are in 5 place.

A bit of pain but not too much. Feel a bit tight around the chest.

Cant believe I was first on the list for the operation, went in at 8.30 and woke up around 1.00.....ended up in ICU has I had some breathing problems. When I woke up at 1.00 the surgeon was there so that was very assuring to see him. Was so sleeping and that slept til around 4.30. Was very very thursty but they gave me nothing until around 5.00 and that was ice cubs.

So now at home on liquid diet til I go to the dietician end of next week. :thumbup:

[tully 0]

Hi tomjerry, I am really pleased to hear that everything went well for you. I am being banded on 22nd May, so I look forward to hearing how things go for you over the next couple of months.

Good luck with recovery and enjoy being spoilt by your parents! :cursing: :tt2:

[shaggs 0]

Congrats Tomjerry - welcome to the club!!! Take it easy and best wishes for a speedy recovery!

[DaniRae 0]

congrats tomjerry,

glad it all went well for you and look forward to hearing about your progress.

I am to be banded in perth on the 8th June 09, so i hope to learn as much as i can from people like yourself..

[tomjerry 0]

Well its been 2 weeks since my surgery and so far all well.. Still a bit of soreness but not very bad. Have lost 10kgs so far since pre surgery on Optifast til now....so 4 weeks all up....Still on liquid diet til tomorrow night when I go and see the dietician for the next stage - mussy stage..

[PrincesaJenE 0]

Good Luck!

Edited April 6, 2009 by PrincesaJenE

[jacquitiger 0]

hi tomjerry

i havn't been on for a while. im so happy you have got your band. im hoping to be done in may still working out the finances almost there. well done i hope everything goes ok for you keep us posted.

jacqui

[tomjerry 0]

I've had 2 fills so far - 1 one last of 6mil and one yesterday of 2mils so that makes it 8 mils to date. Going in for 1 or 2 mils next week, not sure exactly how much. Maxium he will go is 12mils....Feel great. End of this week go back to dieticican for next stage - solid foods (bring it on)....Hope everyone is ok out there and enjoying seeing the weight come off. The only thing i dont like so far is the scales show a difference amount from my/dietician and surgeons...Surgeons is always more so I have told him I dont like his scales plus there on carpet......:smile::thumbup::w00t:

[jacquitiger 0]

hi tomjerry

what is it like when you get the fills. does it hurt? just the thought of it makes me feel queezy.

jacqui

[joyoc51 0]

Hi, I'm heading in for my 3rd fill tomorrow. Dietitian thinks .2ml is all I will need as I am eating more than I should be able to i.e. a whole kebab whereas I should only be able to eat half.

After my last fill I could only keep liquids down for days so I had a bit taken out and then I could eat more but it was painful. Turns out the stomach around the band becomes swollen when it is interfered with and it takes a couple of days of liquids for it all to settle down and before you can judge how much you can eat with ease.

Loss so far 15kg but it has been slow the past month while I've been fiddling around with the band. Apparently this is quite normal and when we get the band tightness right the weight will start moving again.

[emmaf106 0]

You can eat kebabs? Jealous!!!