WELL I HAD MY FIRST FILL AT 6 WEEKS BANDED...LAST WEEK.
WAS A NIGHTMARE. WAS TORTURE COZ I TORE OFF MY PORT 2 WEEKS POST OP AND IT HAS MOVED SO DR DOUG COULDNT FIND THE BLOODY THING. ANYHOW HE PUT 4 MLS IN AND YEST ..5 DAYS LATER I HAD TO GO BACK AND GET 1ML OUT AS I WAS SPEWING UP DURING EVERY MEAL AND MY CHEST WAS HURTING WHEN I DRANK..SIPPED I SHOULD SAY! IT WAS WAY TOO TIGHT! SO IM WRAPPED NOW...I CAN EAT!! WAS VERY STRESSFUL AND I WAS SO SCARED TO EAT ANYTHING, NOW I CANT FEEL A THING!!

4 Weeks Banded

Hey all!! Yes its been a while since being on here but I am here to report that I've been banded for 4 weeks on Tuesday and Ive lost a total of 9.5 kilos in 6 weeks (since shakes) So that means that Ive lost 16kg since I got my act together! Pretty happy so far and healing well. Although...I did pull my port of my ab muscle during a not so aerobic sex session a few weeks back! ha All good now tho and ready and waiting for my first fill in 4 weeks time!!!
Am going to add pics to my photo blog now if u wana have a peek!!

BANDED AND HEALING!!!

OK so B day came on Tuesday 10th March- last week! I weighed in and lost 4.5 kgs in the 2 weeks on shakes diet...so banding weight was 121kg!!

Didnt get operated on untl about 2-30pm. Was a text book procedure apparently..50 mins of skin to skin contact with the surgeon Dr Doug Nicholson..thats after preperation etc. The worst part was the shoulder pain afterwards that is still there a bit 6 days later.

Been staying at mums to help me with the kids which has been awsome as my man works early mornings and some late nights.

Living on liquids: Been eating pumpkin soup, up and go, sustagan, blended baked beans with melted cheese in it..(havent been to the loo in 6 days!) Its ok, cant wait to sink my teeth into something decent tho!
Crushing the tablets is a mongrel..tastes FOWL

Going to the Coffee Club today with some fellow band buddys! Looking forward to meeting some other ppl. Once girl Tara got banded the same day as me and another Zoe got done 2 days later!

1 WEEK TO GO

Ok so I've been on the dreaded shakes for a week now...I'd say Ive lost about 2kgs so far. Went to see the sports psysiologist yesturday and he wants me to do 4 weeks of 30 min walks per week then he is gona review it.Hes also sending a resistance program in the mail.

I feel ok, Not hungry but still feeling like some different foods and flavours. Have been living on home made avocado dip and carrots...yum my savior! Low joule jelly is also a good one for sweet lovers!! Ive been eating lots of home made vegie and lamb soup. Its a great fillerf if u are hungry at any time of the day as the veggies are "free" and I only eat the lamb chops in it if I havent had my 120-150 grams of meat yet. Sugarfree mints are ok to eat. I dont know why they don't tell u all this when u start the damn diet!! I had to ask about these other things.

Well its only 7 sleeps till my surgery. Had a big talk on the fone with my new friend who is being banded with me next Tues! I think Ive made a life long friend there!!!

YIPPEEE BANDING DATE BOOKED!!!

MY DATE IS NOW BOOKED!!! ON THE 10TH MARCH 2009 MY LIFE WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE!

I got my goodie bag including my plate and from Monday I am going to start my McClouds shakes for 2 weeks to shrink my liver as we all have to do. I also met a fab lady who is being banded there on the same day as me...yay my first bandit buddy!
IM SO DAMNED EXCITED!!!!

In The Begining..

I have never been skinny. Well I have once when I was 18 and lived overseas and lived on very basic meals and travelled by foot rather than cars like we do here, even just to go to the shops!

I have peaked at a size 26 and have been considering lightly the concept of having a lap band for the past 4 years since working with a size 12 girl who was previously a size 22 before banding.She raved to me about how wonderful it was but the thought of spending thousands of dollars just seemed crazy to me as I didnt have private health insurance.

I had my second baby 4 months ago and my 5 year old said to me a few weeks ago "will you always look like that mum?" I said like what babe? and he said "will you always have your fat tummy, you have had the baby now but you are still fat and I want you to look NORMAL like us" NORMAL...huh....I almost died, where did he get this mind set from????

As you can imagine my heart shattered into a million pieces and it made me make a crucial and final decision to get this lard off! So off I went to a lap band info night along with many other obese people, lots much bigger than me, and learnt loads of stuff and met a size 10 girl who's life had changed dramatically since being banded. The $$$ kept springing back until I was told there that you could use superannuation or mediplan (like a loan) if you didnt have all the funds.

2 weeks later I decided to go for it! So now Im awaiting my 2nd appointment to book my surgery date which will prob be about 4 weeks away as I have to go on a low cal diet for 3 weeks prior to shrink my liver first. Usually you would go on a shakes diet for 3 weeks but I am still breasefeeding so I need something a little different.

Watch this space folks...my journey is about to begin!!