chatty2cathy.

Hi, im chatty2cathy, bandes on 31st may at bromesgrove.

Hey Cathy

Good to see you on here.

xx

welcome to the forum hun, how are you finding banded life so far? xx

Welcome, how's it going for you? I get banded this friday... woot!

hi, banding op went fine, like you i couldnt wait, didnt think that the trapped wind would have been that painful though ! ! get plenty of peppermint teabags at the ready they where great. Will one and half wks in and ive picked the baby up and ive dislogged my port ! ! ! im in pain 2 -3 wks it may settle ? ? keep intouch and hope your op comes round soon.x x x

Hi, I too was banded in Bromsgrove, but on 28/2. It was the best decision I ever made. Hope everything goes well for you, let me kow how you are doing.

im doing ok op was fine ive dislogged my port its so painful more than the surgery itself ! ! picking the baby up not thinking ! ! have to rest now 2-3 wks. How much you lost so far ?

im fine thanks for welcome, op was fine its aftercare ive not followed and dislogged my port ! ! ! very painful and bed rest 2-3wks, diet im coping fine with, if im hungry in between meals i have oxo to fill up on. keep intouch.

I have just had my second fill. I now have 6ml in a 10ml band. Until my fill, I found that it was just willpower as you can really eat anything.

Now, I eat about half of a meal before I am full to the brim. Never feel hungry ever. Which is great.

I think it is the thought that I have spent all this money and had some pretty drastic surgery that makes me think that I just cant fail this time. However, I am happy to lose the weight slowly but still be able to lead a normal life. I probably have about 1500 calories a day and seem to be losing about half a pound a week, but with no effort.

I know that if I punish myself with a very low calorie diet, I will rebel and eat loads so I am happier with this.

I had my surgery three months ago now and am just learning how to make myself full and avoid the easy options that go down easy but dont fill you up. It is a hard learning curve but you will get there. After being overweight for a long time, who cares how long it takes to get it off as long as we do.

I hope you feel better soon, take care and any questions, just ask.