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Topic: RE: starving
hi,did you do to dolan park? went to go to the shop last night had to get some potatoes salad wasent enof 4 tday had a small jacket potato and half a tin of beans and salad still hungry but it will be worth it i hope i was so ill last night my head was boiling and every else was cold i felt soo green sick still got the headache tday but thats it should feel better tmw yesterday i had the slim fast with skimmed milk i rang the hospital group up tday and they saidto make it with semi skimmed please tell me itl b worth it me and my partner have now split because i dont go out which is all you need right now at least after op il be able to have soup i love that sorry im moaning gota cheer up.
Topic: RE: starving
I was allowed to take paracetamol, but dolan park have a clinical nurse on hand on the other end of the phone, if you want to check with her you should find her number on your paperwork.
I only had a headache for the first 2 days of pre op diet, which isn't too bad compared to some. The hunger is miserable, but upping your fluid intake could help with both the headache and the hunger, unappealing I know, but its got to be worth it.
BTW, I believe you mentioned you were going to do slimfast, have you tried the latte flavour - its far and away the best tasting in my opinion, I actually look forward to it
I only had a headache for the first 2 days of pre op diet, which isn't too bad compared to some. The hunger is miserable, but upping your fluid intake could help with both the headache and the hunger, unappealing I know, but its got to be worth it.
BTW, I believe you mentioned you were going to do slimfast, have you tried the latte flavour - its far and away the best tasting in my opinion, I actually look forward to it
Topic: RE: new
Hi there Yvonne, nice to have another uker around. I have found OH a really useful site, but to go along with what Kate says, you often get a very distorted view of problems on the site because those who shout loudest are those that have had the problems. Those who have all positives to say, are often off living life because they don't need to post. Bear that it mind.
I find the info on all the boards useful, but the uk board is the best of all :-))), theres not many of us posting on here, just a handful infact, but I find everyone to be level headed and objective and I really value their opinions. The US differ so much in their opinions and products, that I often found it wasn't always helpful for the info I was after.
I had my gastric bypass done at dolan park too (Mr Sigurdsson), and its the best money I've ever spent - I'm loving the new me, and I can't tell you how much easier every area of my life has become since losing weight.
Good luck, not that you'll need it.
x
I find the info on all the boards useful, but the uk board is the best of all :-))), theres not many of us posting on here, just a handful infact, but I find everyone to be level headed and objective and I really value their opinions. The US differ so much in their opinions and products, that I often found it wasn't always helpful for the info I was after.
I had my gastric bypass done at dolan park too (Mr Sigurdsson), and its the best money I've ever spent - I'm loving the new me, and I can't tell you how much easier every area of my life has become since losing weight.
Good luck, not that you'll need it.
x
Topic: RE: BINTY!
Hi there, sorry not been around much on oh, the uk board has become sooooo quiet - I kind of lost patience with checking an empty board lol!! Thanks a lot for the notification - that date clashes with a do I have in the evening, but I'm still going to try and make it, how long I can say will depend on how well I can sweet talk my husband :-))) I'm really looking forward to meeting up.
Topic: RE: starving
I didn't have to do any pre-op diet but i cannot see any reason at all why not. The pre-op diet is so the surgery is easier to perform and parcetamol on Day one of the diet is not going to affect that. But,as always, if in doubt ask your doc.
Good luck! Must be very hard but anything you need to do to get this wls is worth it!
Kate
I didn't have to do any pre-op diet but i cannot see any reason at all why not. The pre-op diet is so the surgery is easier to perform and parcetamol on Day one of the diet is not going to affect that. But,as always, if in doubt ask your doc.
Good luck! Must be very hard but anything you need to do to get this wls is worth it!
Kate
Highest 290, Banded - 248 Lowest 139 (too thin!). Comfort zone 155-165.
Happily banded since May 2006. Regain of 28lbs 2013-14. ALL GONE!
But some has returned! Up to 175, argh! Off we go again,
Topic: RE: new
Vsg is a vertical sleeve gastrectomy. 90% of my stomach is gone, rarely feel any hunger and should be off insulin around Christmas! No malabsorbtion. There are horror stories about bands, just as there are about the other surgeries. Up to now, apart from occasional vomiting the journey has been pretty effortless - apart from my 5K treadmill walks 5 times a week LOL! Best of luck with the op!!!! 
Topic: starving
well day 1 of the pre op diet im starving and have a banging headache can you take any paracetamol?
Topic: RE: new
If you listen to the anti-bandsters on the main board - almost 100% with vile complications! But don't listen to them!
No-one knows if the band really is "for life" as it has not been around for a lifetime! As an implanted device, things can go wrong. Many of the problems people report are ones we can control (eating with care, not eating very dry foods etc) but there undoubtedly can be serious issues which need surgery or removal.
Studies ( and I can give you the names of these if you want) seem to show that about 1-2% of bands may destroy the tissue underneath them (erosion) - this requires band removal. Between 2% to about 10% may at some time slip. This means part of the tissue from the stomach comes up through the band. A minor slip can be dealt with by unfilling the band for a few weeks. A serious one will require surgery but often a new band can be fitted.
We can minimise the chances of a slip by making sure we do not keep our bands too tight and by making sure we follow post-op dietary instructions so that the sutures can heal properly.
Sometimes, often for no obvious reason, there cn be a leak in the tubing. I have just had one repaired. A very quick surgery with an almost 100% success rate.
Sometimes ports can become slightly tilted and it may be hard to get the needle in for fills. This might lead to the need for a minor surgery.
A small number of people just never get on with the band. This may be that they just don't work with it and it is their own fault! But it can also the the case that it is in no way their fault! They just can't get restricition - either too tight or too loose. No-one seems to be able to explain why this happens. A very small number have problems because of poor quality surgery.
BUT we don't malabsorb so we won't get vitamin etc deficiencies. We still have all our body! These two things matter as recently people have been denied access to cancer clincial trials if they have either malabsorption or incomplete stomachs.
Bascially, all weight loss surgeries have good and bad points!
But the key words for us are PATIENCE and REALISM. We don't lose any faster than we would if we were following Weigh****chers or something like that. And we may not get restriction until after several fills.
Kate
If you listen to the anti-bandsters on the main board - almost 100% with vile complications! But don't listen to them!
No-one knows if the band really is "for life" as it has not been around for a lifetime! As an implanted device, things can go wrong. Many of the problems people report are ones we can control (eating with care, not eating very dry foods etc) but there undoubtedly can be serious issues which need surgery or removal.
Studies ( and I can give you the names of these if you want) seem to show that about 1-2% of bands may destroy the tissue underneath them (erosion) - this requires band removal. Between 2% to about 10% may at some time slip. This means part of the tissue from the stomach comes up through the band. A minor slip can be dealt with by unfilling the band for a few weeks. A serious one will require surgery but often a new band can be fitted.
We can minimise the chances of a slip by making sure we do not keep our bands too tight and by making sure we follow post-op dietary instructions so that the sutures can heal properly.
Sometimes, often for no obvious reason, there cn be a leak in the tubing. I have just had one repaired. A very quick surgery with an almost 100% success rate.
Sometimes ports can become slightly tilted and it may be hard to get the needle in for fills. This might lead to the need for a minor surgery.
A small number of people just never get on with the band. This may be that they just don't work with it and it is their own fault! But it can also the the case that it is in no way their fault! They just can't get restricition - either too tight or too loose. No-one seems to be able to explain why this happens. A very small number have problems because of poor quality surgery.
BUT we don't malabsorb so we won't get vitamin etc deficiencies. We still have all our body! These two things matter as recently people have been denied access to cancer clincial trials if they have either malabsorption or incomplete stomachs.
Bascially, all weight loss surgeries have good and bad points!
But the key words for us are PATIENCE and REALISM. We don't lose any faster than we would if we were following Weigh****chers or something like that. And we may not get restriction until after several fills.
Kate
Highest 290, Banded - 248 Lowest 139 (too thin!). Comfort zone 155-165.
Happily banded since May 2006. Regain of 28lbs 2013-14. ALL GONE!
But some has returned! Up to 175, argh! Off we go again,
Topic: RE: new
hi i know this sounds like a strangs question now but im always reading different what are the chances of thinge goin wrong with the band longterm thanku yvonne
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