Extreme Weight Loss

[ZAP]

Well back at home and feel better after watching v8 for the whole afternoon without the kids annoying me.

The stomach may stretch a bit over time, but will never be the same size again. As this is a fairly new procedure, the long term effects are still not known, but it is a permenant solution. The operation also removes a small gland at the top of the stomach that gives your brain the "dieing of hunger" type pangs. You sometimes actually need to remind yourself to eat. I have not felt hungry since my operation, but I do not know if this will last. So far I am 5kg less today than I was on Tuesday.

It was funny in the hospital, 2 nurses wanted their husbans to do the operation. Both had refused as they were big beer drinkers and knew this Op would prevent them from drinking heaps.

I guess we as humans have the ability to help or hurt ourselves and sometimes will not do anything until it is too late. Quitting smoking 3 years ago was still the best thing I ever did, but wished I had listened to all the older people who told me to stop over the years.

For anyone who is interested, THIS PLACE seems to have a bit of good info on the whole procedure

There is also a Support Forum

Everyone needs to remember you only have one life and you need to make the most of what you have or try to make it better.

[Buf-Phoon]

Everyone needs to remember you only have one life and you need to make the most of what you have or try to make it better.

Good stuff Mal

Ttoo late to repent for all my sins however. I promise to be good next week.

[Phoontastic]

Good on ya Mal for sharing this with the forum. This is a significant step which I'm sure will be successful, and you and your family will benefit from. You're not alone in trying to keep the weight down for a number of years. I've been too short for my weight for years....theoretically I should be 6'4"!!

[Dagabond]

Bloody hell missed this one, good onya Mal.

My aunt got the bands about a year ago and she has the same problem of not being able to eat anything unless it's pureed.

[ZAP]

Yeah the Gastric band has a lot of side effects that they tend to skim over in the pre Op sessions.

Not being able to eat bread, meats and many other foods is a big problem for most people. There are foods that are find for some, but not others. For me Broccli would not go through unless it was blended up, yet I could eat some breads. My mother inlaw has had it for 4 years and lost over 50kg with her band, but is now slowly putting it back on.

I would not recommend a band for anyone now, as it is just too restrictive and ineffective over the long term. It was good to sleep in my own bed last night and not be woken ever 2 hr by a nurse wanting to take my blood pressure and temp

[Ralph Wiggum]

Onya Mal, hope recovery is speedy. Gotta look after your health with 2 (soon to be three) Jnr's running around!

[BF_F6Shockwave]

if you dont mind me asking what kind of costs are involved and how long off work?

[cobramad]

Hi Zap,

Hope you have a quick and relatively painless recuperation and all goes swimmingly. After all this, you will be in heaps better shape for the most important people around you, your family. Get well fast OK?

Mal K

[Macktheknife]

What the others all said Zapster.

Good luck with whatever comes.

Macka: Dun all the diets, read all the books, just accepted the fact that I'm vertically challenged for my mass.

[ZAP]

Thanks for all the well wishes.

Well the pain is gone and so far I am 10kg lighter than the day before the Op, so it is working

I go to see the Doc tomorrow for a checkup post Op, so it should all be good from there on.