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| Carol, I am so glad you have had a great day out with friends, it can make all the difference to your state of mind. The infection sounds nasty and best to get on top of it quick smart. Please let me know how you get on at the doctors today, yes I am say you have to go and I am keeping an eye out to make sure you do. LOL The weight loss and ketosis are fantastic so soon after the op and I am very pleased for you. Keep steaming along, albeit carefully for now and you'll achieve the fitness and health you have worked so hard for. As for my trails, sheesh if this had have been easy then I would have wondered what I was doing wrong :P, Some of us are just meant to do things the hard way. *smiles* I'm back to the surgeon on Wednesday and I already know that he will have to removed the fluid from around the port before he can access it again. I can feel it there, I just wonder how much there will be, both inside the band and around the port, this time. Take care and stay happy and positive. Pyretta |
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| Hi Pyretta.. lovely day with our group today and a new lady,, 3 chickened out tho lol. But maybe it was good so we could all spend time with the newbie and making her welcome and answering questions,,then back to my place with Marion and Steve,, wonderful friends, just a superb day but boy am I tired now,,,did rest this arvo and my dear daughter is now watching telly while I catch up here. The infection is still nasty so it's off to see Dr tomorrow methinks. But all in all, I am moving well and for day5 post op..yeehaaaaaaaaaaa !!! And,,,,,,,, in ketosis,,andddddddddddd 3 kgs down so far. My dear i do hope this is all going to rub off on you,,,my trials are zilch compared to your band hassles,,,but its a whole new day tomorrow,,, I wish you the best of everything ,,hugs, Carol |
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| Hey Susan,, your emails bounced back so i was wondering where u were...will email a lil later tonight.Carol | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chocky, I would have been happy with either procedure but at the time no one in Melbourne was offering the sleeve. Pyretta |
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| Pyretta did you ever consider a sleeve and what made you decide on the band? It's just that you have researched so much that I was wondering about your opinion Chocky |
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| not soo good to hear you having challenges P, but I wish you luck in them..... mine are all self inflected and I aonly have me to blame and I need to get it sorted and hoping that reconnecting here will help........... hope carol will see the message and drop me a line as I heard her hubby was unwell, and i hope things have improved for her. thanks again, you have my email if you care to drop me a line or two cheers Susan |
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| Susan, I hope all is well for you. My journey so far hasn't been smooth but we are hoping to have all the problems behind us now and I have everything crossed that the weight loss will come soon. Pyretta |
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| Hi just returning to have a look at the boards after months away hope things are good for you Pyretta and Carol .. aka cassandra 4ice, i would love to catch up my email now is aussiesusanj3@yahoo.com hope people are doing well, and I hope to reconnect soon Susan |
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| Dear Miss, my heart goes out to you I had to go through the palliative care stage with my mum last August and I was primary carer as my sister's just couldn't. It is an extremely emotional time and you will go through many thoughts and emotions. Will you be able to cope with the emotion of the band surgery and watching your mum deteriorate noone but you knows what you can handle. Do you have any support such as a partner or a close friend or are you having to do this alone? It is such a hard decision and noone knows the future. You are definitely not selfish but a kind and caring daughter. AS I said will you be able to cope with both situations or would you be better to handle one at a time look into your heart and do what is best for you. I really wish you peace of heart and mind God bless and be with you in this hard time in your life. Debbie |
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| Miss, I am very sorry to hear of your mums illness and know how hard this must be on you, especially as you spent time as her carer as well as her being your mum. I am sure your mum would want you to try and live life as normal, even though we all know how impossible that is with a mum that is very sick. You know you need to have this surgery for you and I feel she would understand that, though being such an emotionally stressful time, how do you think you will cope with the added stress of no food and recovering from surgery? What you are planning to do (the surgery) is not at all selfish, you need this or you wouldn't have decided to have it, but if you feel that it would be all too much emotionally you should put it off. Only you can decide of you think you are physically and emotionally strong enough. Putting it off until after your mum passes might not be the right decision, if you feel you can cope emotionally. Talk to your surgeon if you are feeling overwhelmed and ask for it to be delayed until you are emotionally more stable but if you can stick with the Opti and feel you can cope then leave the date as it is and have your surgery. YOU deserve it. Sending cyber hugs at this time for you. Pyretta |
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| Thanks for your replies to my delimma - I have restarted my optifast today and will make my decision about the sugery the day b4 I have it - it will depend on my mums condition - I have spoken to my Dr and he said even the morning of the op if something happens and I decide not to go ahead that it will be fine and we will rebook for down the track. I really want to be able to focus completely on the band and my new diet - this was going to be my fresh start - I guess its in Gods hands. Thanks Everyone | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hi Misschicko As you have been your mum's carer I can see that you should treat her as a priority, but you really can't keep putting your life on hold either. I was in a similar position to you when my mum had almost gone, trying to make decisions and wanting to treat mum as no.1. Your mum would want the best for you. |
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| misschicko How sad for you. I am yet to be banded (28/4) but I am sure that your Mum would want you to do this for yourself. It must be so hard to see her so close to the end of her life,You have put yourself last for long enough and now is your time. Please dont feel selfish. If you let this opportunity go it would be so easy to let other big hurdles in your life stop you again and again. Until one day you will be sick and needing constant care yourself because of obesity related issues. My heart breaks for you, but please go ahead now and don't carry any guilt. Sending big hugs Janette |
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| Hi All, I am after some advice - I am due to be banded on the 17th April - I am supposed to be at day 4 into my Optifast - However, my Mum has terminal cancer and last Friday was admitted back into pallative care (2nd time). They did a scan on Thursday (just gone) and there are 5 new tumors in her brain (this is secondary cancer) the doctors have said that we are looking at 4 - 6 weeks, but Mum could pass sooner or maybe last longer. At the moment she still knows us and we have about 1 good hour out of each day - the rest is spent asleep. So many people are telling me that life has to go on - but I am really torn as to weather or not to proceed with my sugery on that date. Part of me really wants to but I feel so selfish. I was my mums primary carer for 12 months until January this year when she was first admitted into palliative care - they told us then that she was not going to make it home and to prepare and make to most of her last days, BUT then she woke up and even ended up going home. They have told us it is very unlikely that this will happen again as the cancer is very aggressive and her condition will get worse with each day. Having this procedure is the first thing I have done for me in such a long time. I have 4 siblings that have continued with their lives and this whole situation has had very little if any impact on their families, work and relationship with their partners. Please guys tell me what I should do??? |
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| She is very bright, top 1% in the state for science but not very street smart *LOL* so naive in those ways plus she is rather mature pretty and out spoken so high school boys are more terrified of her than anything. It is the older ones we have to be careful of. Just lucky she is such a home body and nerd who loves going out with her family still. applesauce |
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| Apple, How on earth did you manage to convince the daughter of that. Mine had a conversation with me yesterday about how she id getting older now. She said she is nearly 18 which is close to twenty so now guys at 23 don't seem that much older anymore. OMG! I nearly fainted. I turned the conversation around to her complaining she was getting older and we dodged that bullet for now phew! I am fortunate that she still doesn't find boys that interesting. She's happy to do her art. Pyretta |
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| Carol, I am so sorry it didn't go as planned. I hope they have fixed the problem with the band even though they left it in. Rest up and take it very easy for a while, I know this has taken a lot out of you. The diabetes will settle soon, just try not to stress over everything. Thinking of you and I'll light a candle for you tonight for a quick recovery and healing energy. Pyretta |
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| hi Pyretta and all. ty for the many messages on home phone and mobile. Was a bit more involved than expected and in theatre longer but same band stayed . Unfortunately my diabetes has gone absolutely wild and am having trouble controlling it plus for some reason the blood disorder flared and did not work out real good. Got home late yesterday and have to see Haematologist Monday,, so total rest till then , not impressed, but tired as.Waiting for Nurse to come and I won't be online much so take care all... ,,, Carol | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wii works around here mind you it was given to MOI from the male of the species for our wedding anniversary last year. The children took control pretty damn fast tho *LOL* Fav games at the moment are guitar hero 3 for the son & bully for the daughter. Oh wait the daughter has discovered romance novels *puke* *puke* I just cringe at that, all she needs filling her head with more rubbish *LOL* Oh well at least I have her convinced that in this house you have to be at uni before you are allowed boyfriends. I still can not belive I got away with that one *LOL* applesauce |
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| I actually found something that has created domestic bliss between the teens..... Wii. I could never afford to buy one but they have borrowed one off of a friend and they have actually been co operating all afternoon, in fact they are still playing it together. My weight is still increasing according to both my clothes and the GPs scales so i am just hoping this fill next week will help with that. While at the GPs office he decided to give me a tetanus shot and put my on some antibiotics for a wound I have on my finger. Breakfast for me now consists of 9 tablets, 4 of which have to be broken in half, 2 slices of toast and a cup of chai. I swear I rattle on the treadmill at the gym. I'm off to be before the domestic bliss is shattered. Pyretta |
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| Pyretta I once read a poem that was about a girl who couldnt understand why her mother in times of difficulty with her would smile and say nothing. Till she grew up had her own children and they were fighting and she realised that the great payback will be them suffering through the same misery when they have teens themselves... and she smiled and said nothing. I too now smile and say nothing...not because I am happy with their sniping and fighting..but because the karma fairy is a saddistic b1tch and will beat them silly with her wand and one day they will get theirs. Congrats on 29 years together... may you have 29 more!!!!!! |
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| I threaten to make mine hug each other hehehe Oh the son HATES that ;) Congrats on the anniversary and do remember no matter what they say parents have rights too !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! applesauce |
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| Sorry I meant 29 years was an achievment (not a rotten weekend). Must proof read before posting!!! Janette |
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| Pyretta Congrats on 29 years. Sorry to hear your weekend ended in such rotten way. That is an achievement on its own. It is so sad when we lose a pet because they give unconditional love - no tantrums, sulks etc. As far as your kids, fear not, one day they will grow from teenagers into humans (promise, they do) Keep smiling. Janette |
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| Isabella, An occlusion is when nothing will go down, not even spit. You band/stomach just completely closes shop and won't let anything down. I was in a lot of pain and then only relief I could get was spitting up my own saliva, forget about swallowing anything. As for the teens. I think I'm just going to have to tough out the next 10 years and hopefully they'll grow out of it (Though my twin and I still haven't) Pyretta |
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