Countdown to Balloon Launch

[RoseMcnose]

Hi thanks I'm going to email him now, bit of pre warning for him for Tuesday.
Yea I will be getting the acidophilus because I'm doing the sulphury burps and am so sick with it. Whopper of a colesore n all
I'd want to be getting healthier soon!!!!

I haven't a clue what type of balloon I have. But it's not Spatz. It can not be refilled or anything. It's in till August and I was told to expect to loose two stone Mabey three max!!!! But it's all down to me!

hi I got the balloon in feb the 9th 2012. pre balloon I have lost 5st and since having it put in I'm down another 11lb!!! slow but getting there!!! my goal is to loose another 3stone!

You can do it but there are two issues here.

First off, you have paid for it. Secondly your chances of success are much greater with support. You need it. it. My weekly call keeps me focused. In addition, the support is critical for long term success.

Go girl!!!!

 

[femfrankie]

I am the spatz girl femfrankie, it's not available in Ireland. I think cb4 has orbera. Cb4, the support program really helps, please chase them down, you cant be expected to do this on your own. You have paid for a support program - get narky with that charming chap.

I know but couldn't think for the life of me what CB4 had... Same as I have so no adjustability

Hi thanks I'm going to email him now, bit of pre warning for him for Tuesday.
Yea I will be getting the acidophilus because I'm doing the sulphury burps and am so sick with it. Whopper of a colesore n all
I'd want to be getting healthier soon!!!!

I haven't a clue what type of balloon I have. But it's not Spatz. It can not be refilled or anything. It's in till August and I was told to expect to loose two stone Mabey three max!!!! But it's all down to me!/QUOTE]

Yes CB4 I was told this by surgeon. The balloon is only a tool to help us loose weight. We need to use it wisely, eat healthily and adopt healthy eating patterns in order for it to work. As our stomach gets used to having the balloon it is very easy for us to revert back to bad eating practices. We need to work with it fir it to be successful.... I would just love to be able to be naughty with it :8855: only joking but where as you have no restriction I seem to be totally restricted which I suppose is not too bad a thing for me

Hi femfrankie, I had the balloon in prior to my sleeve and had trouble with food coming up the next day for ages. When I spoke to the hospital they said you must drink well after a meal to effectively 'wash the food' off the top of the balloon, otherwise I just sits on the top all night, and will be rejected. Also the food sitting on top caused those dreadful smelly sulphur burps and the liquid needs to wash it off. ( not sure if you've had them?). When I started doing this, it worked! Well for three months, then the restriction went and I could get anything in!! Lol

Good luck xx

I'm constantly drinking after food but nothing takes the "floaty" food away where as the heavier sunken food seems to eventually get to the other side. I was sick again this morning, a lot of liquid but still the beeping spinach from Thursdays 5 o'clock dinner & completely undigested!:sigh: I'm at a loss but realise I am "unfortunately stuck with it" my surgeons words on the day of insertion. I don't have sulphur burps but it certainly feels that my last meal was just minutes ago as opposed to hours ago : Oh well

 

[RoseMcnose]

I know but couldn't think for the life of me what CB4 had... Same as I have so no adjustability

Hi thanks I'm going to email him now, bit of pre warning for him for Tuesday.
Yea I will be getting the acidophilus because I'm doing the sulphury burps and am so sick with it. Whopper of a colesore n all
I'd want to be getting healthier soon!!!!

I haven't a clue what type of balloon I have. But it's not Spatz. It can not be refilled or anything. It's in till August and I was told to expect to loose two stone Mabey three max!!!! But it's all down to me!/QUOTE]

Yes CB4 I was told this by surgeon. The balloon is only a tool to help us loose weight. We need to use it wisely, eat healthily and adopt healthy eating patterns in order for it to work. As our stomach gets used to having the balloon it is very easy for us to revert back to bad eating practices. We need to work with it fir it to be successful.... I would just love to be able to be naughty with it :8855: only joking but where as you have no restriction I seem to be totally restricted which I suppose is not too bad a thing for me



I'm constantly drinking after food but nothing takes the "floaty" food away where as the heavier sunken food seems to eventually get to the other side. I was sick again this morning, a lot of liquid but still the beeping spinach from Thursdays 5 o'clock dinner & completely undigested!:sigh: I'm at a loss but realise I am "unfortunately stuck with it" my surgeons words on the day of insertion. I don't have sulphur burps but it certainly feels that my last meal was just minutes ago as opposed to hours ago : Oh well

God! I don't know how you manage femfrankie. What I would say is that my provider gave me a very strict diet plan for the first six weeks. They said it was critical to bedding in the balloon. I didn't have much sickness so I did not stick to it and that's when I had the stall. That was week two. I was advised to go back onto the strict diet or else I would have issues developing with tolerating the balloon which is what I have done. Spinach is on that plan though but potato or any veg grown underground are banned.

Apologies from my appalling English in this post!!!!

 

[femfrankie]

God! I don't know how you manage femfrankie. What I would say is that my provider gave me a very strict diet plan for the first six weeks. They said it was critical to bedding in the balloon. I didn't have much sickness so I did not stick to it and that's when I had the stall. That was week two. I was advised to go back onto the strict diet or else I would have issues developing with tolerating the balloon which is what I have done. Spinach is on that plan though but potato or any veg grown underground are banned.

Apologies from my appalling English in this post!!!!

Well I have just measured my waist line which has not moved a dicky bird since December. Last week it was still sitting miserably at 51". This week it's a whole 47" !!! arty0048:

Just goes to show that our body indeed must move the fat stores around a little. Funny thing is my hubby came in from work on Tuesday and kept ogling my boobs. I laughed and told him to please stop ogling as I couldn't concentrate on what i was doing when he commented that he couldn't help it as he was amazed at how they had shrunk & were now at least half their size :8855:

So I think I can manage just fine Rose as long as I am getting these results hehe xx

 

[Yvessa]

The first to go is extra fluid, and I always found my boobs shrunk first. Now if I'm retaining water, my boobs always look much better.

 

[cb4]

I don't even know where to start to reply lol I'm down in the mobile home for a few days well deserved break away!!
If I can only just get over all these alements!!! I will be grand! I feel rotton, feel like I look rotton too
But I will get onto Dave and get the support I deserve!!!! I paid a lot of money for it!

I'm also measuring 6 inches smaller! That's 20 inches less from 6 weeks ago! Measured the day I got the balloon! So that's good going!

Positive thinking should get us there! Mmmm sometimes it's hard to realise how well you have done so far!! But I do feel much better myself! I feel slimmer!
Thanks ladies xx

hi I got the balloon in feb the 9th 2012. pre balloon I have lost 5st and since having it put in I'm down another 11lb!!! slow but getting there!!! my goal is to loose another 3stone!

 

[RoseMcnose]

I am the exact opposite to both of you!!! I am seeing big results on the scales but not on my waist!!! Very annoying!!!!!

I have a skinny face and neck though!!!!!

 

[cb4]

I am the exact opposite to both of you!!! I am seeing big results on the scales but not on my waist!!! Very annoying!!!!!

I have a skinny face and neck though!!!!!

Give it a few weeks and u will see it. Are u measuring ur legs arms waist hips chest bum?
Coz I lost 1.5 inches off each leg!!! I haven't had loss on the legs in months!!!! I'm not measuring again for a while incase it was a mistake lol
Can u feel the difference in ur clothes?

hi I got the balloon in feb the 9th 2012. pre balloon I have lost 5st and since having it put in I'm down another 11lb!!! slow but getting there!!! my goal is to loose another 3stone!

 

[RoseMcnose]

Give it a few weeks and u will see it. Are u measuring ur legs arms waist hips chest bum?
Coz I lost 1.5 inches off each leg!!! I haven't had loss on the legs in months!!!! I'm not measuring again for a while incase it was a mistake lol
Can u feel the difference in ur clothes?

hi I got the balloon in feb the 9th 2012. pre balloon I have lost 5st and since having it put in I'm down another 11lb!!! slow but getting there!!! my goal is to loose another 3stone![/QU

Don't worry, am not concerned - above was tongue in cheek. Am happy with my loss so far. Looking forward to being back to what I have been all my days prior to getting sick. Will be interesting to be a thin non smoker for the first time ever!!!

 

[femfrankie]

The first to go is extra fluid, and I always found my boobs shrunk first. Now if I'm retaining water, my boobs always look much better.

The funny thing is that since the balloon my water tablets (furosemide) just dont seem to be doing the same job that they did prior I can only think this is because my water equilirium has changed. When I retained before it literally went on everywhere and i could tell I was bloated as my eyes would bulge. Now it is only the bottom half of my body, mainly legs, that is retaining for some reason which is why I suppose the inches have been more resistant to disappearing from them. I suppose that will shift at some point too.I just have to be patient lol x

 

[Yvessa]

I do still retain everywhere. But so so much less now. My feet used to ache from it. And I could make an inch deep indent in my legs. But whereas it used to be my legs I noticed it in first now its my fingers and boobs.

 

[femfrankie]

I do still retain everywhere. But so so much less now. My feet used to ache from it. And I could make an inch deep indent in my legs. But whereas it used to be my legs I noticed it in first now its my fingers and boobs.

Yep I used to be the same. My legs hands feet would be painful to touch as if they were badly bruised. That has now mostly gone. Just my lower legs that are still like this. My ankles still look like I have an extra 2inch roll of flesh around them. Fingers crossed that this soon disappears because I hate it so much.
I asked my GP if I should stop the furoesimide but was told categorically no. I will be asking again but after the bypass me thinks. xx

 

[Yvessa]

My GP would never let me take them long term because they damage the kidneys.

 

[femfrankie]

Yes I know Yve and is why I asked about discontinuing them. I have been on them for 5 yrs now, initially for the retention and latterly for the enlarged heart which I suppose is why they are a bit reticent about me stopping them. So will wait post bypass and try again. I should be at least another 3stone down by then so maybe that will sway them.

Meant to add that pre ballon it was a regular occurrence for me to lose 10lb in fluid within 3 hours of taking my fruesomide xx

 

[RoseMcnose]

Yes I know Yve and is why I asked about discontinuing them. I have been on them for 5 yrs now, initially for the retention and latterly for the enlarged heart which I suppose is why they are a bit reticent about me stopping them. So will wait post bypass and try again. I should be at least another 3stone down by then so maybe that will sway them.

Meant to add that pre ballon it was a regular occurrence for me to lose 10lb in fluid within 3 hours of taking my fruesomide xx

When is your next weigh in femfrankie????

 

[femfrankie]

When is your next weigh in femfrankie????

Monday 25th

 

[RoseMcnose]

Monday 25th

I am looking forward to hearing how that goes. Have you been weighing yourself or are you being restrained??

 

[femfrankie]

Rose I'm a scale junkie ... Constantly on them

Down another 6 lb so since balloon I have lost 17lb. Had a huge 4week stall in that time but seem to have got over that now x

 

[RoseMcnose]

Rose I'm a scale junkie ... Constantly on them

Down another 6 lb so since balloon I have lost 17lb. Had a huge 4week stall in that time but seem to have got over that now x

Is that another six pounds off your current stats on the left of your posts????

You are doing so well!!!!!

 

[femfrankie]

Hope I have done this right so here goes ... First pic is me in August with my granddaughter Sophie and the other was taken last night with my newborn niece. Pics are almost identically setup (accidental btw) but I'm 4st down





Mmm well that didn't do to well ....back to the drawing board on how to get pics up on posts lolol