Hi All

[Karen_Ponte]

Welcome Kat! We are being banded on the same weekend so please keep us up to date on progress!

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[Caren]

hey Kat, what surgery did u decide on?

 

[Kat D]

Hi Caren

I decided on a band as the posts on pose on this website put me off. After talking to the dietician today, it was definitely the right choice as she says all of her patients are very disappointed!

 

[its ellen]

:wavey:hi

 

[Karen_Ponte]

Kat, did the dietician say what her band patients felt? Happy or disappointed?

I have my pre- op assessment tomorrow - nervous!

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[robojo1970]

Hi welcome and good luck, looking forward to hearing your weight loss updates

 

[Ann410]

hi and welcome

 

[Kat D]

Karen, she said that band people are sometimes disappointed initially as they think they will lose tonnes of weight straight away... She said that I wouldn't start losing weight consistently until the second / third fill. She said most people do well as long as they are compliant and realistic which makes perfect sense to me!

 

[Kat D]

How did you get on by the way??

 

[Karen_Ponte]

Kat - thanks for the response. I'm one of those impatient people who wants it all to fall off immediately )

My pre-op is tomorrow and the op on Sunday.

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[Kat D]

What and where?? Is the ponte for pontefract?

 

[Karen_Ponte]

Kat - I'm having a band at the Chelsfield under mr el-hasani.

Ponte is pontefract but I don't live there anymore.

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[Kat D]

I am in Doncaster. My op is in Leeds on Saturday.

 

[Karen_Ponte]

One day before mine then - we can compare notes! What's your start weight?

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[Kat D]

101.3kg (I like kgs more than stones and pounds, they are harder to work out) lol

 

[Karen_Ponte]

We're not that far off each other weight-wise either. Fingers crossed we get to where we want to be.

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[Kat D]

Yes... I will look out for you on the other side xx

 

[Ruthiep]

Kat: welcome, and I'm so glad you decided on the band rather than the POSE which, as you rightly surmise, has had rather poor press and people aren't so happy with the results. There was a woman at my support group who'd had it several months previously and hadn't lost an ounce!!

 

[Miss DeeDee]

Welcome Kat

Good luck to all having their ops this week

x