ObesityHelp

I just post and look on the main one on the home page. Dont think its just usa aas many international people post, have seen auzzies post on there too. So perhaps post on that one rather than the Australian one, and hopefully you'll get replies, ask for Auzzie help? I Have found everyone fantastic. Getting meds in oz sorry I cant help there, have you googled? What sort of meds are you after?, as if perscribed you'll have to go through doctor, otherwise tons of healthstores, chemists that ship internationally.  Otherwise go to your GP as they can look at the drug register and get an equivalant if you cant  get it in oz.
Hope this helps somewhat.
Georgie

I was wanting to hear from new zealanders, and was told the ozzy forum was the place to go......
But no-one is here
where are all the nz and ozzys???????????????????????????????????????
HELP I'm all alone

Hi I have booked in to Gold Coast hospital for 13th October for gastric sleeve.  Yet to see the surgeon but spoke at length to practice manager who advised that the band is not an option due to several medical problems.  I am nervous of course but also excited.  My life has changed immensely due to severe rheumatoid arthritis causing disability, immobility and many secondary medical conditions, one being morbid obesity due in part to steroid use.  I am now pre-diabetic and have sleep apnoea and have been advised to have surgery as my risk of stroke and heart attack are very high.  I cannot exercise as my joints and muscles, nerves, spine have all been affected and my disease is very badly controlled due to intolerance of drugs, so it has led me here and I look forward immensely to reading and offering my assistance where possible.

Hope to undergo successful surgery and hopefully successful weight loss.

kind regards, Jane. 

Hi Everyone i joined this site today and am looking for people who have had lap band surgery.

I am 33yrs old and live in Melbourne and i am 130kg heavy, I am considering getting lap band surgery and would like to talk to others who have had the surgery and find out their exeriences good and bad. I really want to know fully what i am in for if i get this surgery.
I am currently trying to get pregnant and have found out i have Polycystic ovary syndrome which is effecting getting pregnant and also my weight. I need to loose weight to help my chances of getting pregnant and for my health.
Well thats my story....Hope to chat to you soon

Thankyou
Trish

Hi fellow Australian,

I am new to the forum and hope this will give me the courage to continue fighting the "pretty much" lost cause that is my weight.

I had a lapband put in in december 2005 and although I lost 38 kgs within 8 months ( with frequent visist to the hospital for dehydration and visit to my surgeon for refills and defills and lets not forget the continuous throwing up and acid reflux) now I am considering getting a bypass RNY as un fortunately my weight is now at an all time high... I am ashamed to say I weigh now close to 120 kgs even though i am only 1.65M...

Unfortunatly for me what went wrong was, i was living in kalgoorlie about 3 years ago and was trying to get pregnant but with the constant throwing up my doctor recommended for me to loosened the band so that I could eat properly get some strenght and get pregnant.
WELL although I got pregnant ( I dont regret it for the world) I started to put on weight faster then I had lost it and I mean fast!!!

So Once I had my beautifull little boy I was 112 kgs and so depressed but still thought I will go get my lapband tightened and everything will go back to normal, WELL IT DID NOT!!! after a couple of refills and defills it turned out my lapband had slipped and was of no use to me anymore as a pouch had already formed at the top of the Band!!!

I now am faced with the decesion do I go for a lapband again knowing how miserable it made me or do I go for a bypass Rny????

Can anyone give me some advice and some info on bypass as well as estimated cost...

I hope to hear from someone soon as I am freaking out!!! my weight is getting out of control and I am scared of all  the repercussion it entails!!!

Thank you...

Hi all

I had a band done about 8 years ago and it was he best thing I ever did. I went from 136kg down to a healthy 78-80 kg and stayed that way with no problems for a long time(I had a great surgeon and a great after care Dr)  Unfortunately 2 years ago it slipped and he had to put another (newer) one in. It was never the same, I had it removed in May 09 then had the RYN done on the 5th of Oct at 121kg !!  I have lost 24 kg in the 5 months and to be honest Im feel a little disheartened by it. I know 2 people who have had the sleeve, and WOW, their loss has been amazing ! Im thinking that maybe should have gone for the Sleeve, considering that I had 2/3 of my stomach stapled off and my "plumbing" which is suppose to half my calorie intake !!!  So why is it taking so long ?? No Im not pigging out on "crap" not wih the threat of the "dumping" feeling Is anyone feeling the same ???

Suz
:-(

Hi Bella

Im Suzy and had my RNY on the 5th of October in Bisbane.  I had a bad 2 weeks with inflamation (swelling) but other than that have been ok.....except I've only lost 24kg in 5 months and feel so disheartened by it all. I have a few friends who have had the Sleeve and it seems tht the wweight is falling off them ! Did you ever experience the "slow down" and if so what did you do ??  I thought it woule be eaier than this :(

Suzy

 Hi!

Welcome :)  There doesn't seem to be much/any activity on this board anymore :(  But I hear you about tracking in pounds and ounces!  I feel so out of place tracking in in KG's now!  But KG's make much more sense to me!  

 Hi,

I am booked in for RNY on October 6 and would love to hear from others in Australia and what their experiences have been like.  

What is life like after surgery?  I know what my surgeon has told me and I know what I have heard from many American's on youtube who have had it, but would love to hear from fellow Aussies.  So many of the people on youtube blogging about their RNY seem completely miserable and this is starting to scare me. They sound as if RNY rules/runs their life!

Looking forward to hearing from those who have had RNY!

Thanks 

Hello,

I am a lapband patient, almost 8 months post-op, and my doctor recently recommended that I get the gastric sleeve. I've had a few problems with the lapband...vomiting alot and hit a plateau after losing 54 lbs, and I still have more weight to lose.

From what I've heard, the band has a 80% failure rate and most bands need to be removed. Not to discourage anyone else that is considering it, cause I am sure that it does work for some people. But if you are constantly vomiting then you risk the risk of the band slipping and getting infection or needing the band removed completely, so why even put yourself through all that.

The Gastric sleeve is harder to get approved by insurance since it doesnt have as many years of long-term research as the other surgeries, but it is not entirely impossible to not get approved...

I JUST GOT MINE APPROVED and GOT THE NEWS OVER THE WEEKEND! I'm so happy.

Good luck to you and dont give up!!

Chrissy