RE: Hi from Shona

[Guest guest]

Shona,

As you can see from my

signature I am on my second band as are several others on this list.

As other people will tell

you everybody responds differently to the band and this is doublely true for

the second band, ie. The reaction will not be the same as the first.

In my situation I had no

problems with the first one, up to the when it slipped and had to be replaced,

but the second one has been “a real pain in the gut”.

It started when the Prof

noticed I had a hernia through my diaphragm which he attempted to fix but

unfortunately this didn’t work and he had to go back in a week later to fix it. The two operations irritated my stomach

greatly which resulted in difficulties swallowing liquid. As a result I finished up spending 15

days out of 19 days in hospital mostly on a drip.

When things settled down I

found I had reasonable restriction with an empty tank. Unfortunately I was also suffering

reflux. This we managed to control

with zantac.

However trouble with reflux

really began when we tried putting point 5 of a mil in the tank. I found I was just about drowning

during the night. We tried taking

out .2. This made it easier but it

was still there. We again took out

another .2 and now the reflux is mostly under control.

Unfortunately this means I

now have to be very careful about my diet.

As to your other questions

about rate of lose with the second band, well this all depends, as with the

first one, with how much you have to lose. The more there is to lose the faster the rate will be. This is assuming you follow all the

guidelines properly. The problem I

found was with the motivation.

With the first one I had no problems with the guidelines but I am having

lots of trouble keeping to them currently.

Regards,

Ken

height 178cm

surgeon Prof O'Brien The Avenue Hospital

1st band 28-July-1997

weight then 188kg

BMI then 59

lowest weight 96kg

BMI then 30

2nd band 8-January-2001

weight then 118

weight now 105kg

BMI now 33

-----Original

Message-----

From: Shona Maynard

Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001

9:36 PM

To: ausbandits

Cc: ozband

Subject: Hi from Shona

Hi

there,

I hope

everyone is doing well. I havn't posted for quite a while as i was on holiday

in the USA for 3 months . I did enjoy getting online every

now and again and seeing how everyone was doing whilst I was away. Your

progress has been inspiring. Without fluid in my band due to a slippage earlier

in the year, I have to confess I did enjoy some 'forbidden foods' that were

readily available.

Well,

i have just been back in hospital for replacement of my band. I am coping much

better this time. With the first band I suffered terribly with nausea and

vomiting ( which may have contributed to the slippage ) anyways, i have felt

really good. I could hardly remember what guidelines I had to follow so have

been reading up my lapband book and have found the NZ lapbanders website really

helpful. I am not really looking forward to the 2-4 weeks on fluids, however it

may help me shift some of the weight I have gained.

I

would be interested to hear of other's experiences with their second band. Have

you noticed anything different? Is the rate of weight loss more/less/ the same?

I will try to keep you up to date with how I go. I have to admit I felt a

little apprehensive posting again as I was really hoping that the first band

would be something I couldn't fail with. Still , onward and downwards ( weight

-wise of course. )

Look

forward to chatting with you all soon. By the way, any confirmation on a Perth

get-together for Christmas? i would love to come.

Bye

for now, SHona

ozband

website:

http://www.ozband.com