Oh the pain of food that gets stuck

Hello all. I am trying to think of witty funny amusing little things that have happened to me but I cant all I can offer right now is the PAIN of the band when food gets stuck which in my case has been at almost every meal for the last week. After my last fill I am really struggling to keep food down for long enough to call it a meal and not a regurgitation process. The foods I could once eat I just cant seem to anymore and now I am eating foods which are rich and calorie laden just to get some sort of nutrition the trouble is you don't need much to pack on the weight. Gosh its all a bit depressing right now. I cant eat bread and I am completely cool with that. I cant eat hot chips which is a God send but I can eat Calamari which is fried and I can eat most saucy things which are usually high calorie like Garlic Prawns (and I aren't even that much of a prawn fan). I can eat some meats as long as the are drenched in gravy. If it keeps on going like it is I will have to have some fill taken out. Bugger. Not too worry though its all a bit of a process. Every time we go out and get something to eat (or even at home) I get a couple of bites in then it gets jammed somewhere between my throat and breast bone and I have to rush of and be sick to dislodge it. Andy and I had lunch at Kings Park today but after to small mouth fills of a savoury I had to lean over the gutter and get rid of it. Really does put you right off the moment. Andy is so good. He seems to recognise the look that comes over my face and then starts rubbing my back to help ease the pain. He should of been a nurse but when I said that he said 'its not like I enjoy it or anything'! Bless him. Well I have nearly finished my Chrissy shopping which is cool. Funnily enough the only things I want are food related like a pasta maker and cook books. Maybe I should ask Santa for a bike or something non foodie.....................nah. We have Andy's work do this weekend (yes only two days before Christmas) and I have been out patrolling the shops looking for a glam outfit. Its a cocktail party. I found a skirt in a flash store and when I was telling the lady I was banded and didn't want to buy it until close to the date for fear of not fitting she told me she had been banded too. She said no one knew not even her husband. Dunno how one wouldn't notice the scars or the port site or the chucking but he mustn't be too observant as he hadn't noticed. I was too much of a sook not to tell. Andy's boss is a complete nutter (woman) so it'll be an interesting night watching her. She is extremely vain and has her husband and her millionaire boyfriend so has been a bit unsure which one she will bring. For one reason or another we met the boyfriend the other day and.........................his wife!! Andy's boss also has something wrong with her hair (she says its stress) as it keeps on falling out and the other day Andy came home and told me how Mary came out of the bathroom at work pointing to her hair asking Andy if he could notice how her hair on one side of her head had broken off. Andy was hooting with laughter at his bosses broken hair day. She also has botulism oops botox injections and its hilarious as she walks in after an episode with a frozen face and no movement. I will definitely not have anything to drink on Sat night for fear I may speak out of turn. Must make a note to myself not to have alcohol lol. Shes been really rude to Andy about a couple of things so it would be tempting to cause her a few frown lines or broken hair evening especially as it is cocktail party after all! Well no more news from me but I will post on Sunday after the Le Grande Cocktail Party. xxx Dianne

Computer is up and running. All systems are go!

Finally my computer is back to working although I lost all data from the hard drive including all my photos some of which were taken just before my dad passed away and are obviously irreplaceable. I knew to save them onto a back up disk but it was one of those things that I thought I would do later and of course as per good old Murphy and his law it is now too late. My computer can also not handle the camera downloads now (I don't have a clue why) so I will have to take some updated shots and post from a friends computer. After my last fill I am now unable to eat so much that has never bothered me before like Christmas cake and raw apricots. Oh the pain. And as Murphy would have it we have become friends with someone who has a stone fruit orchard. Ah well. I have been sick a few times mainly from new foods that I haven't tried since being banded like Christmas cake but also because I still have to remember to eat more slowly. My friend Jo at work is leaving to take a position at the Tax office so Ill be sad to see my little banded sidekick leave but the catch ups will be even more interesting. Well no more news from me. I will update on Sunday. Have a good week and eat some Christmas cake for me xx

So much news so little time

Gidday. My computer has packed a sad so I am waiting for the computer Dr to fix it and am having serious withdrawls. I am using my friends computer to do this so am in a real hurry to blog. I saw my surgeon last night and he was very pleased with my progress. I have lost just under 6 kg in 6 weeks which is the exact result we wanted so that's a bonus. He put another 1.5mls into the band and now it feels very tight and I have to eat extra slowly as I almost instantly feel the food stick if I don't. And it hurts like crazy. Andy and I ate out a couple of weeks ago and I was sick mid lunch which was incredibly stressful cos I couldn't find my way out of the food hall and just had to let nature take its cause. The asian food stall lady was a bit shocked and wouldn't give me more than 2 serviettes to clean up with, so I was a bit of a mess by the time i got back to work. I now carry a little zip lock bag and wet wipes with me for those little emergencies. Very exciting to find I am now a size 16 for the most part and I couldn't fit any of the clothes in my favourite fat shop cos they were all too big!!! That was a way cool moment. My next little goal is to get into double digits. Its all feeling a bit exciting now and I can dare to dream that a normal weight range is eventually going to happen for me.
I'm looking forward to getting Christmas out of the way as everything during the build up seems to be focused on food and I am working hard to live by the ' I eat to live not live to eat' theory so will be glad when the supermarkets stop bombarding me with all the festive fair. Well I need to sign off now and head home so I will see ta ta for now and will post again next week. I will also put some photos up as soon as my computer is restored to good health xx Dianne