blondynurse

Hi there, I know exactly how u feel.my band worked well about 7 years.i went recently for additional fill after 6 years of being happy...started 2 gain weight so i i thought i'll do with a wee fill 2 get me back on truck.i had no restriction after so i went 2 same nurse 2 do a refill but I suggested 2 check how much fluid is in the band...supposed 2 b 5.5ml...she could hardly get any fluid..retried fills but she wasnt getting any fluid back.diagnosis:band leak.i was devastated with the news but because otherwise i feel fine band will stay in.surprisingly i started 2 feel restriction on unfilled band if i dont chew properly.so plan 4 me live with it in...pay attention when eating,exercise willpower...i'll need plenty of that.

hi slinky, I rang julie and she gave me a phone number to a couple doing emergency unfills... guess what I still waiting for their reply since 3pm yesterday. That is a total disgrace that they have thier phone switched off for all that time.that has to brought up to frederik because in case of emergency like myself yesterday we r left alone here in northern ireland. I rang julie back and said that I was trying for hours and there is no respond.I ended up ringing frederik and got number of emergency nurse in dublin. and guess again at 7pm I just got to my car and travel all the way down to dublin just for 2 min procedure.I was back home at 1am.The girl is really lovely waited for me and done quick unfill. I am glad I went because I got really bad on the way there, I defenately wouldnt survive another night.I still feel a bit sore because of the swelling but it will get better in a day. As a conclusion to the whole thing we are really neclegted in NI. I thought that if someone is for emergencies means it, Very unresponsible people,should be available in cases like that one. at the moment the main thing is that I feel much better, I very weak and shaky wasnt drinking since monday,just take it easy, it was some lesson learnt and my fill last week was so small only 0.25ml but I couldnt believe how much problem so litlle can cause. thanks for ur help yesterday, blondynurse

hi slinky, thanks for such a quick reply.I know they train one in bangor but with all respect she is far from capable...but if I have no choice I will have to go ahead and rely on her.thanks again and I will keep in touch, let you know. blondynurse

hi slinky, I had another fill last week in bangor.Everything was ok till last monday, my band must be too tight.I am in pain and at nite is the worst, pain and i feel all in my mouth, bar reflux.I will need defill I cant go like that, maybe if i was pain free but pain is really disterbing. Can u help me and give my phone number to anybody who can do defills here in NI,asap PLEASE !!! I hope she can come to my house and do it, or will I have to travel. please I am waiting for ur reply. thanks slinky blondynurse

hi everyone, I has been long time but again redeployment process has started again and I have been having so many problems at work. long story... and I really would like to see final of it soon. I have lost 50 pounds I feel well but start to feel more hungry,there is definitely less restriction. I was checking september appointments in belfast and dont see anything for this month. any one from N. Ireland planning to have any refills in september? let me know please. blondynurse

Hi slinky, It was lovely to meet you, you look fantastic.I am doing ok but so restricted, tolerate only fluids and soups. Tried solids couple of times and got badly stuck with panic attacks. one time the food was stuck for at least 2hours I really panicked... settled eventually but I am so affraid to eat anything solid in case if it gets stuck again.I dont feel hunger at all, but when my hands start to shake I realize that its time for some sugar.I tried some 'soft'solids but got stuck again.I feel fine,still normal levels of energy,dont feel any weaker, keep walking regularly, drink my protein shakes once a day.most defenately I will not need any more fills for quite some time.I will have to start eat some solids soon, to keep my energy levels. It was nice to meet you and have a chat, you really look so well, please do me a favour and change that photograph because you look so different with your new hairstyle,so much better. Talk to you soon. blondy nurse

Hi all, Hi Slinky I cant remember exactly what time is my appointment but must be around noon time.Hopefuly I will meet you there. Sorry I havent been here for a day or two but as you know still straggeling at work. I eventually got a temporary post until they find permanent post for me but had to change already. so it is constant stress big unknown,dealing with new people every so often.once I settled get to routine have to be moved again pure madness.but I am not going to give up without fight !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! fighting for my rights thats my nature. I was surprised after my first fill I was pretty restricted maybe not from the very beginning but its been 6 weeks since my first fill I I have to eat slowly, I can only dream about bread.But I think I am ready for another little fill. worring me. at the port side just under the skin I can feel quite large lump.I started to feel it shortly after surgery. at first I thought that was a port but when I went for my first fill Chris Deprez told me that this is scars wherever the muscles were stiched but that 'thing' is getting slightly bigger and uncomfortable when I sit its located just below ribs but when I sit ribs are pressing on it making me feel uncomfortable.any one experience anything like that before... any idea who is comming to belfast on 21 April?will it be possible to find out. Slinky have you by any chance confirmed that clinic, just in case of cancelation.let me know please. nice to hear from you all blondynurse

hi slinky, I paid £90 when travelled for my fill to dublin. R u for clinic in bangor on 21st April? I am booked to, hopefully we'll meet. good luck Blondynurse

Thank you very much for your reply.As A qualified nurse I really feel let down by trust but I have made formal complaint against HR. Hospital closed yesyerday and yesterday after 18hrs I was told finally when I am being palced. But because there wwas more staff than permanent posts I was placed on temporary post have to travel nearly 30 miles one way. I am still not happy but have to relax for while get along with new place and see what can be done about my complaint because fact that I was trown somewere just days before new week doesnt change anything and the way I feel about whole redeployment process.Whatever HR did to 6 of us remaining nurses without jobs was unacceptable.For now at least I know where I am going on Monday morning. but thank you very much for ur reply and help I still can use ur advice for further action. thanks blondynurse

thank you all for support. yes I am a member of trade union but we all dont know what we pay the money for every month, so far they are usless. As far as they are concerned the whole process has been followed by redeployment policy and that's all matters to them. I thought about ACAS myself so tomorrow morning first thing I will be busy making phone calls. I also thought I can seek advice from Industrial Tribunals and see if there is any slight chance of fighting it. thank you all again and I will keep in touch, blondynurse By the way, I must have lost 3rd of my body weight, hihihihihihihi, because I walk about 15miles a day, that calms me down and help me think.I try to kill that stresssssssssss but I am not sure if it works.

hi everyone, I would like to ask you for advice, sorry for changing subject but it is very important and time factor in an issue. As I mentioned before I am with a group of other nurses in the redeployment process due to closure of hospital I work in now. we r closing in few days exactly on thursday 31 March 2011. Group of us nurses including myself still have not got post and we feel discriminated during all that redeployment process. I dont want to go to many details because is complicated. The reason I sharing that with you all is that perhaps somebody was in similar situation(being discriminated or feeling that being disciminated).Maybe somebody can help me with complaining, we a bit lost in that whole situation, very stressed out,confused,scared at times but from the other hand we all know the whole process was very poorly handled. Our boss says that they followed redeployment policy and they can sleep peacfully at night( would you believe that). I would be so greatful for any help suggestions or even contacts with competent people to possibly help us. Looking forward to hearing from you, blondynurse

Hi all, sorry I havent been here for a while but I am in a process of changing jobs so it is pretty stresful time for me, especiallly that I did not ask for it, employer decided to close the hospital I work in and all of us nurses have to be redeployed somewhere else. But I managed to have my first fill at 3/3/11 in dublin. I t felt so weird for next 2 weeks I felt restricted but couldnt stop eating and craved sweets.It's been a week now I started to feel fuller much quicker, stopped craving sweets and eat small 3 meals again. there was a moment that I regreted that had that first fill because I was doing so well before it and lost 24 pounds. going for my second fill on 7/4 in dublin because dont want to wait till 21/4 in belfast.I still think I am not so bad with all that stress I am under I have to cope somehow. hopefully next week I will know when I am going to be moved. I havent lost much weight abviously since my first fill but if I did not gain any either thats the main thing. will be in touch with you all. blondy

hi laila160, have you heard about 5 DAY POUCH TEST .you have to try it. it will get you back on track.thaT is a fantastic solution to get back to some regime and to start to feel your pouch when you are hungry. LET US KNOW.I lost 5 lb ib that 5 days. It really is worth trying. blondy

Hi all, I am 4 weeks post op on solids. eat 3 times a day up to 3 oz meals sometimes even less than 3 oz just feel so full and stay full up to 4-5 hours. feel well, back to work after 3 weeks. so far lost 23 lb, happy days!!!!!!! life is so nice, every pound off motivate me even more. going for my first fill next week. nice to talk to you all again. blondy