Irishlapbandgirl

Really??? wow.. oh god please i hope so!!! where did you get banded? I think the surgeons assistants that do my fills are very good though, i never doubted them before.. i will ask but i dont know!!

Hi there! I posted this months ago and forgot all about it.. are having lap band surgery or thinking about it? I dont know of any lapband support groups here in Ireland and that is why I wanted to try and get us all together to chat! My facebook page is Gilly Lapbandqueen if you want to look me up, and I also have another page called irish lapband support network. Check it out, it would be great to get a group of us together for a good chat.. looking forward to hearing from you!

Hi guys, I was banded by Dr Chris De Bruyne last Feb 2011 in Belgium and have since lost 42lbs. I am currently 176 and want to get down to 140 so I have another 36lbs to go.. however, at my last fill I was told that my 7mil band was FULL and that i can maybe only have one more very small fill if i really need it.. I am absolutely freaking out over this. I have a 7 mil band and I have 7 mils in it. When i first went for my first fill i asked what cc my band was.. i could have kicked myself that i didnt ask this question BEFORE the surgery.. and I knew from reading other blogs etc that a lot of people had 10 mil bands and 12 mil bands. I knew in my heart and soul I would probably need a bigger one, as it took me AGES to get restriction. I will be the first to say that I am not exercising, and I need to adjust my diet to a certain extent but I was wondering if anyone else had this problem?? would love to hear from anyone who can offer advice..

Hi girls, You have no idea how much help it has been to read that Drasan, I was banded in the 15th of Feb 2011 in Belgium with Dr Chris De Bruyne. Everything went great, I had an easy recovery and lost 11.5 lbs really quickly. Since then it has just stopped, and I have been up and down since the op. I am eating like a horse and I have no restriction at all. I got my first fill of 3mils and I am going back on the 5th of May for my next fill.. I am praying something changes. I keep thinking that this is going to another pink elephant and I am not going to lose the weight.. I cannot cope with that. I know I need to put in more effort with my diet and exercise but I have very little will power and I have just read SO much about nutrition that I am now nearly confused, do I do low fat, low carb, count calories, what?? My head is melted!! I met a girl at my fill meeting and it took her 8 months to lose anything and then it FELL off of her, she lost 8 stone in a very short time. I wouldnt mind but the weight is really depressing me and stopping me from living my life to the fullest, I just cant understand why I just cant say NO and stop eating the wrong things.. I am delighted you have eventually lost the weight, it must be such a relief!!

Hi everyone, I am an Irish Bandster who was banded in Belgium by Dr Chris De Bruyne on the 15th of February 2011, and I would love to meet with other Irish Bandsters who have been through the surgery. I really feel like it is still a very "taboo" subject here in Ireland and there is very little support out there for us in our own country. I have formed a group on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_144644905601361 for anyone who would like to be involved, we can share our experiences and support each other through the tough times, and celebrate the good times and achievements. I have had a page on Facebook for about a year since I decided to have lapband surgery and everyone on there is from America, and its hard to compare food products etc because they have all different things available to them that we dont have and vice versa. I would love to eventually maybe be able to set up big group get-togethers for us all maybe every three months or so just to keep in touch and have a fun day for ourselves. After all, we have been through a lot and boy do we deserve it! Looking forward to hearing from you, All the best and good luck with the battle