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Hmmm, definately worth a try - the apple before meal, and I know I've been eating too much mushy easy food too. Managed to spk to my radiologist today. She wants me to keep a food diary. She also think if I cant eat solid food ie meat etc, then I am too tight and shd have some fill taken out as the band will only work with solid food, cos the soft food go right through and I'll never be hungry. So true again. But I got one month to try to lose some weight before going back to her again, I really dont want to have to take any out, but on hindsight perhaps I should. Today, BFast - muller light, Morning Snk - banana Lunch - Salad with tuna & soup for lunch. Afternoon snack - 3pcs ginger biscuit and weight watchers yogurt. Dinner - Home cook chicken & veg soup and Bake salmon. Evening snack - 1 pcs of choc cake. Supper - 1 glass spritzer and 1 pck prawn crackers.

My radiologist will not do a fill on me 2 weeks before Im due to fly. Cos she say my band will tighten up.

Dear All, Im so glad I found this site. I've been worrying myself to death. I was banded last aug. I am filled up to 6.8cc on a 7cc band. So Im real tight. As I am a compulsive and emotional eater, I dont mind having this tight a band. I've initially lose 2 stone (28lbs) but started putting on 1/2stone (7lbs) Some days I can eat anything, on other days, I'll take a bite, and I'll start pb everything I eat. I will put a finger in my throat to throw all the food back out. Then when I though I have totally empty myself, I try to take another bite, and the whole roller coaster starts again. Im beginning to feel as if Im going towards bulimia habit. Still, a couple of weeks ago, the pb got so bad, I felt some acid reflux (1st time ever) follow up with the slime. That left a very bitter taste to my tongue. However, after that, for the next 10days, I could eat anything, bread, chicken, steak, everything, and I was beside myself thinking I've had a slip. So I rang my radiologist office up and the reception told me perhaps they need to take some fill out for me. But yday, my period came on, and now my band started tightenning up all on its own again and Im once again feeling the restriction?? Im really at a lost what is happening inside my band??? Anyone knows??

Yeah same greetings from me too..... : "H..a...p...p...y Bir...th...day... 22222222222...UUUUUUUUUU............... " I just took up keyboard lesson together with my 8yrs old daughter 3 weeks ago. If you are here, I could play the birthday tune to you. Thanks for the dr Chris de bruyne info. I have also been given dr shaw somers. So will try and get an apt with him. Got in contact with my prev radiologist in London. Ive been advised to take some fill out cos Im too tight!!! Hmmmm I want to seek 2nd opinion. I was complaining of eating 2 much the other day, but not losing weight, so dont understand why they want to take some fill out of me??? Worst scenario, might fly to Manchester to see Dr Mignon from Belgium who operated on me. But been quite good eating lots of fish these days The bad part is, between yday evening and today, I had 3 big packets of prawn crackers!!!!

Hi milton5A, £8000 is really alot to pay. As other bandsters have advised, definately worth looking at other options in UK. Likewise my initial consultation was with a dietician with Bupa. I weight 13stone at that time. Im 5ft 3. She said my BMI was border line. Also the cost was around £7,600. I have gathered so much courage to finally decide to go ahead for this lapband operation, and I didnt need anyone to give me any negative advise. So within a few weeks of thorough investigations, I decided to change from having the op in UK through BUPA to Belgium. The cost was only half on UK price. However, please note that aftercare is not included in the Belgium price. Because of what the dietician said to me initially, ie my BMI was border line, I started stuffing my face cos I was afraid the Belgium consultant wont operate on me either, therefore by the time I finally had the op in Belgium, I was 14stone. (So I put on 1 stone in a matter of 2months!!) If you can afford to do it in UK, go for it but make sure the support you are getting before and after is 101%. Good luck.

Hi Heresdeb, Thks for the above info. Im trying to get a consultation with Shaw Somers. I think he is great after watching him on Fat Doctor. Im already filled to the max yet after losing near 2stone, I put on another 1/2 stone, and now my weight have stop totally. But I suffers from an underactive thyroid so I wonder it thats the reason I cant lose weight despite being banded so tight. So I want someone to do an xray check on me to see my port is still working. I was banded in Belgium. I wont fault them cos the operation went well, but aftercare is abit lacking and dissapointing.

Mrs D Do you know any radiologist that would do xray fill in the south? I had my operation in Belgium and my filling done in London but she doesnt do Xray Fill. I live in Basingstoke. So any xray fill radiologist operating in Winchester, Reading, Chicester will really be good for me. I dont need another fill, I want to have an xray to check everything is ok.

Tell you what is even worst than going into the changing rooms with all those skinny girls.... Its when I try something on that I though looks real nice and not too 'fat looking' on me, I turn to my husband for a 2nd opionion and ask him " Do I look fat in this?", and he replied " The dress dont make you look fat, ITS YOUR FAT THAT MAKES YOU LOOK FAT!!!

Hi LibertySue and Anon, Long time no mail. Im surprised to see the site all jazzed up. Tried logging in the other day but forgot my password and after 3 attempts, it logged me out!!! Dopey system. Anyway, just contacted my radiologist in London today. I had a b few bites of burger 2 sunday ago, and ending up pb over 7x. In the end, the last pb, acidic reflux came up. And since than, I could eat everything. So I dont know what's going on in my banding at the moment. Im going up to London to see my radioloist in July (earliest she can fit me in). The lady taking the appt suggested that I should have some fill taken out!!?? They reckon Im too tight i.e. 6.8cc in a 7cc band. But I have not been losing weight at all and I just told her I've been able to eat everything the last 2 weeks, so I really dont understand why she said to have some out!!! I wanted an XRAY FILL so I can see the band is working but this radiologist doesnt do xray fill, and I dont know where in London or South I can have a xray fill done. So Im abit low and depress at moment. Any advise??? Take care all.

Wellcome back Liz, Glad to hear everything went well. Sorry re your pain, but hopefully the painkillers help. When u see yr new body, Im sure it'll be worth it. You are a very brave girl. Anyway, cant wait to see yr before and after photos once u r ready to load them. Take good care now.

Hello everyone, Im back again. Sorry Im always popping in and out. My son's been studying hard for his AS level so I have not been using the computer in the evening as I've been giving him sole proprieter to the usage of our home pc. Anyway, its great to see more and more people joining this site. To answer yr question Suz, for breakfast, I have water with my thyroidxine tablets first thing every morning. Then, I'll drive to work, once I arrived at work, I shall hv my muller light yogurt, follow by a banana 1/2hour later. So that will be my bfast plus snack no.1 and my fibre. Lunch time, I shall hv soup, some salad with either chopped up chicken pcs, or sliced smoked salmon and snk no. 2, always a weight watcher choc mouse. Does seems a lot, but it does takes me over an hour and 1/2 to eat them, so whilst I continue working at my desk, I'll be munching away, which is not so good. However, my problem time is usually tea/dinner time esp when Im going out. But if I stay in, its always either Lasagne, Cottage Pie or Fish pie. It does gets boring. Thats why I jazz it up with snack no 3 Creme Bullea, which is a killer as its over 300cals but I cant seems to stop cos thats my one sin for the day. Anon, when I go out for Indian, I always go for popodum starter, and for main, I have minced keema and rice (lovely and it goes down easily). Dont worry re yr restriction going off, and coming back. It happens alot to me too. THats why a few weeks ago, I thought I was having a slippage when I could eat tagettelli cos anytype of pasta is a big No No where I am concerned. Last sunday I went to the garden centre and inst of orderin my usual lasagne, I though I'll give sunday roast beef a try. Even though I cut the beef to tiny pcs, and chew over 50 times, I ended up pb everything out each time I tried it on and shove a tiny pc into my mouth. At other times, I cud bloody eat a burger!!!! So it goes to show our banding are quite erractic!! But I believe you have not even have any fill yet. So might be worth spking to yr doc. I already have 5 fills. Anyway, well done suz for being size 18. 2 more dress size drop and you'll catch up with me. We will hv to meet up and hv a celebration then. BrandyChick, well done for having loose 67lbs but how in the world can you managed 2 boiled eggs in the morning?? I cant even have bread for breakfast, it'll be stuck. Do you know how much you're filled up to?? U must hv quite a good restriction to have lose that much weight. Ok bandster, spk another time. Take care everyone.

Hi Liz, Gd luck on yr forthcoming TT. And keep us posted how you get on.

Hi everyone, Im back again. Yeah, Anon is right, Suzanne, I cant open your picture either!!! Anyway, have not been good at all. Had pizza today,. Was surprised I could eat them. Ate 3pcs of Pizza Hut spicy cajun chick & Beef, Italian Base (minus the crust) Cut into tiny pcs and it all went down well!! Yuk! Not good though. Hope I have not have a slippage. Last few days Im feel I seems to be able to eat more than normal. Infact put on a couple of pounds. I shall watch myself and if this ability to eat anything persist, I'll hv to go back to my radiologist in London. Bother!!! Really dont want to make the trip and waste the monies. And I was doing so well too!!! Suzanne, I rather hv muscles than shrinking boobs!! Hei Suzanne, can you ask your PT how to lose the spare tyre on the lowest part of one's tummy ? i.e. the one below the belly button!! No amt of sits up or crunch seems to be able to get rid of it!!! My 1st and 2nd spare tyre is dissappearing on my tummy, but the most bottom or as I called it my 3rd spare tyre, is still protuding out and not tightenning up at all!!! How to get a all over tone stomach? Well hv a gd weekend to you all. Spk soon.

Hi Suzanne, Im sure u will do well. I have big problem with chicken too. But it I cut them to pea size, I find it easier to go down. I tend to eat more cottage mince pie, lasagne and fish pie. It goes down easier. Try them. U r right, the last 1 stone is the hardest. But Im not worried too much cos Im not putting them on. I know I can go down the last stone if I cut down my desert and alcohol drink, but Im enjoying size 14/16 for a while and no hurry to go down to size 14 and I definately do not want to go down size 12 as my boobs will dissappear.