ladiebird

hi i was banded in france with a 10cc band and my surgeon says that my first fill will be 3cc as this is what he aims for with all his band patients. 1cc in a 10cc band seems very small fill wise but every surgeon has his own way of doing things. This doesnt seem much fun for those of you that have to travel quite a way for each fill as it must get very expensive keep having to make trips love tracey

Hello everyone Well im a fully fledged bandster now as i had my op on the 6th and everything was fine...mind you i was quite sore for a couple of days but that might have been the the pink fluffy side of me thats hidden under this 127kg body of mine...lol.. Have to say that as i took mr preop sedation i did wonder if i had done the right thing going in for the op but that thoguth soon disapeard and i think its the best thing i have ever done for myself and like whippledaddy says in one of his posts.. i too like him dont seem to do much thats just for my benefit and no one elses... Is that a bit of a trait with us larger peeps do you think ? I would also like to say that i think whipples posts are some of the most thoguth provoking i have had the pleasure to read. Big hello to harlynana as we had our ops the same day!!!! Love to all Tracey Banded 6th dec 04 Dr Jerome Dargent lyon france 35 yrs old 127kg day of op

Hey shelly You look amazing ..may i ask how tall you are. Hope my los is going to be as successful as yours love tracey

Hi All I was bande the same day as harleynana and my port is on the ribcage on my left. i asked my surgeon about the 10cc thing and he said he no longer uses the 4cc ones and all his patients are fitted with 10cc as he felt it allowed more flexibility for fills.. Mind you he was the most amazing looking man for his age and i was gazing at him quite adoringly at the time so he could have located my port by my ass for all i cared....lol Tracey

hey harleynana not long till we both get on the other side of the fence and are true bandsters..lol...just in case i dont get a chance to mail on here again i wanted to wish you luck and i hope everything goes smoothly for you. i fly out to lyon for my preops on saturday and then the op on monday 6th. feel like xmas is comming early this year dont you ..... Not sure what cc band i am getting but i will be sure to ask now.. i know i have a choice of the swedish or the Inamed so i think this is something i need to talk over with my surgeon.. warmest regards tracey

thanks to all for your replies. Have managed to make contact through an english site with another 2 of my surgeons patients and its all positive feedback.....phew!.... cos obviously until you get comments from previous patients to allay any fears they just twirl around in my head. Not having second thoughts just a little aprehensive now that the date is getting closer. Tracey

I was just wondering if anyone else here has had their bands fitted in europe. Especially interested in Lyon France. I know this is a mainly american site from reading your posts. The cost of banding in the usa is so much more expensive than Europe. In the Uk i was given a price guide of 6500 pounds to 12000 pounds In Lyon (where the hospitals have less instance of mrsa and have been doing this procedure for many more years than the uk) i was given the price guide of 5000 Euro which is roughly 3500 pounds this included all the preops. Such a huge difference to what you have to pay in the USA. And how out of reach the price tag in the states must seem to people whose medical insurance doesnt cover banding Tracey

Hey Harleynana Looks like me and you are getting our bands done on the same day!!!! So good luck and i will be thinking of you when they wheel me down to theatre. Im having mine done in Lyon France as i live in the Uk. I am soooo counting the days down now. Like a child waiting for Christmas day!!1 warmest regards Tracey xx

Hi all just thought i would ask you all what band you thought was the best to have fitted and why? My surgeon uses Obtech (swedish band) and also the american Inamed one. Which one is easier to get fills for etc? Many thanks Tracey

Thanks for that . tracey

hi all excuse my ignorance here but what is pb? is it to do with vomiting? Tracey

hey tman i too am 280 and am looking to lose 140 im 5ft6" female and 35yrs old I have struggled with my weight for years. managed to lose 8 stone 10 yrs ago but put it all back on. thats why i am having the band. dieting isnt the hardest part for me...its keeping it off... Tracey

hey Tman im getting banded on dec 6th . im in europe uk.. but having banding done in lyon france as the mrsa bug in uk is at all time high. plus much cheaper in france than uk Good luck for the 8th ... im counting the days down till i get mine done. Tracey