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Please can someone help me? I have been banded since August 2005 and had one 2ml fill, before leaving Hungary, I'm going back this coming May to see the surgeon. I have never been sick or had any odd symptoms but I am sure that I must be eating too much. The only advice that I was given was to chew my food really well. I have lost 40kgs which I think is about 76pounds. However the loss has really slowed down and sometimes I'm sure that I've eaten too much. Anne

I don't know anything about Greek hospitals, although I have read some alarming reports of people going on holiday there and being taken ill. Their care did leave something to be desired. However I think that it is somewhat arrogant to think that a poor country's hospitals must be dirtier than american ones. I live in England, not a poor country, but I went to Hungary, which is a much poorer place,to have my banding. It cost me £2500 as opposed to £8000 at home. Everyone there, even the staff behind the enquiries desk, wore clean white uniforms, if not modern and new. The cleaning lady came into the room twice a day and every patient had a MRSA scan before admittance. I can honestly say that the hospital was cleaner than the very large one opposite my house. We can thank the wretched Thatcher for that!

I am diabetic, have high blood pressure and cholestrol so I take eight tablets a day. I bought a pill crusher because crushing them between two spoons became a chore! I also take a vitamin and mineral tablet. None of this has caused me any trouble. I was banded on 2nd of August this year and have lost 38kgs, that's nearly 80lbs! Just drink water and make sure that tablets are ground up to powder. This was my surgeon'advice. Best Wishes to all