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Thats me at 8.75ml.I dont know if its mind over matter but drinking the soup it does seem to be going down a little slower but that happened the last fill and there was no restriction.

Hi gary ye she found it no probs .She said to me do you want it standing up or lying down EHHHH i think i will take it lying down after the near fainting experience,So she asked me to lie on the table and lift my two legs up as this brings the port nearer the skin.She found it straight away and put the 1ml in and sooked it all out to make sure ther was no leaks.So everthing seems fine fingers crossed

I had my first fill with dr chris and then i went with wls group who do a six month after care package unlimited fills for six months for £275 .Well it was that at xmas dont know if it is still the same price but they are realy frendly and give you loads of advice.

Well thats me had my fourth fill,I had no restriction from my thrird so hopefully this one will make the diffrence.I have lost 10lb since my last fill so well pleased by that.On liquids for a few days now so i will keep yous posted if i get any restriction.

Hi gary thats quite intresting i am just about to work out my cal intake i have had a problem with loseing as some weeks i have been eating only 700-800 a day and not lost a lb so i will see how i go with this.

I also have the johnson and johnson band it is a (sagb).I asked him what size it was and Dr chris told me its 14cc but when i checked the white booklet he gave me it says max capacity 11cc.Just check it out to make sure he has not said the same thing to you.The only thing was the bands length is 14cm so i dont know if this is what he meant.

Hi gaz when i went for one of my fills i had to stand up to get it and i went all dizzy and quesey and had to lie back down as i thought i was going to faint so your not alone there.Good to hear he got most of the fluid out.I doubt you will get any restriction from your first fill but you never know .What size band have you?

Hi kaka i dont know if it helps but wls group are in glasgow in the bupa hospital next to great western rd on the 24th of this month.That is when im getting my next fill.Frederick also told me that they were going to start doing fills in glasgow but when i phoned julie mackintosh to book it she said she knew nothing about it .I dont know if it has changed since.And theres never a problem getting appointments with them which is why i switched from dr chris to them.

Yes the first one with her took a little time to find the port .Once she has found it she keeps it in your notes where it is situated so the next time it is easyier to find.Yes it is empty to start with.She will put in about 2-3ml first time and when she does this she will sook it all back out to make sure it has went in and then she squirts it back in.

Hi gillian thanks for that.Well thats me back and i got 1.25ml in this time thats me got 7.75ml in a 9-11ml band so hopefully in a few days time i will have some restriction.Thats good that you can get it done fortnightly if you want. If it was me i would be going fortnightly untill i had restriction.I am apprehensive every time i go for a fill but realy there is nothing to worry about.My first time i went for my fill with wendy she could not find my port lying down so i had to stand up .She then found it straight away and asked me if i wanted to have a look to see how much was in it .But when i looked down and seen the needle sticking out my belly i nearly fainted the colour totaly drained out of me.lol.This time i got it lying down i was on the table and off agiain inside a minute.She said right thats you i did not even feel the needle going in.I did not even need a plaster as there was no blood at all.All in all it was a bad month for me and i only lost 2lb but she said i have lost body fat and gained muscle.So i will just have to get my head down and do better this month.

Hi garry yes wendy from wls is realy nice and explains alot to you .I tried twice to get my fills with dr chris in edinburgh once after my op in oct and was told i would need to wait till dec as there was no appointments for nov left and when i had my first fill with him in dec i tried to book for jan only to be told there was no appointments left and i would have to wait till feb.So for me that was the final staw.Flirtylass had told me about wls group and i booked up with them.It is also easyier for traveling as it is only 15 min drive instead of 1 hour going to edinburgh.The package gives you peace of mind to know once you have paid you know you will get the restriction inside the six months.The lady michelle that runs wls group is realy freindly and she will make sure you get booked in for a fill which are once a month at the nuffield next to great western road.And yes they are set dates.Any other questions just ask.

Cheers flirty i will keep you posted how i get on.Im just fed up as the weight is not coming as fast as i would like it as you know it is a vicious circle when your not loosing or putting on you get depressed when you get depressed you eat.But hey tomorrows another day.

Well thats me going for my third fill tomorrow with wendy at wls and it cant come soon enough.It was my sons 13th birthday today and i have stuffed myself.We also had a party for him on sat were we had a buffy and loads of alcohol so i was not very good then.Today i took him for a mcdonalds for lunch and had one my self then my mum took us all out tonight for a chinese .So im sitting here disgusted with myself i realy hope i get some restriction after tomorrow as i feel as im eating as much as i used to before i got the band when i have a blow out.Most of the time i can eat small portions which does not bother me but lately it has been hard so roll on tomorrow.

Cheers i would send dr chris another email as he and his management team frederick are not to quick to respond to emails.

I did no realy have the money for it to fail either but i felt there was no other choice but to have it done.I have lost about 3 stone since been banded on the 1 st of nov so it seems to have put me on the right track even though i have still not got full restriction from the band.

Yes it was with dr chris .I also have two kids and the money could be spent on other things but the way i look at it im 33 and i dont want to spend the rest of my life constantly doing diets and being depressed.

Hi i live in the glasgow area.I was on the nhs waiting list for two years for the op .I had to go and see a physcologist plus a dietician twice plus had all the blood tests plus a endascope.I went back to see the surgeon and he told me to come back and see him in six months as there was no funding for the op.So after all this i ended up going to belgium and got it done private as there did not seem to me that i was going to get it on the nhs .It seems to be a postcode lottery if you get it in your area.Hope this helps.

I was nervous before i went and so were most of the people on here but you will be fine .Dr chris is a good surgeon and you will be in good hands.

Hi there the inclusive package cost around £3675 depending on the exchange rate .This includes all your taxis to and from hospital plus your op plus your hotel for three nights for you and a partner.To contact dr chris you can go through his managment team fredrick.His email is frederik.serneels@ecfs.be .He is not very quick to answer emails so be prepared to wait a few days.You will need to pay for your own flights to brussels international airport.Hope this helps.

Hi big sister i dont know if its any help but i just sniped the fishing line knots off my self with a pair of small scissors as close to the skin as i could as they were annoying the hell out of me.

Your welcome gillian .I think it will save a few people a few bob as you know it could take you up to 5-6 fills to get to your sweet spot so at least you only pay the £275 compared to £500-£600 going to dr chris.

Good luck with it.

No problems for anybody else intrested they have clinics in london,newcastle,glasgow,dublin leeds,cardiff,sheffield,belfast,birmingham and preston.

Yes i think so .They have clinics once a month through out britain and twice a month in london.