garrymcfall

thanks for the offer but i am fine, driving is nothing to me i have been on the road selling for many years, its only 2 hours 20 for me so i leave at 8 i will be back in office for 1.30

i think it was the picture of me in the support tights, not pretty

hi all you will be pleased to know that my hematoma has at last started to move and reduce so i am pleased and can stop moaning about it, i have since then decided not to go to belgium and am having my second fill in manchester next thursd so hopefully fred will be able to find it as Dr c struggled however i think he has advised him. Hopefully meet some of you there especially you hot chicks. Gx

yes it his him luv i am also going down to manchester that day think i am 10.45 may meet you there. gx

Edinburght is defo Dr C unless he does another day but Duprez does glasgow think its every 3rd fri in the month gx

mags thanks for this i mailed him and got the dates thanks a lot. xx

Hi Mags honey I heard this guy done it in glasgow, frederik even said, if you could send me his contact details that would be great. Thanks Gx

yip your right however my reason was that he struggled to find port becuase of the hematoma and suggested an ultrasound, i cant get an app for april in edinburgh and can in may but i am at a stag weekend and then it will be june which is too far away so i want another fill asap. I have pretty much decide to just try frederik at Manchester next week and if he gets it great if not i will just need to wait. Iam so impatient, typical man. Gx

i have many ma darling however i think the pink tutu ruins them x

yes i wore then for 5 days they were rather fetching Gx

Hi Dawn I dont think there is any problems with port are just in a slightly different position than i and Dr Chris thought but i can understand as when lying down everythin is in a different place as to standing up when you have a lot of extra fat. The hematome is not painful, Dr c managed to drain about 60% out it last week with a syringe, if i push against it if i am sitting at a table then its a little uncomfortable but not really sore. As far as is it burst, i am not sure but i would say it is going down slowly, Dr c told me it could take some time to disperse back into system. Its probably between a golf an tennis ball in size. I am undecided whether to go over and have an ultrasound but i am kind of thinking its not really bothering me, what do you think. Gx

thanks for that will have awee look, think you can train as well will decide wether i am going or not and take it fromthere. Gx

hi all as you know i am thinking on going to belgium for a further fill and check up due to hematoma. I can get a low cost flight to the other airport with ryanair. can anyone who as used it please advise costs on train/taxi to vilvoorde and the travel time. Did not want to go this way after op due to pain but for this the extra travel outways the cost. Thanks Gx

if your staying in campanile vilvoorde then ask reception as there is a supermarket close be. Basicall you go out hotel under railway bridge and then basically cross road and there is a street that goes up at 1 oclock and there is a shop on left. Good luck

big sis you would not happen to live in sheffield would you? Gx

I am 150% sure that it is the fear of the unknown as they dont know anything about it, if you were going for a routine medical operation yes they would be worried but would not say dont do it because they kind of know whats involved, i had family and friends that were unsure but did not put me off, but after all research i done i sat and explained to the ones that were interested and now they are dead keen on my progress. Sure by now your up too speed on the whole thing so dont get defencless with them just take some time and explain, sure once they understand, the concern will ease, never go away because they care about you. Take it easy G

thats ma girl, knew it!!!!!!

BAND MEETING If we were to stick a pin in a map of the uk as to where would be a good location for us all to meet for a wee get together where would it be, give me an indication as to locations as i am quite sure we could arrange a small get together and of course a few small alcopops of course sugar free and no gas. I know flirty is up for it (meeting that is ) and going by some previous posts me thinks ther may be a few others. JUst a wee idea. Gx

my god the 7th of April is coming so fast you excited

SWEET SPOT Every one is different and restriction form the band will happen to everyone at a different level, you will hear everyone talking about fills, the sweet spot is where you persoanlly feel most comfortable with your level of restriction so that could be 2 fills for you but 6 for me just how you want to be. Some people with a band want to be super tight and can only eat mush or pureed food through choice and some people only want light rstriciton just a gentle reminder that something is there. I know a lady at the support group i attend that her sweet spot is very tight and can only eat mush, thats her choice, she has lost 14 stone and that just how she wants it. I hope to get restriciton but still pretty much want to eat normal food allbeit smaller amounts however at the moment while i am motivated rstriction would not make a huge difference however in 6 months time where i may be struggling with dieting i might choose to have it tight to make sure i keep loosing, so your sweet spot is where you feel most comfortable and are loosing weight. Hope this helps.

i started my diet and training in november, i lost nearly 2 stone by my consultation for the band in mid dec they wanted my BMI to be below 50 for the op on 13th feb which equated to loosing another 2 stoned frommid dec to 13th of feb, that was all the motivation i needed so i done it, however if i had not quite made it they still would have done it as they seen was serious.

hi all hope your all well, PPPPHHHHHHHeeewwwwwwwww!!!!! this excercise lark just does not get any easier because you just make it harder as you get fitter, really pleased with my training now that i am back at it, managed to run non stop without walking once for 45 mins last night so was delighted as I am still carrying 24 stone, i also done a spin class tonight its a walk in the park compared to running at moment due to the weight. Update on the fill last week dont really have restriciton however the odd time especially last night i felt it slowing down going down and had to put fork down concentrate and wait however 60 seconds later fork was back to mouth like a jack hammer however it gave me an insight to what it will be like so i am pretty excited about when i get another couple of fills. The weight has really started moving again because of training so when i reduce calories by about 5-600 when i have good restriction then it will come off even better. I am going on a stag to Ibiza on 21 may so i have se a target from now to loose 2 stone, just under 4 pound per week so should be nae problem. Has anyone else had a type of restriction after 1st. Good luck tomorrow mags Gx

i know its the opposite end but a mild laxitive done the trick for me Gx

its my pleasure just send over info and i will do it via PM Gx

i can only comment on what i done, i stopped wearing them after 5 days, i took dressings off after4 and went on to mashed food end of 1st week into 2nd. I then went on to normal on week 3. Take care Gx