WilliamK

Hi, Banded on Saturday 16th may in Manchester. Flew back to bristol on Monday, back to work on Tuesday. Did you guys get a fill straight off with the band?

I did my pre-op but was advised only needed to be 5 days. They sent me a box with all the weeks food in it. However after tasting the shake i made my own, and after tasting the Soup, i made my own. Stuck to drinking Water and the advised me to have 5 portions of fruit a day. I actually lost 14lbs in the week as i enjoyed the Soups and shakes i made. None were high fat and calories were the same. A even had cuppa soups as an alternative. Shrinkage of the liver and preparing for fluids is all thats being done. Try to stick in there as its the start of a big change for you. Training the mind is also part of the change in how you view food i think anyways. Be it 5days or 7/8 days its just 1 week of restricted diet. You have been over weight for longer than that what is a week of trying to make a change?

No worries glad i could help. I actually was going for the normal band and thought i knew best. On the friday i was due to have the gastric band in bristol with Spire i spoke to someone that had a bad experience with them. He did however say to speak with another guy that had many yrs of problems with banding and he pointed me to healthier Weight. After speaking with them i was very confident especially after seeing Dr ashtons and Prof Favarati's Exeperience and the fact that the prof has been doing this for 25yrs. I was scared like you but its ok. The tell you everything and you always feel very well looked after. I must say though the nursing staff there were fantastic. Funny thing was when my wife stayed in the room the nurses said that they wouldnt have known that i was the patient 1 day after the op as i looked as well as my wife. I blamed it on the fact she was worrying about me during the night on saturday.

Preop i did just 5 days Monday to saturday and then had op saturday. They sent me shakes and Soups and a full dietry pack box for the week. The shakes tasted like crap but the Soup after 2 days also we bad. Swapped to cupa soups and made my own shakes, Ate 5 portions of fruit between meals so that i didnt cheat. Lost 1 stone in the week up to op. Its all about shrinking your liver to make the op that bit easier and ready your body for the Fluid diet post op thats all. Dont worry about it. Your gonna feel 100% happy after the OP, its a life changing event tbh. Ref who i told - i told all my family and friends and my work also. ALL!!! have been supportive including work who have sorted out a gym for me and support me daily. Once people know that you are making a change and the reaosn why they will support you no matter what. Anyone that is negative towards you in this matter "you dont need to know them". Positive people enforce you in your ability to progress with your weight loss. I dont have anyone around me that is not anything but positive about the operation. I have been a dieter for some 8-10 yrs - yoyo dieting loose 3 stone - put on 3.5 stone, loose 4stone - put on 4.5 stone. My family has issues with hearts etc so i don't want to be wasting any more time on yoyo dieting. Taking control of myself is the most satisfying thing i think i have ever done. Having been at my highest weight i decided enough was enough. So tell who you like and then you will see who your real friends/family are.

Ask away. I had the telemetric band on saturday 16th May. Hospitl 10/10 Doctors/after care 10/10. Band 10/10. The are more benefits to the telemetric band than those of the normal band and i will tell you some which influenced me:- 1.No fluids in the band to be affected by pressure. I fly alot and this band is not affected by pressure changes. 2.No chance of leakage over the yrs to come(no fluids) 3.No injections to modify fills. All done externally with cloths on and very fast. Less chance of infection(always a chance) 4.Fast recovery with the procedure. 5.After loosing a lot of weight your normal port will show. Telemetric does not. 6.Cost is same as normal band 7.2yrs of free fills 8.2yrs of aftercare covered by the band supplier. Say for instance your band wont open or close, who is going to pay for that to get fixed? How long will it take. They sort that out for you and fast. Its all down to you. All i know is i feel great, made the right decision and had the best possible surgeon and anesthetists going and thats why i am as happy as i am now. Prof Franco Favretti Dr Ashton P.S lost 2stone since i started pre-op diet and 1st week of recovery. Yes i am eating a lot and dont feel hungry and yes i even had sunday dinner with the family( Mash potatoe, Sweed, Gravy) so its not so bad at present time.

lol YEH SORRY - ment to say, was it the standard band or the telemetric band? Its just that it seems to me that if you get a restriction straight off the mark you will take longer to recoever thats all. At the end of the day you do it in your own time, there is no rush

Hi, The names William, was banded on 16th May in the UK with the TAGB easyband. Just hope its ok to say hi here, was not sure if UK people came on here but thought its a good place to get information on long term weight loss etc. Had the LAGB band fitted and its great. I felt normal after day 5 and am now back to work and infact flown in 7 days twice without issue, (flight times 45mins and 2hrs30mins). Anyways just wanted to say hi and that i will be around for the coming happy months which have already started.

Did you guys have the gastric band? As i felt normal after day 5 on my band(TAGB). I think it maybe that because my first restriction is not done until week3 that its easier as its totally open still. I am back at work after 5 days and have flown twice since banding with no issues. I have my hunger back but am sticking to the defined diet my doc advised me on. I think depending on how the doc decides to restrict and how much restriction you get depends how fast your recovery is. Having spoke to many banders they are quite shocked how well i have been and the only factor here seems to be that i dont get any restriction till week3, ie once the stomach has recovered along with the rest of your body. Basically your recovery is very dependent on you. Get up and walk as much as you feel happy with. Drink as you feel comfortable. Walking for me i think coupled with no restriction till week3 has saved my recovery so much. P.S most of the TAGB banders i have spoke to have recovered very quickly after the OP also.