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hi mummy of three and congrats on your band decision,i paid my money through the bank at the same time as the deposit as i didnt want to carry it with me,but the rest of the people i met there just paid the first evening in the hotel.when you arrive at hotel they will tell you to met frederik in one of the meeting rooms around 7 in the evening or he will come to your room,talk about the surgery and sign some forms and you would pay him at that point,he will tell you to go and have your last meal and enjoy itl lol.your taxi will collect you at 6 i think,you can ask hotel for an alarm call i did a bit earlier so i could shower,when you arrive in hospital,you walk in and take your first right into a waiting room and press the machine to take a ticket and wait for your number to be called you then give your information in to reception and you have to show your passport so dont forget it as they wont do the surgery,once this is done you are shown up to your ward,then given your room,they sometimes give you a time for your op they you go to your room and the nurses will prep you,surgical stockings etc,you will then meet dr debruyne for a chat about surgery and can ask questions,you then go back to your room and chat to whoever is there lol,ps when they come to take you down you dont go straight into surgery you go into a waiting room and they take you one by one in order of beds,once knocked out you wake up in the recovery room,once you have come too,your taken back up to your ward,ps ask for painkillers if you need them as they dont seem to quick in offering,you will sleep prob the whole day away and the next morning they take your drip out,you get washed and dressed and at lunch time they bring you some soup to eat then your taxi will collect you after lunch and you go back to hotel were freddy will check in on you in the night,when you leave the hospital they give you a wee pack containing your wharferin injections,pain killers and couple of dressings,Just after my surgery i felt like a horse had kicked me but i can honestly say they told me the pain would be halved the next day and boy it had i felf quite good and each day it gets easier,ps dont take too much into the hospital as you dont need it your out most of the first day and going back the hotel the next any more questions fire away x

ps i took milk thistle tablets to cleanse my liver,you can get them from chemist or health shop,and dont take too much stuff with ya you never use it travel light who are you going with

hi candence firstly calm yourself down and stop worrying you will be fine,they tell you to diet as it helps shrink your liver for surgery,you dont have to be crazy about it just cut down a bit,have your normal meals just smaller portions and dont eat in between and try cut out sugary stuff,to be honest hun i didnt do any diet at all i was on holiday the week before and did plan to eat good but the food was awful and i lived off mcdonalds and pizza hut,the night before surgery frederik will tell you to eat what you want and have a drink if you want as a last supper lol so dont worry hun just cut back a bit,i know when it was me i went through this whole thing of wanting to eat everything incase i couldnt after surgery lol good luck

hi candence firstly calm yourself down and stop worrying you will be fine,they tell you to diet as it helps shrink your liver for surgery,you dont have to be crazy about it just cut down a bit,have your normal meals just smaller portions and dont eat in between and try cut out sugary stuff,to be honest hun i didnt do any diet at all i was on holiday the week before and did plan to eat good but the food was awful and i lived off mcdonalds and pizza hut,the night before surgery frederik will tell you to eat what you want and have a drink if you want as a last supper lol so dont worry hun just cut back a bit,i know when it was me i went through this whole thing of wanting to eat everything incase i couldnt after surgery lol good luck

poor you husk it is hard to get all the info pity you didnt find this site sooner,but at least you have it done and over you and are on your way to a new you any questions or concerns just ask hun there a great bunch on here xx

yyyyiiipppeeee im soo pleased for you patty,how amazing for it to work first time,this band works wonders and helps people in many different ways lol congrats and look after yourself and as claire says keep in touch,it makes my day hearing such lovley stories well done xxx

hi mummy im from ni if it helps lol,yes he come to bangor in ni once a month and to dublin every 2 weeks for fills,and yes i and most of the people on here booked direct as it is cheaper,as for aftercare there isnt a packaged as such you pay 90 for fills when you want them thats your choice how often to have them but if you have all your fills with dr chris's team and anything happens to your band he will correct it,i think it about 4200 euro,that's including hotel for two for 3 days,your surgery and taxi's to and from hospital and the airport sot you just have to buy your flight,they are very professional and hospitals extremly clean,ive tried every diet in the book and after 5 kids couldnt lose the weight or if i did i would put it all back on again and im so happy in myself now ive lost just over 4 stone and have found my confidence again so for me it is win win goodluck hun xx

NT WORRY CANDENCE IT IS REALLY WORTH IT HUN I WOULDN OF LOST MY WEIGHT OTHERWISE JUST WEE NIGGLES YOU HAVE TO GET RIGHT YOU WONT BE SORRY XX SOZ FOR CAPS

sorry hun you feel like that its horrible being overfilled it knocked me sick earlier this year and i had awful back pain phone julie on 07872963503 and she will tell you the closest defil nurse hun they might have one in bangor im not sure because they were training one let me know how u get on xx

well done hun on making a good choice dr chris is a top surgeon and dont worry the band work different in different people you will be fine,is someone going with you and remember to pack light you wont need that much good luck

hi clare your doing so well,isn't it funny to think you are underweight as such lol below your target would you of thought it possible this time last year,it's amazing the difference it makes,bet you have been shopping crazy,but it does feel nice to buy things in decent sizes lol well done xxx

hi laila i know how you feel hun my weight loss has been really slow the last few months and ive stayed the same,my eating differs on different days lol sometimes i can eat quite a bit and other days everything come back up so im gonna try shakes and Soups and see if that helps because the last time i had a fill he told me i dont need anymore as 2ml was comming back out the needle lol,so i will just have to do a bit more exercise and try and get some bit of food in me lol hope your next fill helps hun let us know how you get on xx

hi nat i would just phone julie to confirm,just incase but i never got an email the last time i done it lol,confused the first fill dosnt do nothing really anyway just fill the band so dont worry the more fill's you get the tighter the band will get good luck hun

hi all long time no see lol hope your all doing well i will read and catch up ive been working night's and with the kids back at school it been hectic,so i'll chat soon xx

hi cant wait well done on your success are you pleased with your weightloss hun xx

poor you,you must be gutted what are you going to do now hun xx

congrats charlene you will be fine hun,freckles how are gillian and big sis getting on are they at target xx ;)

hi all your all doing fab,hi freckles nice to c ya back hun,but as you say were all busy lol,im just back from hols and put 3lb on so not to annoyed my weight has stopped so think i must need another fill,claire congrats on gettin to goal well done hun xxx

there a great team from belgium and they come over monthly to do fills and they also have defill nurses over here hope you get sorted xx

hi candp ecfs which is dr chris de bruyne team are over in dublin on the 7th july or if you cant wait that long phone julie the fill receptionist on 07872963503 and she will tell you were there is an emergency de fill good luck hun

jo jo hope your ok let us know how you got on and claire fab your almost at goal congrat hun you deserve it xx and charlene dont worry you should be ok but as claire said if you worried chat to freddy lol hope you have a good time xx

well done joe not long to go now xx,jojo thats good advice off mmm i didnt venture much outside lol i just ate in the restaurant in the hotel all be it i only had tom Soup lol good luck

hi hunnybee and jo jo yes he will charge for an unfill the same price as a fill,i live in northern ireland and they charge £90 here for a fill and unfill,might be bit more or less around the country though xx