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Dr Chris charges £80 at the London clinic and £90 outside of London. HTH

Hello Hope all goes well next week, you are in good hands and they will look after you. Probably easier to take some cuppa Soups with you and a mug although the hotel leant me a dish to make some up in and I hardly ate any of it. The next morning I had a yoghurt as I needed something and a cup of green tea. If you haven't heard from Europesurgery then give them a call as you don't want to get there and find out you aren't on the list. Not sure if this is the same company that others have mentioned on this thread and the problems they have had?????? As I said you are in good hands and will be well looked after. Take care and be reassured by those of usthat have been in the last few months and post on here. Take care

So many questions ... here goes Yes it was painful and I had difficulty straigtening up and jumping out of bed - I think that's why a lot of us say we were glad to have our partners with us! I know I certainly was. Level of care in Belgium was brilliant, can't comment about UK for gastric band surgery but my experience of Belgium was superb. Thank goodness you had support. After all it may be keyhole but it is still surgery and thay are cutting through muscles. I have a T12 missing in my spine so where most people had the trapped air in their shoulder mine was further down and yes it was crucifying at times. Again thank goodness I had my husband with me and he was the one to always wind the children when they were babies and he was very good at it! I would imagine that if you live in a small village then nothing is secret and even when you do want it to be kept quiet it will get out. It's none of their business how much it cost or seeing your stitches etc. To those that want to scoff at you about you should eat less well I wouldn't warrant them with a response just ignore them and one day they may regret what they say to you when the boot is on the other foot. It comes to most at some point in their lives. Remember who you did the surgery for - YOU and to have a better life to enjoy your babies and family, not the strangers. They will soon ohh and ahh over how much you lose. We make a lifestyle choice and it's one that a lot of people have admired in my case as I took control - not of overeating as that was never the issue but of ensuring that I don't end up a diabetic with heart problems and not enjoying life. Have a super day and take no notice of the numpties!:thumbup: Everyday you will feel much better and soon be bouncing!

Weigh in day today! I have noticed that I have been feeling really tired but I have put this down to my long days at the moment with being back at school. Thankfully today is Friday and I have a clear day and no school. Work starts again in a few weeks with a baby massage class so should be a very relaxed day. I digress I had a feeling weight loss may have slowed and caught sight of myself last night in a mirror and was appalled at how I looked there are certainly some clothes that I need to avoid wearing as I looked absolutely dreadful. I'll do some 6 week post-op photos to see if I can see any difference. Anyway down to business I have lost 1.5 lbs and 1.25 inches so a loss but significantly different to previous weeks. Total loss is 21 lbs and 17.25 inches all over. I have a fill in a couple of weeks and this may help although I have been told the magic number is 3! I think I will be able to manage 2 before we are away as I don't want to waste a fill if I then have to have it taken out to fly. So plan to have September and then October fill and then wait till January. So plan of action I am going to start off doing 15 minutes on the crosstrainer at home and gradually build it up and see if this will help to maintain the weight & inch loss a bit more. Off to the GP this morning to have my bloods for my thyroid checked (which was flagged up when I was in Belgium being banded) as I am due my annual check and see if we can't get the meds reduced. Have a lovely day and hope everyone s feeling well and dandy.

That's absolutely brilliant - well done! Definately agree about the exercise. I walk loads now I am back at school. Plans to get on the cross trainer as soon as poss. Superb results, keep it going.

Well back into the swing of everyday life and (sorry for the foodie ref) Thank Crunchie it's Friday! It's weigh in day today and I have my monthly so wasn't really hopeful but ...... (drum roll, party!) :wub::thumbup: I have lost 1.5lbs and 2.5 inches So total loss is 16 inches and 19.5 lbs Really pleased. I have also had a few solid meals aswell which I have chewed and chewed and they have gone down. We are so sociable at dinner that we chat about our days etc and this is really hard as you so need to concentrate so I find that dinner takes a little longer that's fine except that it is cold when I am near the end. So I have an assessment today and yesterday I purchased a beautiful new top which is just gorgeous and makes me look slimmer! So wearing it to make me feel very positive! At yoga last night one of my clients said "Have you lost weight?" so I was really pleased as I didn't think anyone would notice. I know that I have and my clothes are very baggy (and are starting to look silly) I am hoping to drop down to a smaller size in the rearranged wardrobe so another few weeks and hopefully I will be there. I am amazed that I am still losing as there are other on this thread who have had wonderful loss for the first few weeks and then come to a standstill. The only thing I can put my loss down to is that I am really strict about how much I eat and what I eat. Plus I also have a herbalife shake most days to ensure I get the protein, vitamins & minerals. We'll see what the loss is like next week. Anyway have a lovely weekend and I'll pop in again soon.

Yes appointment at 13:20 was earlier but when I tried to book train it went a bit pear shaped. So into London early and then out on a train at 3ish so that I can get back to teach in the evening. Does anybody now which other date the fill is in October I know they are planning to do the 28th but just wondered if there was an earlier one? Have a good day.

Hi Mandy I think it's good to be realistic. Hope the fill goes ok I am going on the 23rd. Yes I am a teacher started back today and the children I teach are back on Monday properly. My own start back tomorrow - poor things. We didn't go away in a motorhome we went away camping in a tent - great when the weather is good but not so great when you have to pack a wet tent away. Anyway trying to stay focused, hope you are having a good week. Take care

Hello When are you going for your fill? Food has been a bit of an issue however just over the last few days I have managed to eat some chicken and that seems to go down okay. I'm having one shake at the moment and either for breakfast or lunch and then porridge as I don't seem to go to the toilet very much (?? - hoping this is normal). I crush the vitamins and add them to the shake and also make it calorie rich by adding a yoghurt to it with a small amount of apple juice and some wheatgerm. Have 3 - 4 meals depending on what time I am up. Back to school day after tomorrow so shall be on 4 as I find I need a snack usually some crackerbreads and philli cheese or houmous. Pleased with what I have lost but I have a huge target to lose so I am going to chunk it up and every time I reach a mini goal do something special. My first target is two stone so I am hoping when I go for my first fill (end of September) that I have achieved it. If not then when I do I will have a treat not sure yet what though. How about you? Have you set yourself mini targets? How's your niece doing? Is she due to go over soon? I'd imagine she is very excited and so she should be. I didn't feel nervous at all about having it done just hoped that it worked and so far I know that it has. I actually look forward to getting on the scales and measuring. The best test will be when I go back to school and see if anyone notices. Anyway must go to bed. Hopefully re-log in tomorrow as I keep being logged out which is very frustrating. Take care

Hello - it has been very quiet hasn't it, perhaps there are lots of people away for the bank holiday weekend or just caught up with family. Hope weight loss going well? How are you coping with solid food? Have a lovely evening

In your ticker factory settings there is something called the bbCode if you copy this and then paste it into your signature section of the user CP. HTH Preview it to make sure it is working. Shout if you need any help. Take care and hope all goes well in Belgium. It's a very positve experience.

Hello all I haven't posted for a few days as we are away camping in Cornwall with the children. Well if you need a challenge in the first month of being banded i would suggest going camping! It's amazing just what you can't have on a restaurant menu! Did try a small part of a scone for a cream tea and ended up giving 3/4 of it to my oldest (and that was only one half of it) just couldn't manage it at all! The best bit is that my husband still forgets that I have the band, everyone wanted a pasty and I said to him that if it's steak I will not be able to have it. So he buys 2x large & 2x small ...... Yes you guessed it steak and veg. He looked very sorry as I said I can't eat steak. Anyway, removed the pastry and binned it and the tentatively chewed like crazy through the veg. Hoping that it would go down ok. Seemed ok but then just got stuck and I had to go and get rid (TMI) just to say it wasn't pleasant. We visited the Eden project yesterday and finally I found some lovely soup and for dinner today a lovely restaurant in St Agnes had pea and mint soup - it was delicious! Looking forward to going home so that i can weigh and measure and see what is going on. Food has been challenging this week so relied on yoghurt, weetabix, and cracker breads and phili cheese. Have a good week everyone and will post again when home & done weigh in on Friday.

I thought I would do a pre-check weigh in as I have my GP appointment this afternoon and also we are going on hols tomorrow for a week so will miss my weigh in on Friday! I can't believe that since the 30th July - 17 August (18 days) I have lost 14.5 lbs (1 stone and 1/2 a lb). I know not a lot compared to some on here but I feel so chuffed that it's coming off! So please don't lose heart if you aren't losing or are thinking about having a band --- it really does work. I have looked very closely at my food intake as well - keeping a food diary and I manage 4 distinct eating periods. Just about getting in 700 calories but the Herbalife shake twice a day is helping to boost that to nearly 1000 cals a day. Thank goodness at least I know I am getting all my Vitamins, minerals and Protein in it. Thanks for reading and pleased to see others starting their weight loss journey. So sorry to here lailla about your traumatic experience, do hope it has settled down and you are feeling much better. Take care

It's horrible isn't it. I had an episode last week where I just wasn't concentrating and trying to get things done with my littlest chattering onto me and ate my yoghurt too fast and exactly the same as you have described happened. It took a little while but came back eventually all white & fluffly - I know TMI! Still on mushy but I tried cottage pie a few nights ago and didn't get very far. I think it's the potato that is just too much so I am going to try again in a few days. I just don't like the sensaton of not being able to breath and being in pain! Chew, chew, chew x 30 and then we might be able to eat chicken. Take it easy and lets be kind to ourselves.

Don't worry about others this is about you. Your mum will see how beneficial it is when you have had it done and she sees a slimmer, happier, more content you! As for others knowing well it's up to you whether you tell them. I for one have only told very close friends and my mum, dad, husband & children know but my parents-in-law don't. They don't need to know either until it's necessary. As I would have all the questions of why have you wasted your money, why couldn't you do this by going to the gym or following a diet etc. You all know the things people say. You will be absolutely fine and I haven't regretted being banded on the 30th July. Ranks as one of the best days in my life! Be positive and believe in you - the band does work!

It's weigh day today and have excitedly got up to weigh and measure and I'm not disappointed. I have lost another 3 pounds and 5 inches all over. So total loss is 12 pounds and 8.25 inches in two weeks. Overall pleased. My husband said to me last night your shrinking! I was really pleased about that. Will get him to do some post-op two week photos for the blog I am keeping on www.lapbanduk.org Hope everyone else is on track. Have a lovely day

When I was over at the end of July, Frederick was able to break the fills down like this: 1st fill = 3ml 2nd fill = max 2ml fill 3rd fill = max 1 ml fill Depends on band capacity. The ones that ladies have fitted is a Heliogast and has a capacity of 15mls. He did also say that sometimes it's only 3-4 fills to get it just right for you but this can vary amongst everyone. HTH In London they are £80 and elsewhere in the UK and Ireland they are £90 Frederik does the fills, or Dr Chris himself and there is another gentleman aswell not sure of his name though. HTH

Welcome to the thread. Are you planning to have a band? Or have you had one? Good luck hope the thread is helpful to you. We are a friendly bunch

Absolutely appalling and too stressful for words. I do hope that you will pursue this and others that have been treated similarly will band together so that this type of experience can be erradicated. Good luck and keep us posted.

Does this seem right? I am aware that we should have a target of 1000 cals per day. I'm not so much cals driven but what I can manage. I am only managing approx 500 - 600 cals per day and this can consist of either porridge or yoghurt for breakfast a Herbalife shake for lunch and some soup at dinner time. I am now managing the 1 litre of water and drank a bit more than that as well yesterday plus other liquid e.g. green tea, coffee Is it like this in the beginning and as you move from liquids to mushies to food it gets better or do I need to be trying to add something extra at this stage. I don't think I have the room to be honest. My loss has been good in 9 days I have lost 11.5 pounds so I am pleased but others around me are concerned about what my intake is and if it is sufficient particulalry when I am more active and back to school. Hoping someone will reply.

I like Pearce stepped on the scales this morning and had lost 9 lbs and 4.5 inches. Absolutely brilliant. I have struck a deal with my Herbalife distributor (hubby) for a brilliant package of £32 per month for Forumala 1 and vitamins/minerals. Will do breakfast and lunch and then a healthy eveing meal. If your interested visit Herbalife to find out more and for contact details. He's going to be my Shape up coach, for those that have met him, he has taken a leaf out of the book and decided to lose weight! Yippee. Positive effects all round. Have a good evening and congrats to those that have also weighed today and those that were banded. Very sad about the lady who wasn't able to be banded how disappointing for her. Hope all is well and she is able to have it done at a later date.

Left hand side near the port. HTH

I didn't actually find this too bad. Others said it was painful, I didn't really notice but then I had had quite a lot of pain meds and anti-sickness meds, so probably only felt it a little bit. Felt like a piece of hose. It's hard isn't it. I had drains in for my ACL reconstructin now if you mentioned pain then this is definately pain! Especially as I am allergic to morphine so was on nothing when they took them out. Hope you are soon feeling on the mend. I feel great and I am 7 days post op. Take care and look after yourself.

Pearce came back with me as my husband was waiting for me at the hotel. Nothing was said by the taxi company they were fine about it. Good luck tomorrow guys and welcome to a new you!

I think we need to be very careful naming names on here, yes it's great that people are aware but some websites I am a member of have been threatened with closure for comments that were seen as derogative or slanderous. We may be speaking from experience but I enjoy being able to post on this forum so I think we should be cautious what we say and how we say it. Slinky this isn't directed at you, please don't think it is - it is just a general statement. I agree that agents like this do nothing to help Dr Chris's exceptional reputation but we should be repeatedly telling anyone considering this procedure "to go direct". We are his advocates because we have experienced this first hand. Therefore that make us very special people who can do the positive word of mouth. :tongue2: and promote him. HTH