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hi midossey, thanks so much for your email. also thanks as i was giving up hope a bit about being a good candidate for a lapband. your a very nice lady and i hope everything is going good for you. if you would like you could email me every now and again and let me know how you are doing. kindest regards cakey x

hi, i dont know if i have an ulcer but im scared about it because i had "helibactor pylori" in 2007 which is a parasite which is a corkscrew shape and burrows into the wall of the stomach and weakens it, ( pls dont freak as although over 90% of all of us have it fat or small it only affects a few people in any way). also i read that you can have an ulcer and not know it. id be so very grateful to hear from anyone who has had an ulcer or any other type of acid reflux or gastric problem but was still able to get thier band. i would just want to curl up and die if i couldnt go ahead and get my band, i want it so much and am so ready . if you do have any info or experience please please come back and share it with me. all the very best cakey x

hi shixa, im not sure yet but may be in the same boat as you. did you mean that you went for the gastric sleeve instead and is it reversible, not like the stapled bypass. i would never consider it. hope you will let me know and also how you are doing now. thanks so much cakey x

hi mummiesbb, i really like everything i hear about this doctor. could i ask or would you know that if he goes into perform the op and finds an ulcer or one of these haitus hernia ive been hearing about, would he just go ahead and fix it there and then. i dont mind if it costs more i just want a lapband so bad it hurts. i hope everything is all good with you and would love to hear how your doing now and again. thanks so much cakey x

hi dini, id love to hear from you, whether you went ahead with that surgeon or someone else or at all. id also love to hear how your weightloss is going. i really hope its gone great for you. would you tell me what surgeon you used and if it all went well. all the very best cakey x

hi, im trying to decide which surgeon and clinic to go with and would love to hear from uk citizens which surgeon they eventually went with and for what reasons did they choose that surgeon and off course how it all went (any problems/or went great) and how you are keeping now. would love to hear your story and how well you are doing. many thanks cakey

hi cwm812, id really appreciate if you would let me know what meds they used so you could get your lapband. cause all i seem to keep reading is that if you have an ulcer you cant get a lapband and i was so happy to be getting one, to then think this could mean i cant. im devestated. hope u are doing well j

hi nylamo, would you be good enough to let me know what happens. i hope you wont have ulcers but would be grateful if you would tell me how they are going to treat them so you can get banded and what the time line and process is. in case you havent guessed im in the same boat. would be so grateful for your help kind regards j

hi, ive asked before if someone in the uk could contact me and let me have the benefit if their knowledge and no-one replyied. i thought if you joined you would be able to get help help, advice and people would talk to youl so please is there anyone in the uk that would speak/help me, please j

can you not get a lapband if you could have an ulcer

hi guys, would someone who has had problems with either having the h-pyloi bacteria or other ulcer type problems please please please tell me if it means i cant get my band. im all ready to go and paying for it myself and have read that this could mean i wont get my band. im so very sad. i really feel there's just no point in me or in going on. hopeless j

hi, would anyone out there be good enough to share their experience or knowledge of whether i can get a band as i had h-pylori about 3 years ago and dont know if i have an ulcer or not(idont have symptoms)., but apparently i wont be able to get my band if i have a suspected ulcer. i will be devastated as i so want to go ahead. i dont want to talk to clinics until i know whether they will turn me away. im paying for it myself and dont want to mess up my chances. help!:confused: thanks so much

hi lillou, thankyou so much for your email. i would be really grateful if you could email me the surgeon and team you went ahead with, id really appreciate it. cant thank you enough and its great to hear how well you have done you must be over the moon, congrats im very happy for you. kindest regards jacqui x

hi everyone, id love to hear from anyone who knows or has experience of the question of whether having an ulcer disqualifies you from getting a lapband. i would be gutted after finally making the decision to go ahead to learn that if you have had any ulcer type thing wrong with you it meant you couldnt get a lapband. i have been on such a high thinking im getting a band yeah! and imagining myself slim and staying slim without the heartache of thinking im just going to put it all on again. im not even sure i had an ulcer for sure. it was about 3 years ago and my doctor said i tested positive for "h - pylori" and he gave me anti-biotics and that was it, ive had no obvious problems since. but im so scared that this will scupper my getting the op, i ll be devastated. if anyone has info that can help id be so grateful to them. all the best jacqui x

hi everyone, can anyone who is post op recommend a good surgeon or know of a good surgeon either at home or abroad. would be grateful to know as im just starting out. thanks guys