Hi there, my 1st post so here goes. After several years of failed diets, Atkins, weight watchers, all the fad ones etc etc and in the meantime being on meds for high blood pressure and cholostrol and asthmatic on Salbutamol I thought enoughs enough. So ive taken the plunge and paid to be banded which will be on the 26th April with DR Chris De Bruyne. Anyone newbies out there or new post banders I would love to hear your story. Oh ye BTW im a 41 yeal old Male, from Wales, so go easy on me!!! LOL

Hi Jo. Hope you had a nice x-mas and all that. Coke is fine just sip it or let it stand for 5 mins to get most of the gas out. I know exactly what you mean by eating large meals. You do need another fill but go 1/2ml if I were you untill you find the right amount by trial and error. On my last post I was sliming, puking fluids stright back up and having serious problems at night with Acid Reflux. I emailed fred and he told me I was too tight with that very last fill I had a week before. The thing is, if you vomit say 3-4 times over say a 2hr period, your gut becomes inflamed and swells making the band tighter, thus compounding the matters worse if you try and continue to eat or drink. What I should have done was to not eat that day or the next till the swelling went down. This and the fact I had too much in my band left me in a bad place. He in fairness told me to ring the London branch and get an unfill of 1mm immediately. Now base in mind this was on 22nd December and London is a 7hr round trip for me, It was something I had to do as I could not run the risk of Ulcerating my esophicus due to the acid etc. So off I went. 3 1/2hr there to the fill nurse's house, 1/2 hr there and 3 1/2hrs back. I gotta say she was brill and the fact that she agreed to see me there and then in her own house. I now feel much better and I know Im now in that sweet spot for a good long while at least. Back to the gym 4 days a week and feel great. Now down to 14st 3ish but expecting to put on 1/2st of muscle over next few months. well... thats the goal anyway.

With regards to you, I know what you are saying and at the end of the day its just a tool, you stilll have to have the mind set and willing ness to stop putting large amount and the correct food types in ya gob. Common Jo, you spent all that money, travelled to Belguim, gone through all that pain and wind and all for what??????? Think about it. You know you can do it and I want you to do it too. Wouldnt you love to post a before and after pics of yourself up here and say - hey look at me!!!! Your profile picture looks as though you are a very pretty girl so you got tha looks so why let your weight hold you back. Let see some effort chick. As far as now being in Cardiff, This is news to me?? Ill email fred and let you know. Take care sexy pants!!

LOL Cheeky x

I do know what you mean tho, i would love to put a before and after pic up and be proud of my achevments. I got my self in a right state before i had the op, i was over 25stone, discusting It would be nice to feel womanly and feel attractive again.

My profile pic is a few years old now, that was taken before i got with my hubby. Ive put all the weight on since we got married. 6 stone just in the first year. I wasnt happy, shouldnt have got married and the more depressed i got the more i found comfort in food. It didnt help that i worked in Costa Coffee, all them Latte's and chcolate muffins on hand didnt do my figure any good LOL and every time i tried to diet hubby would come in with kababs, chinese ect and eat it in front of me, no wonder i gave in so easy.

So anyway, today is weigh in day after my first week at Slimming Slimming world, got a few hours yet tho, Im so excited to find out how ive done. im hoping for around 5 pound, will be happy anywhere between 4 and 6 or more of cource

Im sorry to hear about your experience before xmas, its good that she saw you so quick and in her own how as well. How come you didnt just go to your local hospital, they have an obligation to look after you, although they might have done a total defill and that wouldnt have been good.

Did you find out about the change of location for the fills? Cardiffs good for me anyway because i can get return train tickets for a fiver just abit annoying that i know where the newport office is now and i will probably get lost looking for this new place. Unless i get a personal escort of course

So its been nearly 2 months since i last heard from you. I hope your ok.

I expect you met your target weight now and buffer than ever

Ive lost 5 stone now, i still cant see it but my trousers keep falling down so the scales cant be lying lol they are the same ones i had before my band and i was busting out of them really need to get some new ones. Keep putting if off tho, i keep thinking that im gonna go to the shop and i will have to buy a bigger size because ive just streched them or something, silly i know. Oh sod it, when i get paid on friday im going to do it! You've convinced me and you dont even know it

Anyway i know your probably really busy but it would be nice to hear how your getting on now xx

Hello!

Been 3 months tomorrow since i last heard from you hope your ok x