I now want my band out - and The Hospital Group charge £5,000 for removal. I don't know if there is a cheaper option in the UK - does anyone know?

Obesity solutions - they are connected with a hospital in Belgium with Dr Marc Focquet - say on their website that a removal is only 1500 euros (1200 pound). But I am wondering if the price is historic, or only available to people who were initially banded by them.

Has anyone had any experience of Obesity Solutions/Marc Focquet/ Belgium Surgery Services? I am going to their Manchester clinic on Thurday for an unfill (£90 instead of the £125 that The Hospital Group charge) - and want to ask about the options for removal of the band entirely...

I now want my band out - and The Hospital Group charge £5' date='000 for removal. I don't know if there is a cheaper option in the UK - does anyone know?

Obesity solutions - they are connected with a hospital in Belgium with Dr Marc Focquet - say on their website that a removal is only 1500 euros (1200 pound). But I am wondering if the price is historic, or only available to people who were initially banded by them.

Has anyone had any experience of Obesity Solutions/Marc Focquet/ Belgium Surgery Services? I am going to their Manchester clinic on Thurday for an unfill (£90 instead of the £125 that The Hospital Group charge) - and want to ask about the options for removal of the band entirely...[/quote']

Hi why are you having it removed? I hope it goes well what ever you decide, I had mine done with this group.....

Why are you taking it out? I not been banded and curious

Why are you taking it out? I not been banded and curious

Well, there will be people on this forum for and against the band after having it done - I think people have to make their own decision. I would not have had it done if I had know what it was like. In particular, that it does not prevent you from eating and putting on weight - you still have to follow a diet - and many people put on weight with the band! It works only on certain types of food - I can't eat burgers and chips and bulky things like that - but I can exceed my calories by eating calorific things like ice cream and snacking through the day. There is no guarantee of any weight loss at all with it - but you are guaranteed to have a lot of vomiting and unpleasantness - and gastric reflux when the band is too tight is something I no longer want. You can get up one day and eat loads on it, and the next day suddenly find your band tighter and struggling to eat a yoghurt. And if you don't want it in you once it's in, that's another £5K to have it out, as the NHS won't do it.

Too tight & needs a unfill. You could save a lot of money and just have the band totally unfilled.

You are right, this is your decision, but I wouldn't suffer until surgery.

To newbies

The LB is not a miracle cure for obesity, it is a tool to help you, but you have to work with band, Dr & bariatric staff.

Also OP you might get more replies if you go into the special forum thats just for UK patients.

Just a thought, good luck!

Also OP you might get more replies if you go into the special forum thats just for UK patients.

Just a thought, good luck!

This is in the UK forum.

Bahahaha! My bad! Guess I didn't catch the accent.

On my cell phone and don't catch these things, sorry.

I'm surprised not getting more responses, a lot of ppl on here from UK.

My folks from Coventry.