Not long now until I fly over to Belgium for my operation. My consultation and operation with Dr Dillemans is on Monday 20th Jan. Really super duper excited but also very anxious at the same time. It is a life changing operation.

I've booked my flights and booked with the hotel that was recommended to me by ISG. I quoted a reference and I got a discount with the hotel, which is 10 minutes away from the hospital.

I am ready for this. I can not wait to get my life back on track again.

Best wishes to you! Bon Voyage! Let us know how it goes!

Well done and best wishes! This has been worth it so far. I hope you'll feel the same way soon after surgery.

thank u everyone .. ive heard so many good reviews about the sleeve. will defo keep u all posted.

The time is just flying and everytime I stop and think about it its as though time has stopped still but as I go on my day and not think about it ... AHHHH is all I can say

Dublinwoman, I know how you feel. I was originally scheduled for Feb 11th but now they have moved my date up to Jan 27th. What once seemed so far away is now looming at our immediate future. It is so exciting to think that life changes are right on the horizon and we will once again fit in to regular society and no one will be able to tell by looking at us that we have had to have surgery to control our addictions to food. Good luck to you and safe travels. Hope to see you on the boards post surgery.

Hi I am due to fly out for an op 18th June with Dr Dillemans .... Can you let me know what your experience was like thanks xxxx

this is too of a major operation to trust and allow people who only care about money to be in the middle !!! Making big bucks from this situation is beyond comment .... How can 1st appointment and surgery be in same day?? A lot of this doctors say 0% complication rate, of course! You are sent home asap. Whatever happens after is not their problem. Very bad and this requires serious media investigation

this is too of a major operation to trust and allow people who only care about money to be in the middle !!! Making big bucks from this situation is beyond comment .... How can 1st appointment and surgery be in same day?? A lot of this doctors say 0% complication rate, of course! You are sent home asap. Whatever happens after is not their problem. Very bad and this requires serious media investigation

this is too of a major operation to trust and allow people who only care about money to be in the middle !!! Making big bucks from this situation is beyond comment .... How can 1st appointment and surgery be in same day?? A lot of this doctors say 0% complication rate, of course! You are sent home asap. Whatever happens after is not their problem. Very bad and this requires serious media investigation

Actually, Dr. Dillemans requested quite a lot of information from me before he accepted me as a patient, and sent several questions about information I provided. If a patient meets the qualifications and is sure s/he wants the operation, I'm not certain why s/he would need multiple consultations. Your point about self-reporting of complications is accurate, though. I have never yet had a doc who sought accurate feedback about a procedure or followed up in a data-meaningful manner. Since I am in the field of applied research I find this to be quite a problem with the medical field in general.

Dublinwoman,

How was your weight loss? DId you lose all you hoped to? Any complications down the road?