Anyone know of Dr De Bruyne Chris

[gillian 4]

hi all well Ive done my first week back at work and all went well i was a bit tired the first day but scince having the band done i feel great don't know if its all in my head but I'm much better with food I'm eating much smaller portions and I'm not picking which was one of my bad habits i am also an emotional eater and i have had problems with one of my sons but i have not rushed to food this so maybe things are going my way for once i have lost 1st 6lbs so far and i was banded on the 3 June so its just over 3 weeks and wls are doing my fills in Birmingham and i have the first one on the 13 July so im looking forward to meeting the famous Wendy xxsuefeexx

well done suefee!..youve done really well. youll love wendy..tell her you found out about her from us on the forum! x

[gillian 4]

For everyone else, I met Garry today in Edinburgh for a quickie. Wo Ho slow down tiger!!!! It was only a quickie chat :thumbup: What a sound bloke he is. When I got there I forgot all the questions I had planned to ask him but he still filled me in ( behave !!) and gave me some much needed and fab tips for my trip next week. Thank you Garry for affording me some of your time and experience. It is very much appreciated. XXX

BTW Garry has the most striking, engulfing blue eyes that I have ever seen. They are beguiling!:biggrin:

he would make a good pair with flirty then, cos she has beguiling blue eyes too!..x

[Can't-Weight 0]

Hello peeps, hope everyones well & doing fine best wishes to all who are being banded soon, & a welcome too all who's recently joined the site and thinking of having gastric band surgery...

I haven't had a chance to read through all the previous pages but I just thought i'd mention, that the Wls have got a special offer on at the moment for aftercare.

It's gone down in price from now to the end of july you can have 6months aftercare including fills for £275 originally £350 which I think is really good offer!!

So ive paid up and will be going for a fill on 4th july

this will be my second one, cant wait to feel some restriction at the moment I can stuff my face with anything lol......

Sorry if this has already been mentioned...

Cw.

[Toppings 1]

Help, in a bit of a pickle.

I'm heading away for a girlie weekend with cousin and aunty from 9-11 August to a lovely hotel with spa about hours drive away.

Frederick says he can do banding for me on 6th august, home on the 8th - would I be well enough to go away on the 9th?

Alternatively, could have the banding done on the 12th, which means having my weekend away, booking an evening flight on the 11th which arrives in Belgium at 9pm - is this too late? I'm having my consol in Dublin on Thursday so won't be needing that but notice that a 'personal coach' visits you in the hotel before hand. What time do they come to the hotel at?

My cousin has paid for this weekend away and is a gift for my birthday so don't really want to upset her.....

Any insight would be great

Toppings

[SAMMY77 0]

hi ladies i cant remember if it was wishfull or gillian that had reallt tight restriciton recently, can you let me know and pass a little advice

cheers

gx

Hi there

Sorry not managed to get on much since back off holiday but trying ot spend time with hubby before he goes back so I'll catch up next week.

Garry - i had reallllly tight restriction about 6 weeks ago. I was choking when I woke up at night and found it very difficult to even get liquids down. I phoned Wendy and she said to eat lots of lollies or iced cold drinks. It defo helped. It was uncomfortable for well over a week and I was still struggling 2 weeks later but could get fluids down OK. I went back after 2 weeks to WLS and felt I didn't need a de-fill. In fact either a month or 6 weeks later I needed a top up.

I'm tight again this week not on the same scale but have been on liquids for 6 days. Oh yeah she said ot stay on liquids for 7 days if it's really tight.

Freckles all recommended some suppositories but my doctor (well the duty doctor) would'nt give me any and was v unhelpful as they are prescription only. Get some nurafen melts down u 2 if it's still bad as they're an anti-inflammatory.

Unless it gets too bad stick with it - it'll get ur weight moving. Just make sure u try and drink some fluids x

[garrymcfall 0]

hi garry..well, it looks like your there!..the gurgling tells me that.. you will find it a lot harder when you go back on solids also, so take it slowly. it worried me a bit when i first got the restriction,i thought it was too tight, you may find its tighter in the mornings too, and eases off at teatime. i am still on 2 milky farleys rusks for Breakfast, i just love em tho, so good excuse!. your weight loss should accelerate now, ive had my best losses since restriction. it does ease off over a week or so tho, and you can lose your restriction as your losing the weight too, as the visseral fat around your stomach disappears too as it is between your stomach and the band. bigsister is the same as you at mo, she has got 8ml in her band, she is 3 stone lighter than me anyway, so i suppose ill need tightening up bit by bit, as the 6ml i have didnt restrict her. let us know how you get on with solids! x

Hi there

Sorry not managed to get on much since back off holiday but trying ot spend time with hubby before he goes back so I'll catch up next week.

Garry - i had reallllly tight restriction about 6 weeks ago. I was choking when I woke up at night and found it very difficult to even get liquids down. I phoned Wendy and she said to eat lots of lollies or iced cold drinks. It defo helped. It was uncomfortable for well over a week and I was still struggling 2 weeks later but could get fluids down OK. I went back after 2 weeks to WLS and felt I didn't need a de-fill. In fact either a month or 6 weeks later I needed a top up.

I'm tight again this week not on the same scale but have been on liquids for 6 days. Oh yeah she said ot stay on liquids for 7 days if it's really tight.

Freckles all recommended some suppositories but my doctor (well the duty doctor) would'nt give me any and was v unhelpful as they are prescription only. Get some nurafen melts down u 2 if it's still bad as they're an anti-inflammatory.

Unless it gets too bad stick with it - it'll get ur weight moving. Just make sure u try and drink some fluids x

hi ladies thanks for your responce, sounds like i am the same as you have had, i am learning more as the day goes on about diferent feelings and noises, been able to drink no probs allbeit i take my time and i have just had some Soup so i am fine, your right it will start the weigtloss again, i have also been training hard again so looking forward to the scales moving.

thanks again gals.

gxx

[shoes 0]

Help, in a bit of a pickle.

I'm heading away for a girlie weekend with cousin and aunty from 9-11 August to a lovely hotel with spa about hours drive away.

Frederick says he can do banding for me on 6th august, home on the 8th - would I be well enough to go away on the 9th?

Alternatively, could have the banding done on the 12th, which means having my weekend away, booking an evening flight on the 11th which arrives in Belgium at 9pm - is this too late? I'm having my consol in Dublin on Thursday so won't be needing that but notice that a 'personal coach' visits you in the hotel before hand. What time do they come to the hotel

My cousin has paid for this weekend away and is a gift for my birthday so don't really want to upset her.....

Any insight would be great

Toppings

Hi Topping if i was you i would go on your weekend before your op you be able to enjoy it, i dont think you be able for it so soon after your op you will be very weak for a few days and a bit sore you wont be able to eat just have liquids everyone is differant i felt very weak just wanted to curl up on the sofa i was fine after about a week you have to take things very slowly and look after yourself, i got the 9pm flight it was fine, party while you can be a while before you can do it x:smile:

[SAMMY77 0]

Help, in a bit of a pickle.

I'm heading away for a girlie weekend with cousin and aunty from 9-11 August to a lovely hotel with spa about hours drive away.

Frederick says he can do banding for me on 6th august, home on the 8th - would I be well enough to go away on the 9th?

Alternatively, could have the banding done on the 12th, which means having my weekend away, booking an evening flight on the 11th which arrives in Belgium at 9pm - is this too late? I'm having my consol in Dublin on Thursday so won't be needing that but notice that a 'personal coach' visits you in the hotel before hand. What time do they come to the hotel at?

My cousin has paid for this weekend away and is a gift for my birthday so don't really want to upset her.....

Any insight would be great

Toppings

Hi Toppings! What a lovely cousin you have! Personally I would say have ur spa weekend and then have ur op on 12th. I certainly wouldn't have been well enough to enjoy a nice spa weekend so soon after the op. I mean you may be but you may also get the dreaded gas pain or something and feel uncomfortable. U will feel better every day but I wouldn't have felt like donig anything like that for at least a week. Also you aren't meant to have a bath for about 5 days (it may be longer I can't remember so swimming/spa pools would be a no no so soon afterwards.)

If ur not having ur consult the night before the op I can't see that it matters what time u arrive within reason. Mention it when you have ur consult and they should give you all the info then. It will be an early start (I think I got picked up before 7 am) but as long as u get a few hours sleep I'm sure u'll be fine.

[anitahug 0]

Hi

9 more sleeps and I'll be on my way !!!! :thumbup:

This brill weather and seeing everyone in dresses, shorts,vests etc is a great incentive. I went in to town today felt such a frump.But thats all goin to change because there's one skinny momma bursting to get out, here's hoping this is my last ever summer feeling like this. Bring it on.:biggrin:

Is anyone else got op with cdb on 7th July ?

[Toppings 1]

Thanks a million guys for the advice.

Right I'll book for the 12th - OMG getting nervous now feels so real.......

[SAMMY77 0]

Thanks a million guys for the advice.

Right I'll book for the 12th - OMG getting nervous now feels so real.......

No worries - don't be nervous it'll be over before you know it and you can look forward to watching the weight fall off!

[SAMMY77 0]

hi ladies thanks for your responce, sounds like i am the same as you have had, i am learning more as the day goes on about diferent feelings and noises, been able to drink no probs allbeit i take my time and i have just had some Soup so i am fine, your right it will start the weigtloss again, i have also been training hard again so looking forward to the scales moving.

thanks again gals.

gxx

Glad ur getting on OK. I found it got worse before it got better. Last night I had that horrid night reflux. Not too bad but enough to keep waking me up so I'm knackered this morning!! I had some Water just before I went to sleep so that must've done it. I feel really tight this am - great! Hopefully it'll loosen throughout the day. I tried a bit of mushed food last night so that may have contributed (stayed on liquids pretty much for 6 days).

Hubby going back tomorrow for another 8 weeks. I'll be back at work by the time I see him again. Another horrible thought!! :thumbdown:

[gasticband 0]

hi i am michelle i get banded on the 7 th , can you refresh me what i have to take there with me, i am so nervers , i got arnica for after op, what els do i need, please help michelle

[gillian 4]

Help, in a bit of a pickle.

I'm heading away for a girlie weekend with cousin and aunty from 9-11 August to a lovely hotel with spa about hours drive away.

Frederick says he can do banding for me on 6th august, home on the 8th - would I be well enough to go away on the 9th?

Alternatively, could have the banding done on the 12th, which means having my weekend away, booking an evening flight on the 11th which arrives in Belgium at 9pm - is this too late? I'm having my consol in Dublin on Thursday so won't be needing that but notice that a 'personal coach' visits you in the hotel before hand. What time do they come to the hotel at?

My cousin has paid for this weekend away and is a gift for my birthday so don't really want to upset her.....

Any insight would be great

Toppings

hi, i would def, def go for the 12th!.. have a lovely relaxing weekend then get yourself off to belgium!..youll be fine getting there at that time as youve had your consultation already, dr chris will see you the next morning at his house early before your op, if you really needed to. dont worry it will all go fine! x

[wishfull 1]

hi i am michelle i get banded on the 7 th , can you refresh me what i have to take there with me, i am so nervers , i got arnica for after op, what els do i need, please help michelle

I would take slim fast, cup a Soups (with no bits), nurofen melts, slip on shoes or trainers and lose fitting clothes, others have taken there own teabags as the ones in the hotel are awfull and take a cup/mug as the hotel one is really small.. if i think of anything else i'll let you know. For the hospital you only need a hand towel and toiletries, there is towels in the hotel so you dont need to take any with you x