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For everyone else, I met Garry today in Edinburgh for a quickie. Wo Ho slow down tiger!!!! It was only a quickie chat :) 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 !!:blink:) 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!:tt1:

Heya Fatduck: Maybe I will see you on the day. if not goodluck. I am at Campanile hotel monday night with my mum. Ready for the big day the next day Tuesday :) :wink:

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Hi Michelle

I'm also getting banded on the 7th :) .What time do u arrive ? I arrive mid morning on the 6th. It would b gr8 if we could meet up. Are u going alone ? I'm going alone as my hubby has been working away the past few weeks and actually flies home on the 6th unfortunately I'll not get 2 c him :blink: (I decided 2 stick with the cancellation date I was offered) I told him a girl has priorities he wasn't impressed then he will be looking after the children (3). It will do him good to have the kids for a few days (2) are teens. I didn't want to start organizing childminders too many questions would have been asked.

In re. to ur ? I got nurofen melts, deflatine, simethicone to ease wind pains, dextro energy I'm also takign taking gaviscon dual as i think they are gr8 for wind and reflux. And I'll go out day I arrive and get bottles of Water.

Can anyone tell me r there shops nearby as I don't want 2 b wandering 2 far on my own.

Can't wait 2 chat 2 u Michelle

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Hi to everyone, I have not been on for about a week, work, home, kids hubby etc. I am going to try and get on here more often. I have just been to a meeting for weight loss surgery peeps in Manchester 2day, it was so good to see people who had had the same sugery as me to chat to these people, some of them had had gastric bypasses, they had some realy goood info and advise for me and everyone els who was there, the whole meeting was realy good.

I just hope you peeps are all doing well and are happy, I am going to read all your messages now and try and chat up. I still have no restriction and could if i did eat as much as I want xx Mandy

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Heya Fatduck: Maybe I will see you on the day. if not goodluck. I am at Campanile hotel monday night with my mum. Ready for the big day the next day Tuesday :party: :tt1:

Hey Rose, Good to here from you!! I hope to meet up with you on Monday night, not sure how we'll know each other though, we'll just have to look out for nervous looking individuals who look like they enjoy there food :).

How are you feeling now that the days are creeping away towards d-day or perhaps I should call it b- day!

It's still all a bit surreal for me to be honest, like it's not really happening to me but to a character in a book I'm reading- all a bit weird. I think that this dreamlike feeling is probably whats stopping me from feeling nervous. That will probably all change on Sunday night :):scared2::blink:.

Hope to speak soon.

Cheers,

Vikki :wink:

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Hiya everyone, I'm back and feeling better after a couple of days rest. Still a bit sore but getting better each day. :blink:

To those going out soon - good luck and try not to worry! :)

Everything went as expected - the hotel is fine, the hospital is nice and everything was efficient and well organised.

I took the train from the airport to the hotel, if you haven't booked a package including taxi and want a cheaper option I would recommend this. It was very easy and only cost 3 euros rather than 20 for a taxi. You get the train straight from the airport for 1 stop (Brussels Nord) then catch the train going to Antwerp for 1 stop (Vilvoorde) - it didn't take long and the station is a 5 min walk from the hotel - easy!

I wouldn't recommend it on the way back if you're on your own with a heavy bag to lug about, I got a taxi back as it's easier.

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Hiya everyone, I'm back and feeling better after a couple of days rest. Still a bit sore but getting better each day. :smile2:

To those going out soon - good luck and try not to worry! :thumbup:

Everything went as expected - the hotel is fine, the hospital is nice and everything was efficient and well organised.

I took the train from the airport to the hotel, if you haven't booked a package including taxi and want a cheaper option I would recommend this. It was very easy and only cost 3 euros rather than 20 for a taxi. You get the train straight from the airport for 1 stop (Brussels Nord) then catch the train going to Antwerp for 1 stop (Vilvoorde) - it didn't take long and the station is a 5 min walk from the hotel - easy!

I wouldn't recommend it on the way back if you're on your own with a heavy bag to lug about, I got a taxi back as it's easier.

SO glad you got on OK. Now you can look forward to seeing the weight drop off!

I text Freckles yesterday to see how she is getting on. She say hi but her mum is in hospital again with suspected internal bleeding so obviously she's not been able to get on the board.

Lots of love to u and ur family Freckles x

Morning everyone else. I went to a fete yesterday and had some candy floss! :frown: Not too good for the waistline but it was yum and went down fine (unsurprisingly)! Band still tight but manageable. I hope I don't have these horrible feelings of everytime I have a fill from now on - uncomfortable to drink (not painful like last time) etc.

The battery in my scales is dead so need to get a new one ASAP! I'm 5 kg off my pre-pregnancy weight (I was big b4 pregnancy though) which is my first mini target by August whichi s when I return to work. Mainly because I don't want ot have to buy new clothes that I hopefully wouldn't be in long! Once I get to thatweight that'll be 20kg off. Then I'd like ot lose another 20kg (maybe 30kg but it seems surreal!) at least but haven't set any time frames.

I am starting to notice the difference. My face is starting to look a little slimmer and my back better (got some back pain after giving birth - blamed it on the baby but probably more the weight gain!!). I can also get up and down off the floor much more gracefully - I found it a bit of a struggle sometimes!

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Hey Rose, Good to here from you!! I hope to meet up with you on Monday night, not sure how we'll know each other though, we'll just have to look out for nervous looking individuals who look like they enjoy there food :w00t:.

How are you feeling now that the days are creeping away towards d-day or perhaps I should call it b- day!

It's still all a bit surreal for me to be honest, like it's not really happening to me but to a character in a book I'm reading- all a bit weird. I think that this dreamlike feeling is probably whats stopping me from feeling nervous. That will probably all change on Sunday night :thumbup::scared2::smile2:.

Hope to speak soon.

Cheers,

Vikki :smile2:

Heya Fatduck,

It definatly feels very surreal the day before the travels towards a new life!!! A new beginning!!! Today am meeting up with the whole family for a get together at the beach for a barbeque. I will probably be at the hotel 9ish. have a great sunny day :frown:

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Hey Rose, Good to here from you!! I hope to meet up with you on Monday night, not sure how we'll know each other though, we'll just have to look out for nervous looking individuals who look like they enjoy there food :smile2:.

How are you feeling now that the days are creeping away towards d-day or perhaps I should call it b- day!

It's still all a bit surreal for me to be honest, like it's not really happening to me but to a character in a book I'm reading- all a bit weird. I think that this dreamlike feeling is probably whats stopping me from feeling nervous. That will probably all change on Sunday night :thumbup::scared2::smile2:.

Hope to speak soon.

Cheers,

Vikki :frown:

to fatduck and rosetah..good luck (not that youll need it!) youll be back telling us all about it at the end of this week! i like your description of the surreal feeling fatduck!."like a character from a book your reading".i know what you mean, it felt like i was reading one of these magazine articles about someone going for gastric banding abroad...but it was me!. all the best to you both anyway! x

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pixie, welcome back..your on the other side now! you can join us losers!. glad it all went well x

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Hi there,

I was just wondering if you have booked for the 12th? I am having it done on the 11th August. I am very excited but also a little apprehensive.

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Hi there,

I was just wondering if you have booked for the 12th? I am having it done on the 11th August. I am very excited but also a little apprehensive.

Hey chick is that you!!!!

So glad you found it ok! Try and read past posts as there is a lot of useful info on here!

To all getting banded this week good luck you will be fine and soon joining all us losers!!

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Hi everyone,

I'm new to the site and I was just wondering if anyone has any advice for me, I am going to be banded on the 11th August with CDB.

I am really excited but also a little apprehensive. Is anyone else going out then or how does anyone feel after having it done?

Any info would be really helpful, thanks,

Maysh:smile:

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Hi Maysh,

I'm going to be banded the day after ya on the 12th!!!

OMG I'm eating all around me at the mo, just merely cos I can.

Getting nervous though too. Gotta start the low fat diet in 2 weeks.....

Toppings x

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Hi anitahug,

Are you going for your banding on 7th July with Dr Chris? So am I. I am staying at the Campanile Hotel. Do you or anyone else know what happens if you choose to have your consultation the night before at the hotel? I'm not worried about the op, cant wait.

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hi Michelle, I am also being banded on 7th July. I am staying at the Campanile Hotel, arriving on the 6th. Where are you staying? Looks like 3 of us on the same day. Havent spoken to anyone else but just sent Anitahug a message too.

Get in touch

Lisa

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