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hello everybody, hope everyone is doing well. as for me im ready for my 6th fill as i have not lost any weight over 5 months

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hi laila i know how you feel hun my weight loss has been really slow the last few months and ive stayed the same,my eating differs on different days lol sometimes i can eat quite a bit and other days everything come back up so im gonna try shakes and Soups and see if that helps because the last time i had a fill he told me i dont need anymore as 2ml was comming back out the needle lol,so i will just have to do a bit more exercise and try and get some bit of food in me lol hope your next fill helps hun let us know how you get on xx

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How frustrating is that!

Have you got some restriction?

How about the amount you eat? Are you able to eat smaller or slightly bigger portions?

What are you eating?

Are you doing any exercise?

Do hope you get some movement as it can be very demoralising. However, I am sure that once you have the right amount in your band then it will start to work more effectively for you.

Would be interested to hear the theories on why this happens fromother bandsters and Dr Chris and his team????

Take care and hope all sorted soon for you.

Cx

hi clare your doing so well,isn't it funny to think you are underweight as such lol below your target would you of thought it possible this time last year,it's amazing the difference it makes,bet you have been shopping crazy,but it does feel nice to buy things in decent sizes lol well done xxx

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hello everybody, hope everyone is doing well. as for me im ready for my 6th fill as i have not lost any weight over 5 months

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hI Laila

I know exactly how you feel - I have stayed the exact same weight now for over 6 weeks - that was after gaining nearly half a stone after an infection and being badly dehydrated - gonna give it another 2 weeks and if still no movement I am off for another fill

Starting to getting a bit fed up now - thought it would have been much quicker than this

Kerry x

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Hi All,

I'm booked in for 18th with Dr Chris. Still very scared, but really hopeful too. I know it's not a quick fix, but I'm hoping it will give me a helping hand to get myself on track.

Terrified!

R

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Hi Cadence

Hey, you bit the bullet. That's reat news. 18th october is it? very best of luck with it! I hope this will be the start of an exciting new life for you. No need to be terrified at all!

All the best

Ellen

Hi All,

I'm booked in for 18th with Dr Chris. Still very scared, but really hopeful too. I know it's not a quick fix, but I'm hoping it will give me a helping hand to get myself on track.

Terrified!

R

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Thanks Mummies,

I dont have much restriction i can still eat fairly big portion and i also suffer from acid reflux.

i will speak to freddy and see what he says.

take care.

How frustrating is that!

Have you got some restriction?

How about the amount you eat? Are you able to eat smaller or slightly bigger portions?

What are you eating?

Are you doing any exercise?

Do hope you get some movement as it can be very demoralising. However, I am sure that once you have the right amount in your band then it will start to work more effectively for you.

Would be interested to hear the theories on why this happens fromother bandsters and Dr Chris and his team????

Take care and hope all sorted soon for you.

Cx

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Hi All,

I'm booked in for 18th with Dr Chris. Still very scared, but really hopeful too. I know it's not a quick fix, but I'm hoping it will give me a helping hand to get myself on track.

Terrified!

R

well done hun on making a good choice dr chris is a top surgeon and dont worry the band work different in different people you will be fine,is someone going with you and remember to pack light you wont need that much good luck

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Yes Ellen - I've bitten the bullet. Paid my deposit today....argh!!!!

Wannabe - thanks for the words of encouragement! I think I have a friend coming with me (she's letting me know this evening). I don't think she's fully supportive of it, but she doesn't want me to go by myself either.

I can't quite tell if I'm excited or just plain freaked out about this. I finish my contract with work on the 14th, then flying to Belgium on the 17th? It's all so sudden. I guess it'll keep my mind off not having a job though!

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Hi all i havent been on hear in ages and i cant remember how to change my ticker thing lol. I have now lost just over 5 stone in a year and i feel great best thing i ever did.

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hi all your all doing fab,hi freckles nice to c ya back hun,but as you say were all busy lol,im just back from hols and put 3lb on so not to annoyed my weight has stopped so think i must need another fill,claire congrats on gettin to goal well done hun xxx

hi slinky,

I had another fill last week in bangor.Everything was ok till last monday, my band must be too tight.I am in pain and at nite is the worst, pain and i feel all in my mouth, bar reflux.I will need defill I cant go like that, maybe if i was pain free but pain is really disterbing. Can u help me and give my phone number to anybody who can do defills here in NI,asap PLEASE !!! I hope she can come to my house and do it, or will I have to travel.

please I am waiting for ur reply.

thanks slinky

blondynurse

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hi slinky,

I had another fill last week in bangor.Everything was ok till last monday, my band must be too tight.I am in pain and at nite is the worst, pain and i feel all in my mouth, bar reflux.I will need defill I cant go like that, maybe if i was pain free but pain is really disterbing. Can u help me and give my phone number to anybody who can do defills here in NI,asap PLEASE !!! I hope she can come to my house and do it, or will I have to travel.

please I am waiting for ur reply.

thanks slinky

blondynurse

sorry hun you feel like that its horrible being overfilled it knocked me sick earlier this year and i had awful back pain phone julie on 07872963503 and she will tell you the closest defil nurse hun they might have one in bangor im not sure because they were training one let me know how u get on xx

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sorry hun you feel like that its horrible being overfilled it knocked me sick earlier this year and i had awful back pain phone julie on 07872963503 and she will tell you the closest defil nurse hun they might have one in bangor im not sure because they were training one let me know how u get on xx

hi slinky,

thanks for such a quick reply.I know they train one in bangor but with all respect she is far from capable...but if I have no choice I will have to go ahead and rely on her.thanks again and I will keep in touch, let you know.

blondynurse

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sorry hun you feel like that its horrible being overfilled it knocked me sick earlier this year and i had awful back pain phone julie on 07872963503 and she will tell you the closest defil nurse hun they might have one in bangor im not sure because they were training one let me know how u get on xx

hi slinky,

I rang julie and she gave me a phone number to a couple doing emergency unfills... guess what I still waiting for their reply since 3pm yesterday. That is a total disgrace that they have thier phone switched off for all that time.that has to brought up to frederik because in case of emergency like myself yesterday we r left alone here in northern ireland. I rang julie back and said that I was trying for hours and there is no respond.I ended up ringing frederik and got number of emergency nurse in dublin. and guess again at 7pm I just got to my car and travel all the way down to dublin just for 2 min procedure.I was back home at 1am.The girl is really lovely waited for me and done quick unfill. I am glad I went because I got really bad on the way there, I defenately wouldnt survive another night.I still feel a bit sore because of the swelling but it will get better in a day. As a conclusion to the whole thing we are really neclegted in NI. I thought that if someone is for emergencies means it, Very unresponsible people,should be available in cases like that one. at the moment the main thing is that I feel much better, I very weak and shaky wasnt drinking since monday,just take it easy, it was some lesson learnt and my fill last week was so small only 0.25ml but I couldnt believe how much problem so litlle can cause.

thanks for ur help yesterday,

blondynurse

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hi slinky,

I rang julie and she gave me a phone number to a couple doing emergency unfills... guess what I still waiting for their reply since 3pm yesterday. That is a total disgrace that they have thier phone switched off for all that time.that has to brought up to frederik because in case of emergency like myself yesterday we r left alone here in northern ireland. I rang julie back and said that I was trying for hours and there is no respond.I ended up ringing frederik and got number of emergency nurse in dublin. and guess again at 7pm I just got to my car and travel all the way down to dublin just for 2 min procedure.I was back home at 1am.The girl is really lovely waited for me and done quick unfill. I am glad I went because I got really bad on the way there, I defenately wouldnt survive another night.I still feel a bit sore because of the swelling but it will get better in a day. As a conclusion to the whole thing we are really neclegted in NI. I thought that if someone is for emergencies means it, Very unresponsible people,should be available in cases like that one. at the moment the main thing is that I feel much better, I very weak and shaky wasnt drinking since monday,just take it easy, it was some lesson learnt and my fill last week was so small only 0.25ml but I couldnt believe how much problem so litlle can cause.

thanks for ur help yesterday,

blondynurs

so glad your ok hun and yes that is a bloody disgrace,especially as you wait until your quite bad before you phone anyone then when you get desperate and cant take it anymore your left to wait again,they shoul have there dam phones on or freddy should get some new staff,i was talking to a girl yesterday and she said the royal hospital will defill in an emergency but not sure if they take the whole fill out or just a bit,but i know how you feel when i was like that i left it until i couldnt cope and was in agony with my back,if i were you hun i would just sip Water and have some ice lollies for a couple of days and let the swelling go down how much di she take out xx

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So sorry to hear about the defill in NI pity they didn't have someone nearer or available. Hope you are soon feeling better. Take care and be gentle with yourself. I had a similar tight experience after my 2nd fill. Very painful my body shut down but I worked through it and did come out the other side!

Take care

Cx

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