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You could but i think that you would be better off trying to have Soups you make yourself, i know that you get all your minerals etc from cambridge but you have to be able to drink them in a certain amount of time before they go funny and i dont think that you would be able to do that straight after your band. If you are having to tip them away then you will not get anywhere near the amount of calories you need. Also if you are having this surgery then i would use it as a reason to never have to think about having to drink any diet related shake for the rest of your life!

thanks carriejess just panicking cause i wont be back home to northern ireland till about 4 days after op i will just take soups and yoghurt till i get home thanks hun,how far gone are you now and are you keeping well:wink2:

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Yeh I agree with Carrie, why bother having diet drinks, apart from the cost, its just not worth it babe.

I take those Bassets chewy Vitamins, they taste lovely and never have trouble getting them down, tip for all you losers.

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Yeh I agree with Carrie, why bother having diet drinks, apart from the cost, its just not worth it babe.

I take those Bassets chewy Vitamins, they taste lovely and never have trouble getting them down, tip for all you losers.

thanks hun i will get them and i will start taking them milk thistle tabs are big tablets hard to go down or am i better with dissolvables thanks:smile2:

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thanks carriejess just panicking cause i wont be back home to northern ireland till about 4 days after op i will just take Soups and yoghurt till i get home thanks hun,how far gone are you now and are you keeping well:wink2:

Hey I'm really good thanks, almost five months and still managing to stay in my size ten trousers although with the aid of an elastic band! I have had most of the Fluid taken out of my band so i can eat more than i used to be able to and i eat way to many crisps but i'm not that worried!

Are you excited about your op?

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Hey I'm really good thanks, almost five months and still managing to stay in my size ten trousers although with the aid of an elastic band! I have had most of the Fluid taken out of my band so i can eat more than i used to be able to and i eat way to many crisps but i'm not that worried!

Are you excited about your op?

that is brilliant carriejess and still in your size ten's way to go girl,the good thing is as well, you know you can start your band again after having baby so all is good.Im excited and apprehensive at the same time i will be by myself as family are dropping me off, im a natural born worrier if somthing is gonna go wrong it will go wrong with me lol,but still gonna battle on with it after seein all your weight loss and everyone on here you've all done fab so i wanna be it the gang lol:lol:

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hi sher im having my surgery done with dr chris debruyne in belgium on 27th july,he is one of the best surgeons and has a great name for himself everyone on here has only praise for him my package is 4175 euros and includes taxi's from airport and back and to hospital and back,your hotel for 3 days which is for 2 peeps and your xrays and surgery it is a very good price and he does fill's all over uk and ni i cant wait good luck on ya search:smile2:

Slinky I have just recieved conformation that I'm booked in for the 27 July too. I'm sure I'll meet you there. I am paying my deposit today. Where will you be travelling from and r U going with someonexx:w00t:

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I'm due to be banded on 27 July. Does anyone know how long the stay is in Belgium and are there facilities to heat Soup ect...

thanks Sher67

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Slinky I have just recieved conformation that I'm booked in for the 27 July too. I'm sure I'll meet you there. I am paying my deposit today. Where will you be travelling from and r U going with someonexx:w00t:

thats great news sher,im travelling from northern ireland,but i will be over there on holiday in holland then my family are dropping me off at hospital so i will be by myself,so great to know someone from uk will be there,you will arrive on 26th to stay in the hotel,the next day is the hospital,then the following day we are back at our hotel to rest for another day then leave on 29th.That's dr chris's first date after his hol's so we will have him all refreshed lol,i dnt know about heating Soup up,i know there is a kettle,and a restaurant downstairs,or take cup a soup.im paying for all my op up front because i dont want to carry the money around on my hol's,feel a bit better now someone else is going yay:thumbup:

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Slinky I have just recieved conformation that I'm booked in for the 27 July too. I'm sure I'll meet you there. I am paying my deposit today. Where will you be travelling from and r U going with someonexx:w00t:

forgot to ask where are you travelling from and are you taking anyone ps dont be expecting an irish lass,ive been living here for 8 years am originally from liverpool lol, what way are you paying your deposit and who with thanks x:cool:

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Slinky iI'm coming from London will now start to make travel arrangements. Hve a friend who said she woul come with me but she has a habit of changing her mind at the last min - so could be travelling alone.

Keep in contact I will look out for you let you know what hotel I'll be in.

Now it looks like its going to happen i'm scared but so cant wait to be slimmer haha

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I got so excited 4got 2 answer you question. I was sent a link with a bank details to pay the deposit in.

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Ahh bless you two, I really feel for you. I felt the same way,,, apprehension its called, which is fear of the unknown and you may still feel that way after the op. Then after a while you will know it was the best decision you could ever have made.

You wont ever look back and every time you see a poor overweight person you feel so sorry for them and want to rush over to explain about your band, but you wont be able to do that.

It was one of the most rewarding things i have ever done in my life, and believe me you will feel the same, so confident that you wont ever put the weight back on again, as we did with so many of the silly diets we tried.

A real life changer. my thoughts will be with you both as i am going to a wedding on 31st July and a christening on 1st August and I am so looking forward to dressing up in lovely clothes and looking slim, for the first time in years.

Carrie you have done so well to stay in your tiny clothes, God bless you babe you deserve it, you have worked so hard.

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Slinky iI'm coming from London will now start to make travel arrangements. Hve a friend who said she woul come with me but she has a habit of changing her mind at the last min - so could be travelling alone.

Keep in contact I will look out for you let you know what hotel I'll be in.

Now it looks like its going to happen i'm scared but so cant wait to be slimmer haha

hi sher if you have gone with package you normally stay in the hotel campanille in villvorde,that's were everyone stays,and thanks for your kind word freckles,i hope i will be glad afterwood lol,i have a low pain threshold lol but i am taking my friends dvd's to watch in hotel room to help me through it.I have to say i feel better someone off here is going to be there with me,so im not going through it alone,but hey freckles you seemed fab after your op,you didn't look in much pain at all lol:tt2:

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Slinky, I've had 4 babies, and believe me the labour pains I had were far worse than the band pain.

I think the oxygen they give you helps so much, gives you a feeling of well-being, as well as the morphine.lol

I just had a stinging sensation around the port area, but nothing major.

The thing is I was banded both times in the Bupa/Spire by Michael Van den Bossche, and he doesnt use drains as Dr Chris does, I dont know if that makes any difference or not, to the pain.

I would go through it again if I had to, and I'm a big baby.

Carrie have you found out the sex of your baby or dont you want to?

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Slinky, I've had 4 babies, and believe me the labour pains I had were far worse than the band pain.

I think the oxygen they give you helps so much, gives you a feeling of well-being, as well as the morphine.lol

I just had a stinging sensation around the port area, but nothing major.

The thing is I was banded both times in the Bupa/Spire by Michael Van den Bossche, and he doesnt use drains as Dr Chris does, I dont know if that makes any difference or not, to the pain.

I would go through it again if I had to, and I'm a big baby.

Carrie have you found out the sex of your baby or dont you want to?

lol freckles ive got 5 kids and one by emergency section,im just a pansy arse lol,hey if dr chris would give me gas and air i would pay the extra believe me ha ha i might just ask him that lol,im really bad with needles even though ive had 5 kids i dont know how i got through the needle part lol, i think in my case the older i get and the closer the op is im just thinking the worse of everything, just cant wait to get rid of some of this damn weight, i think im at the point were you start thinking will this work will this weight ever go,but i know it will i just need kick up the arse lol:lol:

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