Hi

I have decided to get the procedure done - just have to save up for it. I live in uk and want to go to Brussels as it seems cheapest and safest there. Anyone know of the above?

Thanks

Welcome back sammy, so glad all turned out ok, and you had a sneaky holiday, arnt you the lucky one. dont overdo it in the early days chill out and enjoy.

Sorry about the curry night girls, I got lost at the majic roundabout, but we called into a chinese,to drop off the illegals, and had a crispy duck. We'll have to arrange it again when someone reaches their target weight. Cheers.

hi all

glad to hear last weeks opers are all safe and well, i have my so called first fill on wed however my post op hematoma is still there, i mailed frederik and he says the Dr should be able to drain it on thursday if its not too sore so i would doubt if i get a fill, however just want it gone.

Is anyone going to edinburght clinic on thurs.

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Ah thanks wishfull i have alot more to go up but as u prob guessed i didnt meet the man i was ment too i got drunk and forgot lol my face looks so chubby in the pics not impressed haha but had a ball headin down the country now soon to drown my shamrock lol

glad to see you remained faithfull to me.

hi.. well, its official..i can eat fresh bread, walnut bread and granary bread..it all goes down really well!!!!..

I'll book my place for the sixth.. will let you know if i get in...:lunch:

Hi vanessa try and get an appointment about 2.30 and if they are fully booked just turn up because you will get your fill done.. a free fill i might add, thats what frederik has told you, let me know when you have phoned julie about getting an appointment x

Hey gary i thought thats what flirtylass meant, she didnt meet the man she was supposed to because you wasnt there lol x

Hey gary i thought thats what flirtylass meant, she didnt meet the man she was supposed to because you wasnt there lol x

you are spot on there.

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Hi mmm thanks for the info on the hotel, im just looking for a loan now to pay for it all, your all doing really well! do you all feel good about the choices you have made?? or did you think it would come off faster/slower??? any way take care guys im off money hunting now lol x x x x

Hi mmm thanks for the info on the hotel, im just looking for a loan now to pay for it all, your all doing really well! do you all feel good about the choices you have made?? or did you think it would come off faster/slower??? any way take care guys im off money hunting now lol x x x x

Hi Tanyac, glad you are making progress with your arrangements. I am pleased with the progress I have made, it's not an earth shattering loss but having put in effort previously and not getting any results, I was beginning to wonder if it was my age and I just couldn't lose weight any more. Just glad I had this done now as I think if I'd left it til I was any older, I wouldn't have had it done. Hoping now that the weight continues to come off, I don't care if it's slow and steady as long as it goes in the right direction. Good luck with your money changing quest, hope you get a good rate, bigsister x

Hi Tanyac, glad you are making progress with your arrangements. I am pleased with the progress I have made, it's not an earth shattering loss but having put in effort previously and not getting any results, I was beginning to wonder if it was my age and I just couldn't lose weight any more. Just glad I had this done now as I think if I'd left it til I was any older, I wouldn't have had it done. Hoping now that the weight continues to come off, I don't care if it's slow and steady as long as it goes in the right direction. Good luck with your money changing quest, hope you get a good rate, bigsister x

HI hun thanks for the response, i dont really have a problem loosing the weight when i get my mind to it, but its the keeping it off that i struggle with im just hoping that this will help with that due to the restriction ill have with eating because i love my salads and fruit and veg its just i have to have massive plate fulls and ive got into the bad habbit of eating just for the sake of it so at the mo im trying to keep to 4 small meals aday and stop with the picking coz i know i wont be able to when the band is in, anyway hun take care and keep up the good work x x x

Hi again Shoes. It is 8 weeks now and have been able to eat just about anything for the last month or so by trying things gradually. The only thing I haven't had is bread or steak cos I daren't! Had beans on toast tho and that went down ok but chewed it well. As long as you do it gradually, stay on soft foods for a while and then introduce other foods carefully with a bit of common sense, you should be fine. Obviously go careful with things like meat, rice, chips and bread and leave them til last to try if you really want to give them a go. Me and gillian will be back on the liquids from Tuesday for a while following our second fill, it's really hard when you're so hungry but you have to give yourself time and build up to normal foods again just like in the start and like you are doing now. Hope that helps, bigsister x

Hi Bigsister,thanks for that i am going to take it very slowly i think i be to afraid to try something to heavy,i tried milky ready brek went down fine had soft boiled egg with rusks something like we had in the hosp it was delicious apart from that just having yogurts and soup,went to doc yesterday to have a check up he said stitches where a bit inflamed gave me antibiotic cream he said should be fine,glad to see your fill went ok hope you and little sis get some restriction,i think i have the same band as you, it says Hage on the bar code if that's the small band be delighted less fills hopefully:smile:

Welcome back Sammy glad to hear your doing ok,make sure you get lots of rest you feel the better of it sorry to hear about babs poor hubby at least alls well:smile:

Hi Flirylass, see you have your fill the same day as me in April, my app is for 2pm hope to see you there:smile:

Hi all hope everyone's ok

Hi Bigsister,thanks for that i am going to take it very slowly i think i be to afraid to try something to heavy,i tried milky ready brek went down fine had soft boiled egg with rusks something like we had in the hosp it was delicious apart from that just having yogurts and soup,went to doc yesterday to have a check up he said stitches where a bit inflamed gave me antibiotic cream he said should be fine,glad to see your fill went ok hope you and little sis get some restriction,i think i have the same band as you, it says Hage on the bar code if that's the small band be delighted less fills hopefully:smile:

Welcome back Sammy glad to hear your doing ok,make sure you get lots of rest you feel the better of it sorry to hear about babs poor hubby at least alls well:smile:

Hi Flirylass, see you have your fill the same day as me in April, my app is for 2pm hope to see you there:smile:

Hi all hope everyone's ok

hi shoes and wishfull..yes you both have the HAGE band which is the small 10ml heliogast evolution band..so the fill guidlines are 7-9ml max. I was told that everyone is different but restriction should be just right at about 5.5ml.. so wishfull if you have 5ml in now, then hopefully another 0.5ml will do you? think they start doing daft fills soon like 0.25ml but apparantly even they can make all the difference after 5.5ml is reached. BUT, we will see!, can see mine having to go up to 7!..i know some others have..im going for 3rd fill in 2 weeks, shes gonna put up to 1ml in depending on how ive done etc..then going for 4th one 2 weeks later, hopefully that will be it..she says she tries to get you restriction in 3 fills..dunno if that will do me though! well, well see after ive done with two more days of liquids, dont know yet if i have any restriction you see. x

HI hun thanks for the response, i dont really have a problem loosing the weight when i get my mind to it, but its the keeping it off that i struggle with im just hoping that this will help with that due to the restriction ill have with eating because i love my salads and fruit and veg its just i have to have massive plate fulls and ive got into the bad habbit of eating just for the sake of it so at the mo im trying to keep to 4 small meals aday and stop with the picking coz i know i wont be able to when the band is in, anyway hun take care and keep up the good work x x x

you sound like a good candidate for the band..if you dont find it too hard sticking to diet, and lose the weight, then with your fills, it will stop you from putting it back on..i think youll do well..good luck! x

Welcome back sammy, so glad all turned out ok, and you had a sneaky holiday, arnt you the lucky one. dont overdo it in the early days chill out and enjoy.

Sorry about the curry night girls, I got lost at the majic roundabout, but we called into a chinese,to drop off the illegals, and had a crispy duck. We'll have to arrange it again when someone reaches their target weight. Cheers.

well mmm!..i had to eat your curry!..and everyone elses, with bigsisters help..well at least you got that crispy duck...if it was from the one near here tho are you sure it wasnt a scabby cat?..i had a lovely crispy donkey fried in engine oil from there last week..dont worry about the illegals, bigsister will sort them out, its her fault theyre here in first place,she pressed the enter button instead of the return button x

Oh dear - I hope your wind gets better! And I hope mine doesn't get any worse!! After 'holding it in' during the car journey yesterday I felt like I had relapsed last night! Good job our bathroom doesn't join on to anyone else's house!! I had better keep away from sprouts and cabbage when I am onto mushy foods!

you shoulda just let rip in the car, and blamed the baby!..and i had to make sure my dogs were with me at all times in the first week or so post op!..well it sounds daft but its good its coming out that way, or youd have that bad trapped wind pain in your chest and shoulder..good luck anyway....and dont forget to get all the help and rest you can, i know how hard it can be with a baby..x

hi shoes and wishfull..yes you both have the HAGE band which is the small 10ml heliogast evolution band..so the fill guidlines are 7-9ml max. I was told that everyone is different but restriction should be just right at about 5.5ml.. so wishfull if you have 5ml in now, then hopefully another 0.5ml will do you? think they start doing daft fills soon like 0.25ml but apparantly even they can make all the difference after 5.5ml is reached. BUT, we will see!, can see mine having to go up to 7!..i know some others have..im going for 3rd fill in 2 weeks, shes gonna put up to 1ml in depending on how ive done etc..then going for 4th one 2 weeks later, hopefully that will be it..she says she tries to get you restriction in 3 fills..dunno if that will do me though! well, well see after ive done with two more days of liquids, dont know yet if i have any restriction you see. x

Hi Gillian, thats great to get your third fill in 2 weeks hopefully you get good result,how much can they put in the first fill,i know wont have much the first time hopefully it wont take to many with the small band, sounds really strange saying the small band never been small in anything:lol:

I lost a stone and a couple of pounds that includes pre op diet haven't lost anything since last friday,seems to have come to a stand still has this happened to anybody after surgery, my hubby says my body's gone into starvation mode doesn't want to let fat go when does the swelling go down in your tum looks like im having twins:confused:

Hi Wisfull,it will be great for you if you get good restriction with your next fill fingers crossed :thumbup:

Hi Sammy, hope your feeling better today:smile:

Hi Kakasdaughter, how are you keeping im feeling great today:smile:

Hi garry, hope all goes well with your bump when are you getting it drained:smile:

Hi Freckles,how are you and your mum doing:smile:

Sorry if i left anybody out hope your all doing ok:smile: