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

Hi gang

Just a quick update. I am well enough to return to work tomorrow and quite honestly I am looking forward to it. Being under house arrest over Christmas was not the most pleasant of times for me. I have only ventured out with someone driving me and escorting me round places like shops.

Absolutely no trouble sleeping on my side in bed now and wounds healing nicely. I was advised to cover them in valesine when I took my dressings off to prevent scarring, but they can be a bit itchy at times, so I'm trying not to scrach them.

Not lost any more weight but to be honest, not feeling any reatriction as to the amount of fluids. Even moved on to mushy food and keeping everything down. The only problem I have had is with a banana - that did cause quite a bit of discomfort, but I hadn't mashed it so it was my own fault for taking small bites and hoping a good chew would sort it.

Ten days to go eh? That's gonna fly by. At least you have a few people's accounts of the trip to prepare you for most eventualities. I am sure each person's is different though, so be prepared to document your journeys on here too for us all to share later.

Good luck with your pre-ops and those already banded good luck with your weight loss. I was chatting to another lady who told me she had put on half a stone after getting over surgery and before her first fill, so I do not feel like the odd one out now :wink_smile:

AARGH!..just wrote you a good reply, then deleted it by mistake!!..anyway, hope you will find some restriction after your fill..bet your sick of the mushies!..maybe the banana thing was an indication that you will feel more restriction on solids?.glad your feeling well and going back to work. the lady who put half stone on, did she eventually lose it after a fill do you know? knowing me..that will be me too..half stone!..while the others do well.. but like you say everyone has a different story and suppose mine will be different to bigsisters and wishfull (same day) ans TC27 (10 days after) and others being done this month too! well all be letting you know how we got on! anyway keep up your morale, youll get there, suppose it may be after one or two or three fills even, but when you start to lose, remember the others who had success at the beginning will prob start to slow down...i have read that it takes 2 years to lose what you are going to, whether you do it quickly or slowly... I know we all want some immediate results, its only natural,but...keep remembering...two years!!..thats how im looking at it anyway!. Gillian x

AARGH!..just wrote you a good reply, then deleted it by mistake!!..anyway, hope you will find some restriction after your fill..bet your sick of the mushies!..maybe the banana thing was an indication that you will feel more restriction on solids?.glad your feeling well and going back to work. the lady who put half stone on, did she eventually lose it after a fill do you know? knowing me..that will be me too..half stone!..while the others do well.. but like you say everyone has a different story and suppose mine will be different to bigsisters and wishfull (same day) ans TC27 (10 days after) and others being done this month too! well all be letting you know how we got on! anyway keep up your morale, youll get there, suppose it may be after one or two or three fills even, but when you start to lose, remember the others who had success at the beginning will prob start to slow down...i have read that it takes 2 years to lose what you are going to, whether you do it quickly or slowly... I know we all want some immediate results, its only natural,but...keep remembering...two years!!..thats how im looking at it anyway!. Gillian x

OH,the missing post has appeared now!:wink_smile:

=TropicalLagoon;1103679]Wow Mattyllew

Sounds like we had two totally different experiences. You really do seem to have suffered with the pain. I am totally fine and have been since about day 5. I have taken no painkillers since and the only pain I suffer is mild and bearable - mainly laughing, coughing and bending over (tie shoes, load dishwaser, washing machine, etc)

Well done on following all the dietry advice too. No wonder the weight is flying off. I actually cooked a roast chicken dinner for the family today and took great pleasure in putting a selection of veg, together with some mashed potato, a couple of slithers of chicken and gravy and mushing it all up like baby food. I enjoyed every tiny mouthful I took and felt no restriction at all. was only expecting a few tablespoons equivalent, but managed the lot, and still felt hungry after.

I will resort back to liquid foods tomorrow though. I don't want to do too much too soon. I don't want to risk stretching my stomach pouch after all. Maybe it's too late and that's just what I've done. We shall see on 22 Jan I guess. I may just hang around after my fill at 2.45 to say hi to you.

Good luck with it all - ncie to have a guy's perspective.

TL

hi tropical, just wanted to know how you are getting on, are you going to bristol on the 22nd, if so my app is 2 o'clock and my friends at 2.15 so we should be able to have a quick chat. i had a fill last month 1st dec so this will be the second. i'm afraid to say that my band has made no difference to my appetite whatsoever, also i feel hardly any restriction i have not been on the forum for a while because i didnt want to give any negative vibes, i'm just hoping next fill will make a difference.

=TropicalLagoon;1103679]Wow Mattyllew

Sounds like we had two totally different experiences. You really do seem to have suffered with the pain. I am totally fine and have been since about day 5. I have taken no painkillers since and the only pain I suffer is mild and bearable - mainly laughing, coughing and bending over (tie shoes, load dishwaser, washing machine, etc)

Well done on following all the dietry advice too. No wonder the weight is flying off. I actually cooked a roast chicken dinner for the family today and took great pleasure in putting a selection of veg, together with some mashed potato, a couple of slithers of chicken and gravy and mushing it all up like baby food. I enjoyed every tiny mouthful I took and felt no restriction at all. was only expecting a few tablespoons equivalent, but managed the lot, and still felt hungry after.

I will resort back to liquid foods tomorrow though. I don't want to do too much too soon. I don't want to risk stretching my stomach pouch after all. Maybe it's too late and that's just what I've done. We shall see on 22 Jan I guess. I may just hang around after my fill at 2.45 to say hi to you.

Good luck with it all - ncie to have a guy's perspective.

TL

hi tropical, just wanted to know how you are getting on, are you going to bristol on the 22nd, if so my app is 2 o'clock and my friends at 2.15 so we should be able to have a quick chat. i had a fill last month 1st dec so this will be the second. i'm afraid to say that my band has made no difference to my appetite whatsoever, also i feel hardly any restriction i have not been on the forum for a while because i didnt want to give any negative vibes, i'm just hoping next fill will make a difference.

Lets hope so JoJo!!..all the best luck, dont worry about negative vibes, we want to know everything, pos or neg!..it will help us to feel normal after, if things arent going to plan..Gillian x

thanks gillian fingers crossed

hi tropical, just wanted to know how you are getting on, are you going to bristol on the 22nd, if so my app is 2 o'clock and my friends at 2.15 so we should be able to have a quick chat. i had a fill last month 1st dec so this will be the second. i'm afraid to say that my band has made no difference to my appetite whatsoever, also i feel hardly any restriction i have not been on the forum for a while because i didnt want to give any negative vibes, i'm just hoping next fill will make a difference.

Hi Jojo

I haven't weighed for a day or two as the last time I weighed I had gained 2lbs. I am pre-menstrual so have put it down to that, but all my cravings have appeared like an old friend and yes I want to demolish everything in sight....

I did actually go back to Curves for the first time this evening and explained to the instructor that I had to take it really easy. As the pressure was off, I found I quite enjoyed the experience - first time in ages. I haven't been since I started the pre-op diet in Dec, and I have a cough and sore throat so had a few reasons to take it easy. It says in the literature that you are ok to go walking and cycling 2 weeks after surgery so I guessed a gentle 30 minute workout (avoiding the sit-up machine) in Curves would be fine.

As for Bristol on 22, yes I booked direct with Frederik whilst in Brussels and am due for the 2.45 slot. I actually don't finish work til 1.15 that day and its a good hour and 15 mins away if traffic is good so I'm not sure you'll still be about. It would be nice to put a few faces to names though.

Dr Chris told me in Belgium that the appetite only starts to decrease after about the 3rd fill, so I am not expecting miracles til then. Maybe you will start to feel it after this one Jojo.

I'm gonna be seeing my students for the first time tomorrow and know they will have expected me to have shrunk before their very eyes. It's time for some tough talking to them I guess - to ease the pressure on me, lol. I actually bought a magazine over Christmas with Fern Britton in and it shows pics of her over 2 years losing the weight. I'm thinking of taking that article in with me. Pity she kept on saying she was a size 18 all those years ago eh.

I sort of knew I wouldn't be one of the lucky ones who had the weight just falling off them - it never has with any other diet/exercise regime I've followed. At least I've made a start back on the ol' excercise. They do recommend 2 x 30 mins a day :wink_smile:

As for bad vibes, well it is nice to be faced with all the facts, not just the positive ones as you say Gillian, as it doesn't make you feel like a failure when you don't follow the norm.

I'm not gonna weigh again til Sunday so I'll let you know how I do then.....

TL

hi tropical, just wanted to know how you are getting on, are you going to bristol on the 22nd, if so my app is 2 o'clock and my friends at 2.15 so we should be able to have a quick chat. i had a fill last month 1st dec so this will be the second. i'm afraid to say that my band has made no difference to my appetite whatsoever, also i feel hardly any restriction i have not been on the forum for a while because i didnt want to give any negative vibes, i'm just hoping next fill will make a difference.

Hi Jojo

I haven't weighed for a day or two as the last time I weighed I had gained 2lbs. I am pre-menstrual so have put it down to that, but all my cravings have appeared like an old friend and yes I want to demolish everything in sight....

I did actually go back to Curves for the first time this evening and explained to the instructor that I had to take it really easy. As the pressure was off, I found I quite enjoyed the experience - first time in ages. I haven't been since I started the pre-op diet in Dec, and I have a cough and sore throat so had a few reasons to take it easy. It says in the literature that you are ok to go walking and cycling 2 weeks after surgery so I guessed a gentle 30 minute workout (avoiding the sit-up machine) in Curves would be fine.

As for Bristol on 22, yes I booked direct with Frederik whilst in Brussels and am due for the 2.45 slot. I actually don't finish work til 1.15 that day and its a good hour and 15 mins away if traffic is good so I'm not sure you'll still be about. It would be nice to put a few faces to names though.

Dr Chris told me in Belgium that the appetite only starts to decrease after about the 3rd fill, so I am not expecting miracles til then. Maybe you will start to feel it after this one Jojo.

I'm gonna be seeing my students for the first time tomorrow and know they will have expected me to have shrunk before their very eyes. It's time for some tough talking to them I guess - to ease the pressure on me, lol. I actually bought a magazine over Christmas with Fern Britton in and it shows pics of her over 2 years losing the weight. I'm thinking of taking that article in with me. Pity she kept on saying she was a size 18 all those years ago eh.

I sort of knew I wouldn't be one of the lucky ones who had the weight just falling off them - it never has with any other diet/exercise regime I've followed. At least I've made a start back on the ol' excercise. They do recommend 2 x 30 mins a day :wink_smile:

As for bad vibes, well it is nice to be faced with all the facts, not just the positive ones as you say Gillian, as it doesn't make you feel like a failure when you don't follow the norm.

I'm not gonna weigh again til Sunday so I'll let you know how I do then.....

TL

Hi Trop Lagoon, I think you are a saint going to an exercise class this early on, and I'm sure you will reap the rewards before long. As long as it happens, I will be pleased with a slow but consistent loss, although it is true, everyone would like instant results but it took a while to put on in the first place and is bound to take time to get if off - it is a marathon and not a sprint! Slow and sure is good, keep up your excellen effort and try not to get disheartened, it appears the results speak for themselves - there is only a very small minority who don't get fantastic results and I'm sure you will be counting yourself in the majority later on in the year when you are posting a great weight loss to inspire us all. Keep on doing what you're doing (which is great by the way), bigsister x

Erm she has lost almost 2 and a half stone since having the op last April she said. She has had 3 fills but needs some taking out as she can't even keep chicken down and she reckons that's not right. She only had about 4 stone to lose in the first place though so is over half way there....

TL

Hi Trop Lagoon, I think you are a saint going to an exercise class this early on, and I'm sure you will reap the rewards before long. As long as it happens, I will be pleased with a slow but consistent loss, although it is true, everyone would like instant results but it took a while to put on in the first place and is bound to take time to get if off - it is a marathon and not a sprint! Slow and sure is good, keep up your excellen effort and try not to get disheartened, it appears the results speak for themselves - there is only a very small minority who don't get fantastic results and I'm sure you will be counting yourself in the majority later on in the year when you are posting a great weight loss to inspire us all. Keep on doing what you're doing (which is great by the way), bigsister x

Aww bless ya, thanks :wink_smile:

Hello everyone and happy new year have not been on or a while hope everyone is well, have had my band 15 weeks now and i love it, i have not lost any weight or a few weeks but i need to get my 3rd fill and i have over done it over xmas but who dooesnt, i have lost 2 half stone in all its not that much compared to some but im really happy and looking forward to this year, i found out 3 weeks before christmas that my partner had had an affair and if i still would of been 15 and half stone id have never of got through it loosing the weight give me lot of confidence and strenght to get through it, so i wish you all the best in new year and anyone who is thinking about getting the band do it xxxx

Hi naomi j, sorry to hear you had a bad time of it with your personal life at the end of the year - there is never a good time to find these things out but Christmas can certainly make it seem worse. But well done for being positive and feeling more confident, it just goes to show that this is much more than just about how you look. Hoping it's a better year for you, I'm sure it will be (for us all in fact) and keep up the good work, bigsister x

Hi TL im glad you said what excercise we can do after our ops, i spend my weekends hiking round the welsh coast.. i dont really want to stop doing that for a while, 2 wks i can cope wiv.. i think. i get bored doing nothing. My pre op diet going well.. its only the 3rd day but u no what its like. Hope ur 1st day back goes well x

:rolleyes:Hi Tropical Lagoon, just wanted to say thank's for emailing me your "story so far", really enjoyed reading it. It brought back quite a few memories...........Like you, I couldn't wait to get up & walk to the toilet myself. (Have you tried sitting on those awful bed-pans!!!! It's like a new form of torture!!) Also, after going for 36 hours without a drink I could have committed murder, just for a simple sip of water!! Anyway, hope things are going well, and that your first day back at work goes ok for you. Kath x.:tongue2:

hi tropical, just wanted to know how you are getting on, are you going to bristol on the 22nd, if so my app is 2 o'clock and my friends at 2.15 so we should be able to have a quick chat. i had a fill last month 1st dec so this will be the second. i'm afraid to say that my band has made no difference to my appetite whatsoever, also i feel hardly any restriction i have not been on the forum for a while because i didnt want to give any negative vibes, i'm just hoping next fill will make a difference.

Hi Jojo

I haven't weighed for a day or two as the last time I weighed I had gained 2lbs. I am pre-menstrual so have put it down to that, but all my cravings have appeared like an old friend and yes I want to demolish everything in sight....

I did actually go back to Curves for the first time this evening and explained to the instructor that I had to take it really easy. As the pressure was off, I found I quite enjoyed the experience - first time in ages. I haven't been since I started the pre-op diet in Dec, and I have a cough and sore throat so had a few reasons to take it easy. It says in the literature that you are ok to go walking and cycling 2 weeks after surgery so I guessed a gentle 30 minute workout (avoiding the sit-up machine) in Curves would be fine.

As for Bristol on 22, yes I booked direct with Frederik whilst in Brussels and am due for the 2.45 slot. I actually don't finish work til 1.15 that day and its a good hour and 15 mins away if traffic is good so I'm not sure you'll still be about. It would be nice to put a few faces to names though.

Dr Chris told me in Belgium that the appetite only starts to decrease after about the 3rd fill, so I am not expecting miracles til then. Maybe you will start to feel it after this one Jojo.

I'm gonna be seeing my students for the first time tomorrow and know they will have expected me to have shrunk before their very eyes. It's time for some tough talking to them I guess - to ease the pressure on me, lol. I actually bought a magazine over Christmas with Fern Britton in and it shows pics of her over 2 years losing the weight. I'm thinking of taking that article in with me. Pity she kept on saying she was a size 18 all those years ago eh.

I sort of knew I wouldn't be one of the lucky ones who had the weight just falling off them - it never has with any other diet/exercise regime I've followed. At least I've made a start back on the ol' excercise. They do recommend 2 x 30 mins a day :tongue2:

As for bad vibes, well it is nice to be faced with all the facts, not just the positive ones as you say Gillian, as it doesn't make you feel like a failure when you don't follow the norm.

I'm not gonna weigh again til Sunday so I'll let you know how I do then.....

TL

well, all the best for your sunday weigh in!..yes i want to know the neg as well a s the pos!. Im glad you said that about doctor Chris saying that you dont really feel much restriction til your third fill.. some of the older bandsters have dissappeared but if any are tuning in..could you give us your experience of this, if you have had a third fill please!?.. anyway, keep going, its got to come off eventually..keep thinking..its a 2 year thing..im sure ill be like you too, but im gonna keep that " year thing in my mind! I reckon in another few months it will be falling off you! x

Hi gillian. have you sorted your airport parking yet? i have just done mine.. at the multi storey next 2 terminal 1.. wher were flying from. its cost £29. I had a price 4 a taxi and that was £90 return.. what a rip off. even with £10 diesel its still cheaper 2 drive myself x

Edited January 6, 200917 yr by wishfull
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In reply to the above posting,I guess I must come under the heading of one of the "Older bandsters", as I got my band last August.......I lost just over 2st up to having my second fill in November, then nothing at all since! The only thing that I have restriction with is bread ( unless it is thin & crispy toast) & any form of potato's. I am due to have my 3rd fill next week on the 15th, so I really hope that it's right that you get good restriction after the 3rd fill, as I really need to get my weight moving again! It doesn't help when the house seems to be over-flowing with selection box's, as my band has absolutely no effect on chocolate!!!!!!!!! It goes down far too easy!!!!! Unfortunately the band can't stop that "head-hunger"! Kath x.:tongue2::crying: