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Mine was very red and swollen , this does go down in time. Watch out for leakage , if you develope a temperature this could be a sign of infection, i work on a surgical ward in the uk and all your symptons are that of any surgical incisions just keep a watch on them . Welcome to the world of lapband , and good luck.:girl_hug:

Having my first fill on monday can anyone tell me what it is like and how long it takes. All i know is that it is done under xray .

People who are close to you always think they can insult you , dont understand why? Five years ago whilst visiting inlaws my father inlaw asked me if they charged me double on a bus? he then proceeded to say they must do as i must take up two seats . I did not cause a scene but left immediately and have never been back since , i refuse to be put on any birthday cards , fathers day cards . Do these people think by coming out with these comments that they will help us in some way, i always turn to food when upset or angry so his comments did not help how i felt . Us bandster have to stick together , encourage each other , support each other , and most of all ignore all negative comments off everyone .

When people say that having a lap band fitted is the easy way out i want to scream. How the hell do they know if they haven't had one fitted they cannot comment. Lets think is it the easy option ? 1 We have to consent to surgery , and are told at consultation about all the risks, really easy choice 2 We have to recover from surgery and yes we all like pain, discomfort , i found it difficult to sleep so fatigue sets in ,but i still had a family to look after , then theres only been able to fluids in my case for four weeks oh yes really easy , dont think so . 3 The fact that this band changes our life from the moment its fitted , if we found dieting hard , i believe we have a challenge now banded . 4 once banded we have to be good to our band and not abuse it cause problems can occur , wonder if the people who say we take the easy way out still think we do after reading this. I choose to banded in the uk 6 weeks ago it was a decision i had thought about for 18 months i started saving for the procedure at the same time. My surgery cost me £8500 which includes 5 consultant appointment post op, all fills and defills and monthly dietician appointments. My advice to other contemplating been banded ,think about it research it ask yourself why you want it , and the only person you should be doing it for is yourself . I have had negative comments like , "i must be mad" , "must have money to burn" , the best was, "you have such a pretty face" i did not know having a pretty face was a excuse for been fat. Having a pretty face would not stop my knees aching my back feeling like its about to break by the end of a shift at work, it would not stop me from getting diabetes or high blood pressure. xo739 dont listen to your ex if its what you want to do go do it girl ,its him whose got a problem not you, wishing you all the best on your journey ahead of , good luck

Hi anniegs I had surgery at sheffield by Mr |Ackroyd on the 24th january . Good luck for your fourth coming surgery . Just want you to know i could not of even contemplated driving home after this op . I also stayed overnight , but wouldnt of been able to drive . Please reconsider this .

Your new band sounds great no port. I was banded in sheffield on the 24 jan and am having problems with my port . Going to see my consultant on monday regarding this .my port is very close to my ribs and giving me constant pain and discomfort:mad:. My consultant will decide on monday if i need another op to repostion port . So after reading about your op with no port i'm really green with envy hehehehe. lucky you . . Even though i am experiencing problems with port i still dont regret having op 24 pounds lost so far so its worth it . Hope your op goes well good luck. By the way i'm a uk lass as well i live in eastyorkshire .

Im a uk member banded on 24 january .Had my op in sheffield. Where are you having your op.

My op was three weeks ago . My surgeon did mention after surgery that he had to repostion the port as it was too close to my ribs but i am now wondering if he has not moved it enough . Thanks for the advice on your discomfort after surgery i will give it a bit longer and see if it settles down . Seeing my consultant at end of february so if it has not settled down i will mention it then . Still think its worth it as i am already down 21 pounds . Bye for now.