lisasparkle

Hi I was banded in Belgium in April 2007 and suffered this shoulder pain terribly. I visited my own GP and my Lap Band Consultant - apparently during laporoscopic surgery, your stomach (in our Op), is inflated with gas to make everything more accessible. Some of this gas can be trapped when they 'close you up' and cannot be dispersed by a 'burp' or 'fart' because it isn't within our digestive system, just 'inside you' The pain is caused if the gas is under your diaphragm as this pushes on a nerve which causes the pain in your left shoulder - weird eh?? I struggled for 2 weeks with severe pain, I couldn't get comfortable in any position - but it did dispappear gradually. However, it can come back if I eat too much so I use it as a deterrent...and I'm 4 stone down after just one fill, and loving it!! Lisa xx

Hiya Anything going on in Mansfield or Birmingham areas please? Thanks, Lisa

Hiya My BMI was also 39 at my initial consultation but the Surgeon said that was so 'borderline' that we didn't need to discuss it - just that I could have the lapband fitted. It's being done in Belgium next Tuesday - yippee!! In Belgium the Hospitals are only allowed to charge 'non-Nationals' the same price that they would charge a Belgian person - another yippeee!! The cost through ELYZEA is £3950 (5813euros / 7757 US Dollars at today's exchange rate according to google) Don't give up trying - consider the European option!! www.elyzea.com - take a look!

Hello! My best friend and I contacted ELYZEA and had a consultation in Manchester (also available in London) and are having our lapbands fitted in Belgium next Tuesday. It's cost us £3950 each plus £40 for the original consultation. We had to wait less than a month from consultation to op. date. UK prices start from around £6900 so it's definitely worth going abroad - plus Belgium claim no MRSA and virtually no secondary infection! What a bonus compared to our hospitals! Let us know what you do!!

Bless you - and thanks so much. I'm at work at the moment but can't concentrate on anything except next week!! :bolt:

I am at 200lbs now and stand 5'4'' so even losing 60lbs leaves me as overweight in reality - but I think 140 would be a dream come true! My best friend is also being banded on the same day so we'll take every step together - my band is a 40th birthday gift to myself, I couldn't think of anything better to give myself than a whole new future!!

Hello ClaireBrum - Lisa Sparkle here! I'm having 5 days off and then 4 working from home - hope that's enough!!

Hi I am due to have my band fitted on 3rd April - in Belgium. I am so excited yet nervous (spending so much time on this site!!) Hoping to shed around 60lbs and have given myself a goal of 1 year, in 15lb increments - is that reasonable??? Would love to get support from anyone who's out there!! Speak soon!