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Sorry guys ignore my original post - a friend of mine who had her band done a couple of years ago only had to wait 3 weeks for her band but I had my consultation yesterday and it seems waiting periods have blown out to 4 months now - YIKES! Looks like I won't be getting banded till the new year..:omg:

Hi laurend - I wouldn't have had a clue what she meant...

Hi Denise- don't be upset..the fact you are having trouble seeing the results probably just means that you are losing weight evenly across your body.. try taking your measurements as well as photos !

Suzzzie..what about if you pick the restaurant for going out? Or alternatively hold a dinner at your place for you and your friends - that way you can choose what to cook and your friend won't have an excuse not to come? Maybe if you invite other people to the social gathering your friend will come because she won't want to feel left out.

Just in response to Telecia.. I personally believe dreams are made up of memories or thoughts that our subconscious forms into dreams.. any chance you had recently seen your friend..had a craving for (or eaten) toblerone..and fantasised about sex in general? (I'm sure the last part's true cos all men fantisise about sex during the day) hehe

<p>I don't have dreams of a sexual nature very often.. but I did have a bizarre dream a while ago where Albert Einstein (the character in the movie 'Young Einstein) was a psycho serial killer who killed my brother and a group of his friends with a manual crank camera that was actually a partical vaporiser....</p> <p> </p> <p>does that count?</p>

man...I love Toblerone!!

And yes I think little girls wearing knee high boots and heels is pretty disgusting - I'm a mary jane fan all the way haha

I'm ashamed to recall the sorts of clothes my mum dressed me up in as a kid growing up...some of them were downright shameful hahaha! I think short skirts on little girls are alright if they're wearing tights with 'em..but I see a lot of 10 year olds now wandering around in backless tops and wearing bras and I just think thats a bit over the top..scary when you can't tell the difference between a 12 year old and a 16 year old! I didn't develop an interest in clothes until I was about 16!!

I think its rude if you don't know the person..if its a friend or family its ok to do it in modoration if you're sensitive to how they feel about it. I correct people's grammar if they're friends or family because that sort of stuff really bugs me - the only person I don't do it so much with is my brother-in-law who is maltese because he's grown up with his family speaking all sorts of colloquialisms and sometimes the way someone speaks is just who they are.

D'oh..looks like I'm not going to be banded in Nov after all..got told today there's a waiting list until February next year! I am so bummed right now :rain:

Hi guys..just interested to know - is there anyone out there who has been banded with the AP band and is allergic to titanium? I'm not sure but I think that I might be allergic to titanium and am scared that if I get the band my body might reject it because there is titanium in the port. I spoke my doctor today about it and he said he would need to check whether it was an issue..he said he didn't think it would be because the titanium is enclosed within the port and shouldn't have any contact with the body..but I just wanted to ask if anyone else can relate?

thanks for the post fabfatgirl. I actually had my consultation today and brought up the long-term complications with banding and I've been told that the issues of complications are isolated mainly to the old Inamed and VG lap bands because the bands were less flexible and often input too tight on patients. I've been told that lap banding IS still considered to continue to be the main weight loss surgery of choice and that mini-gastric bypass is set to be obsoleted in the future. The new AP band is larger (I saw one today) which prevents the fitting frmo benig too tight..more flexible than the older style bands..and the balloon style band is designed to cushion the stomach and prevent erosion. I'm not sure how long the AP band has been in use but I've been told by my surgeon that there have been no complications with it at this point. I was advised that the European and Inamed brands were inferior and that the AP band is now the best choice for new banders.