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would any of you please help me.... i have the band over a year... i gained 2 stone after having it due to problems with my fill but got it all sorted in Nov, i am down now the two stone, so i am at my same weight that i had it fitted, only i cant get down anymore.... i cant even have liquids in the morning, i am feeling faint and weak, and i get sick almost every time i eat.... all my bloods came back normal so i am lost.... please help :thumbup:

Hi Ladies,

Well had the first fill on monday and oh my god it was so scarey, all was grand while doing the barium swallow and then when they got me to lie down to put the solution in i nearly lost my life when i saw the needle it all went down hill from there i have no stomach for this stuff!!

Anyway after a fainting episode she got 4 mls of solution in and they kept telling me that if i want more to just ring the reception and ask for another appointment. I really have to say the care and aftercare is amazing. The next day i had to come back and meet the consultant Mr Mcanaea who is so lovely and lena who i also meet. i am not back for 3 months but if he told me aswell is i need more fill to go back whenever.

Its been strange since got it filled. before hand eating was sore as the food would push its way through the band and hurt and then i would bring it back up myself. but now i dont have that prob its great i get filled so quickly i can only eat 3 table spoons of Cereal for Breakfast and i am stuffed i have no real appetite for anything yet whihch is great so since the 21st april i have lost 12 kgs which is 26lbs my starting was122kgs so i know i have a good bit to go but i have even noticed other things like for the first time my nails have grown strong and even my hair has a great shine and once where i would only get a day out of i now get four without having to wash it. Although i still shower everyday!!!

But i would urge anyone contimplating it to go through the HSE as part of the plan if your left with loose skin after loosing the weight you will be entitled to have cosmetic surgery.

hey there,

thats great news corrib i am delighted for you.

Can i ask where do you get your refils done?

thanks.

hey all....

k will this might come as a shock to alot of you from reading your posts but coz i was waiting for my doc in prague to do a second fill (no differene with first) i put back on the 1st that i lost i was not happy.... he kept making excuses not to make ect.... tried everywhere i could think of over here.... no luck as i did not have the surgery with them.... went to see my old weight loss doc and she wrote me out a presciption for the saline and needles and showed me how to do it myself.... i did my second refill two days ago on my own.... no probs what so ever :eek: and now i am feelin a little more full but will wait six weeks till i add some more in......

i know that u might think i am silly.... but its very hard over here to get refills done....

hey there all.....

Tara 20 from Cork here.... got banned on the 28/01/08 in Prague with a full package for 5,500e this included flights, op, hotel for 7 days, also 2 years after care inc all the fills that i need ect.... they were a pleasure to have surgery with but i am not too happy with the fills as its almost impossible for me to go over so i have put on all the weight i lost :smile:

con-grads on the HSE funding you, i have battled with my weiht since i was 7 n even on anti-depressents over it and my GP would not put me forward even though i tried everything, i am a college student now with a massive loan out all because some GP'S think that u are just lazy..... :wink2:

hey all,

My name is Tara and i am from Ireland.... i am looking for some help, where here can i get re-fills done? got my surgery in Prague, have tred ACS n Shandon street, tried my local GP and hospital but noone will do it for me!!! :wink2: i am located in Cork.... i rang my old weight loss GP and she told me to try it myself... which i did... i put 2cc in but no restiction

hey there....

i have a 4cc band and my first fill was 2cc.... n guess what i could eat as much as i wanted.... no restiction what so ever.... i am gettin the full 4cc today as going to a different doc so i hope that this works :confused_smile:

Hey there.... well My name is Tara and i am 20 year old student from Ireland....

I got my band fitted on the 28/01/08!!!! :wink_smile:

I got it done in Prague but have only lost 10lbs to date!!!

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