honeyakon2005

hi im new on here and having a band fitted tomorrow very very nervous . but wanted to ask if anyone in derby or derbyshire knew where i can get band fills from close to me i know derby to banding but dont know if they do private fills and have no idea how to find out or if there is anywhere else i can go i want to have my first done with x ray after that im not fussed but would like to find somewhere close hope somone can help honey xx

Hi ,Iv now been banded 6 weeks:smile:, everything went well i cant fault dollan park or WGA who i went with. I had a bad time after the op and they were fantastic,so as long as you dont want the after care id recommend WGA and the nurses at the hosp are lovely. So far i lost 16lbs but since going back on solids not Soups iv put on 7lbs !!:rolleyes2: LOL .I'm ok with that as i knew that id gain when i started eating and not really looking at my diet till i get my first fill. I was discharged last Thur and was told i had 4 mills in my band already:eek: although i was told by my surgeon and the staff at WGA id have an empty band ,i do have some restriction i think?? although im not sure, i get a tight feeling in my chest but i can eat almost the same as pre op smaller quantities and cant eat meet to well .But iv not been sick once like another lady who had her op same day same place and she has not lost a lot either and we both had 4mil in at op . I was just looking at getting fills but so far touch wood my GP has arranged for derby hosp to do my after care, so that's a dietitian and fills:smile:, she already got the funding threw from the PCT so it seems im one of the very lucky few the PCT help like this (but then with my medical history and family history like my GP and the PCT said "its the least they can do".So at the moment im waiting on my first apt ,should get it in the next two weeks, but im also not holding my breath on it as im still expecting somone to turn round and say no lol So im waiting longer than most to get a fill but there is no point doing one till i see the hospital Maincat,i did not go NHS as although i have co mobility's (as touched on above) my bmi is not what they will give funding for freely, and i almost definitely would of got funding due to them. I did not have the time to wait as i have been told i need IVF soon but cant have it due to my bmi at the moment (although i dont qualify for funding !) and decided that for my own health and to give me a fighting chance at IVF succeeding i would fund myself. I chose WGA as it would of taken me another year that i did not have to save the extra and i can fund the fills myself (but so far touch wood my GP has sorted that for me:smile: )So really i did not have the time to wait on the referrals and the PCT and it was the est decision for me I just hope i can get this weight off as gaining weight after the op is a bit discouraging but then as stated im not really taking notice of my diet and not back at the gym for a few weeks yet im going to do it all when i get my fills that is my starting point of this journey i just hope i succeed