gillian

Thanks jojo...so pleased we helped you make your decision!..and thankyou everyone else..its nice to check in again. yes i put on over xmas too...but not too bothered cos i know how and why i did it!..and how to stop it more importantly!...and whatever bigsis says...i will stop eating choc, ice cream and drinking baileys...christmas is over now!..yes it lasted 2 months at my house!..partys over now. had fill with wendy other day..but only bit and cant feel much difference..if any..im sure my next one will be better...good luck to everyone pre and post bandsters x

Hey bigsis...whats all this 'oldies'!?

he probably is just keeping off a while..cos bet hes seething!..and like i say..if you aint got owt nice to say...your best saying nowt!..im sure Garry will come back soon wont you Garry?! x

Love ya really Freckles!! x

Hi Freckles!!(or should i say..old fart!? lol!)..hope your doing well?!..lets hope that the bad apples thrown out of the cart now, and this forum can get back to help advice and support..how its supposed to be..I was going to say..is there not a moderater on here too...seems there is an eye kept on us then?! Gillian x

Ooh thanks Mmm for the enthusiastic welcome back!..nice to be missed! x

:eek:OMFG!!!!!!!...what on earth is going on here?!?!..not even looked at the forum since last september, bigsister told me there was a bit of action on at mo....and...there is one very angry person on here..whats the problem?!! were a support forum! we share valuable experiences (however disgusting you think our problems are?!) we say it how it IS..and sometimes we are releived to hear others have the same..embarrasing problems..if you aint got owt nice to say....then dont say owt at all?!...anyway...hope everyone is doing well, good luck to anyone going out for banding. ill try to put in a bit more of an appearence..but only when the 'bitching' stops, and it gets back to supporting each other again like all but one of us have ever done!..Im doing ok by the way...its just over a year now..and going for first fill since sept tomorrow with wendy..then can get back on track and hopefully kick my ass into gear again! gillian x:rolleyes2:

hi..im going on weds to tunisia for 2 weeks too!(skanes)..i cant wait either!..i am having a little bit took out of my band before i go i decided..i have good restriction since beginning of june, so will just have it put back in the same when i get back.. i only look on here every few days now, and not got as much time to reply at the mo..but i like to read how your all getting on...everybody seems to be doing ok...its very up and down this band..but so glad i got it!..best wishes to everybody, love gillian x

hi oliver dog...yes the package with WLS is unlimited fills and defills as you need them..as well as that you have diet advice, exercise plans etc tailored to yourself..and 24hour emergency service..Wendy is great, i trust her "sixth sense" on your bands totally..Im off to see her tomorrow locally..CJ.. congrats on your weight loss target!! brill!..ill have a look at your pics later!..jackie..amazing weight loss..well done!. Freckles, hope your band is behaving?!..dizzy debs..me and big sister are so over run with old big clothes now!..big sister is passing hers down to me..which is great..and mine are going to my next door neighbour, or charity shop!.. i have missed saying good luck to Bev..she is having her op today..im sure someone else is too?..not on here much now..i just have quick skim thro every few days...but good luck to everyone being banded very soon..everything will go great!..and good luck to all you losers!! gillian x

hi. wendy at WLS is highly experienced if your looking for an professional aftercare provider..i would trust her completely, she comes once a month to different venues around UK. and harley street every weekend. Chris de Bruyne is now recommending her for aftercare, and WLS are now providing a total package with chris (op, hotel,transport,UK fills and aftercare) hope this helps x

it is exciting though chapamar!..we have all felt that way!..nervous too but excited yes!..your date will be here before you know it. you are travelling a long way too..so must be even more surreal for you. is there any reason you are having the surgery done in belgium rather than the states?..Chris de Bruyne is a highly experienced bariatric surgeon..and apparantly the second busiest in the world..just wondered how you heard about him as i know the states has a lot of experienced surgeons also. sorry i sound like im being nosey now!?! you dont have to answer. good luck anyway, and im sure youll get great aftercare once back home x

WHAATT! knick your stuff!!?? you are bringing me the bags of clothes (now too big for you) round every weekend!..(gratefully recieved!) i now have no one to pass my big stuff onto tho! And embarrass you?!!? i didnt need to show you up in the 70s you did that yourself with the mini dress up to your knickers and 10" orange platforms...oh and a ziggy stardust boyfriend in blue and yellow loons?!. and i was just so sensible!! oh yeah...and i did drag you screaming to belgium with me and made you go thro op too...init!!

:thumbup:congratulations to you and the freckles family!!..beautiful baby girl..Gabrielle, thats lovely! (and yes you do look great freckles!) chapamar..you will be able to swallow the laxative tablets and vitamin tablets after op dont worry. you can get a vitamin syrup like 'seven seas' or similar if you prefer though..and i used a liquid laxative called lactolose..although you wont need it for a few days as the barium they give you does act as a laxative yes!. toppings..i had port pain for about 10 weeks after op and it hurt everytime i bent down etc..like stitch. wear some belly warmer tight support knickers..it helps! also hot water bottle..it will go though as you lose the weight dont worry..its just stitched a little tight like mine prob..it will loosen hope everyone else is great?! :blushing: gillian x

hi chapamar..i would recommend the ready made protein shakes, drinking yoghurts, also cup-a-soups (or any sachets of powdered soups, without croutons that you pour boiling water onto in a mug) also fruit juices such as apple orange,cranberry..if someone is going with you to belgium..then these items can be purchased from a supermarket (Lidl) a 10 min walk in vilvoorde from the hospital and hotel. they are a very reasonable price, and you could stock up from there the day before your op. by the time you get to england..youll be able to get soups at any restaraunt. good luck for your forthcoming op. gillian x

hi freckles..hope your ok apart from your bowel prob?..im sure youll get it sorted soon..good luck!..also hope your mum and the rest of your family are all doing well? not long for baby princess now!. i cant eat any potato easily at all, and mashed seems to be the worst, as like you say..it clogs. have just started having little bit of bread now but have to eat it slowly..garlic bread goes down well if im having it with chilli or something moist. i think my sweet spot is just disappearing after 3 months, which i know is normal if you have decent weight loss as the fat around your stomach but under your band lessens too..and it appears to loosen. i dont know whether to have a drop in tho, as im having some took out in another 5 weeks the day before i fly on holiday..i might leave it..ill see what wendy says. hope everyone else is doing well? gillian x

hi SJS. i used the bassets soft and chewy multivit blackcurrant gums..just get em from supermarket or superdrug..also i used the vitamin b drops from holland and barret, they are good for hair and nails. Freckles, the nursery is lovely!..fit for a pink princess, good job done! anitahugs, what mmm says is right,its been same for me too. bobo, youve done brill,your photos are brill..what a guy, be proud! morning everyone else..hope your all well! Gillian x

Ha, id like to see you in the rocking chair rattling that murray mint around your false nashers!!!..and id like to see glyn down t'pit...without a mobile phone!...mind you the signal would prob be better 100 feet underground than at your house?

Hi oliverdog, welcome to the forum...your in the right place for an understanding ear..were very supportive and were all at different stages and have all been thro all the questions ourselves..so whatever..ask away, well talk about anything..im not on much at the mo but someone will answer your questions. good luck, youve made a great choice with doctor chris..im only 5 foot too with other probs and i have about 3 to 3 and half stone more to lose..im halfway there now..i never thought id get this far as like you tried every diet..lost..put more back on etc..but this REALLY does work, sometimes its hard and its not a miracle,but basicly, it makes you stick to a diet!..it gives you no choice this band! x

homecare!..hope i havent missed you!? have a great holiday! carriejess..you prob wont be thinking this now, but sometimes these things happen for the best, your young and learn something from all relationships along the way, even bad relationships or good ones that dont last...you will find another relationship soon..you deserve some good luck after all you have acheived...good luck, theres someone special out there for you! x:thumbup:

ha!!..just looked again on daily mail femail website about gaynor and her gastric band!..they havent put my latest blog on...not surprised!!..but have you seen the ratings!!..it seems like readers are on our side and not the "dont eat so much" smug skinny womens side!..thanks to bigsis and anyone else who rated mine and lischas comments!. x

Hi all!. not been on for a while!!.read the story in yesterdays daily mail, and i was shaking with anger..i did comment and they have put it on!!..also they put yours on too lischa!(loved your spider legs/shave story!..sounds like me this morning too!)..infact just put another comment on but think it was bit insulting, so dunno if theyll put it on!!..hope so..the silly cows deserve it!..by the way..if they do put it on, and you do read it im certainly not a size 8..but they dont know that do they?!! (i will be one day, but ill be a nice size 8 who doesnt judge anyone overweight, cos ill know how they feel!) anyway welcome back everyone who has just had bands..and garry with your repair..hope your all ok and taking it easy for a few more days. i hope everyone else is doing fantastic too..im not on so much nowadays but still check in once a week, if anyone wants me for owt inbetween PM me x

oh forgot a special mention to those with bowel troubles!!!. (if your not locked in the bathroom at the mo!?)hope you have all 'evacuated' now?! and not took to the drastic enema contraptions etc!? good luck..and may the force be with you!!x:laugh:x

.just a quick one before kids hog the computer for the rest of the day!(still five n a half weeks of hol to go:cursing:!!) well just had another quick skim thro...so sorry if i have missed any birthdays:sad:..but hope you have or had great days!!. sorry if i have missed any questions too, its nowt personal! Bev,the ride incident.. its crap, and i can understand you laughing it off, but i know very well how you felt inside! and that incident with the plane seatbelt was so awful, but wasnt justice done with the duty free bottles!!.i hope those three women sat opposite get very fat when theyre older!!. but we who know would never be that shallow enough to laugh..we will have empathy and understanding, which will make us better people than them anyday!. and jackie...i havent took my 2 younger kids swimming ever either..i sat on the side watching a few days ago while they were in with their dad!.its sad we feel like that..i used to take my older son cos i was a single parent..but was so much slimmer then. i am going to buy a cossie this year tho for my hol in october..still looking, but got some sarongs to cover up flabby belly bit ready!..i WILL get in the pool and sea!..and also can i be there when you drag your teenagers to the swimming pool to play!!!! love to see that..LOL!. Garry, good luck with your op:thumbup: and all the best wishes to those being banded on friday!!. went to see wendy yesterday..i didnt have a fill..not had one since beginning of june..i lost another 4lbs( lost 4lb of fat..but gained 1lb of muscle)..so that shows that you can lose the inches without losing the weight! been bit more active over the last month.big sister disappointed with not losing, but they say its the hardest time when you only have stone or two to go.i have lent her my stepper, sure it will kick start her up again!..i think they are really good especially the new ones that move from side to side,quick and easy, cheap and dont take much room up. anyway i hope to clock in again sometime tomorrow! gillian x

morning everyone!..not on so much cos of school hols and kids on computer as its been raining EVERYday this is now the 3rd week of the SEVEN weeks holiday...not that im counting you know! AARRGGHH!!! hope you have a great holiday in tuscany sammy!!..oh, id love to go there, and visit florence etc, aah..one day!! glad your sickness has eased off a bit too!.welcome to Bev too!..i thought youd join us here! i havent read through all the posts just a quick skim over the past 2 weeks..so sorry if i have missed any questions or owt from anyone. hope everyones doing well anyway, best wishes to you all x