alfie858

yeah my weight loss is on my little ticker on signature below so are my fills so far. I have had no dramas at all. I have had the stuff they tell you to expect post op, pain, gas, the odd stuck food but on the whole its been great.

Mine was with Chris aswell, dont worry about needles really the fills are painless just close your eyes :smile: His website is here: Welcome to Obesity Assists's site

Hi there, yeah it's great to have some local support I agree. If was also banded by Dr Chris in Belgium and it is all going well. So if you need any info on anything send me a pm here and I will give you my contact details. Good luck with it your in great hands and they do support you afterwards so no worries there.

all you need to know s here: Obesity Consultations - Obesity Assist - Obesity Surgery Just give Julie a call, they £80 a consultation.

If he hasnt seen u before, we will just take out all the Fluid into a syringe, tell him what band u had say 7cl and he will work out exactly what is inside your band and give you advice on whether you need a few cl more etc. You can even wait at the UK appointments and drink fluids and see if it goes down ok. They give u emergency overfill cards so if u feel ill a 2 days later or so when u start to eat, you can go get some out. Xrays are adviced after a year but he will say that.

Speak to Dr Chris De Bruyne he is located in Belgium but well up to speed on all of this. I have flown to Belgium on a return flight for under £30, he also does a clinic in UK but will give you advice anyway. He did my OP and is really good and very approachable. phone: 003227517777 mobile: 0032476398074 (for a text massage) chris.debruyne@advalvas.be dokter.de.bruyne@telenet.be www.obesity-assit.com From now on all patients who require an appointment for London, Edinburgh, Bristol, Manchester or Dublin should phone this number: Miss Mackintosh 0044(0)7872963503

Yeah i had that also didnt have any feeling in my stomach in that area for a couple of months. I have 3 fills before i actually felt the needle on my 4th.

I have told everyone about my band, there is no embaressment in taking control of your life and you should be commended for it :smile2: I would rather people thought of me as someone who took action to change his life than someone who ate himelf to an early grave. heheheh Your real friends wont question your judgement or think worse of you. They will be supportive and wont ask awkward questions when you only eat small amounts. Lieing to people in my opinion just brings an extra dimension you can do without.

Hi, i went to belgium and had the whole thing done including flights for under £4k. I have not heard of the clinic you mentioned but some one may have. I wish you luck if you go ahead and one of us here will have been through the feelings you get post op. Just postif you need any info or advice :smile2:

Hi i was lucky too i had restriction for up to 2 weeks after every fill. I personally must be near my sweet spot now, i think the next fill will be the one. I feel full longer than i have done for years but just treat each one as a stepping stone to a new life. I stopped losing for 4 weeks and was getting disheartened but im back on track to a kilo (2.2lbs)a week and feeling great. Just never lose hope even if you can eat and keep remembering why you had the band in the first place. I wish you good luck :smile2: Alfie

once a week on digital scales, 1st thing in the morning on a friday.

Im struggling aswell at the moment, i do have restriction cause if i dont chew it gets stuck. I do get hungry though and eat. I never lost any weight for 4 weeks and was gutted. I am now back on the straight and narrow and when i can afford it i will get another fill. im so close to the sweet spot as i have had 11.5 and the band holds 14. I am going to try hard now, so you must too :mad2:

Great post its people like you that keep me going

I had the very same issue and it is gas and all i can say is one day it will have gone. Mine took 2 weeks, some people 5 days. My port area had pain some intense pain on occasions for up to 12 weeks after the OP and there was no problems with it. It was just me i kept clumsily turning over in bed causing it to pull on my sutures.

The first 2 weeks or so, swelling in your esophagus causes its own restriction and daily it goes away. Some people take up to 4 weeks for it to feel normal. At that point you wont have any problem with eating anything but stick to the routine of small amounts. I personally had slimming shakes with added Protein powder once i could stomach them. I have had no problems at all with protien, i was blending things like prawns/crab with a small amount of low fat mayo and ketchup/tomatoe puree once i was on mushy foods stage. I also supplemented meals with the shakes with protien. I had root vegatable mash, stews and the like. My doctor checked my blood etc and all was fine. I have so far had no adverse effects to any food, but have not ate much bread att all. I tend to lean towards wraps or unlevend bread if there is no alternative on a menu when im out. I did try toast which was fine, but have not really had any since.

yeah, considering we went same day, same hospital, same hotel, same pain. It is a small world hehehe :party: welcome Chel!

I had surgery on the 14th Nov this year, it all went well and had no probs. I had a fill 12th December same again no probs. I was out on Saturday and i noticed like a pulling/biting/nipping pain when i raised my arms above my head or reached far for something. I ignored it as it was very little pain. On Sunday and right through to today it has been very painfull. It actaully brings me to my knees if i touch a certain area on my side. It does not hurt and i cannot find the painful area when layed down. So It feels muscular or like the port has moved position slightly. It hurts more when i walk and if say for example i pull up my tracksuit bottoms higher to give it more support so my gut does not move. It seems to be less painful. I am in no way worried about it yet as i have a consultation and fill date of 8th January and i can put up with it till then. I just would like to know if anyone else has had a similar problem that can share any solution. I have taken anti inflammatory and cocodmol today for the pain.

Thanks for answers :party: It appears to be getting better daily and today feels good. It does still hurt but im sure by the time my appointment comes on 8th Jan i will have nothing to tell him but a story of how it hurt for a week. Fingers Crossed

I was told to have a protein shake every day to stop this happening. I do however eat a lot of fish so maybe i get enough protein as it is :thumbup:

I found my pain was caused by gas, i didnt take anything for the pain but tried all sorts of gas remedys. Nothing worked until i layed flat on my stomach one day, even though it was painful it moved my gas or at least it felt like it did. I wouldnt advise it though it really hurt :thumbup: All i can say is it goes after a few days for some and takes longer with others. Just bear it out when your tired you will sleep. It will all be worth it when the pounds start to go. I hope you manage to get painfree soon. Good luck and have a good chritstmas i hope its less painful.

I didn't know i could keep them on and after being shaved by 2 nurses on my belly and top of pubic area i had no shame left :ohmy::D:thumbdown:

Thanks it's really appreciated, i have booked my 2nd fill for 8th Jan and 3rd for 29th Jan. Hopefully not many more after that i guess :ohmy: Finally then i wont be so hungry but it is not to much of a drama as long as it keeps coming off :w00t:

Thats great news i have lost 1 1/2 stone also was 4 weeks ago friday. Im on normal food, chew lots and always hungry but eat very slowly and stick to the portions. had my first fill but no restriction looking to have another next month and so on. Just doing it on will power at the moment but its fine :confused_smile:

I was only told to avoid it so i massivley cut down to once every couple of weeks and drink vodka and cranberry juice or white wine.

I have had only one fill so far but lost 18 lbs or so in 4 weeks by eating what they told me to and measuring my food. You have to make some changes in your lifestyle for this to work. Pure restriction on food alone will not help if you are eating what you ate before. I have eaten no bread, no Pasta, no rice, no chocolate, no potatoe chips, no soft drinks, nothing fried and little alcohol. My waist has dropped 4 inches if that is not enough to keep me going then what is :confused_smile: The fills will help I am sure but you must restrict yourself to make this thing work. It's not nice to be hungry but it wont kill you.