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Fingers crossed for you.. bet your made up that your nearing the end, that is a great price x

Yeh that makes sense, cant wait till iv lost my weight and can start looking into it, fingers crossed dr chris will be able to do it for you as he is a great surgeon, have you any idea how much he charges? x

Hi flirty, with out sounding stupid what is a extended tummy tuck? is it where they do the tightening on the tummy muscles x

I think bigsister and gillian have gone for the 6 month fill package.. im sure they will tell you everything you need to know x

I agree with you there flirty, the nurse at my gp's surgery was really impressed with my scars and how well the surgery had gone x

Hi suefee, hope your not getting worked up lol.. there is so much information about the band and fills its hard to take it all in sometimes. Regarding your fills it might be worth seeing if the wls group have a clinic near to where you live, they offer a package of unlimited fills for a set price so it does work out cheaper, i have mine with frederik.. i would of gone with the wls but they dont have any clinics any where near to me, im sure gillian or one of the others will give you there web site so you can just do a few checks, try not to get stressed were all here to help x

Hi shoes, congratulations on your weight loss you are doing really well, you must be really pleased x

Im made up.. it's 1 goal at a time, it's slow but we will get there and like you have said the slower it comes off the better for our skin, i will still need a tummy tuck tho lol x :thumbup:

Well you never know after dr chris or frederik reads the past few posts they may make some changes in there after care. I met dr chris the morning of my op and he went through everything and said what time roughly we would be going for our ops, im still glad i had my surgery with dr chris and would definitely recommend him to anyone thinking of having the band x

I was told on my 1st visit for a fill the size of my band.. i think there a bit peed about patients going else where for fills and thats why they wont say, which is a bit childish, you should be able to go anywhere that you feel happy about and not feel as if you have to stay with them for your fills. i must say i never feel rushed when i go for my fills with frederik, he asked me questions about how im doing and about my diet and exercise and asks do i have any questions for him, i would of gone with wls group the only reason would be it would work out cheaper and you can have your fills every 2 weeks, the only thing is there isnt 1 any where near to where i live x

Hi odgemodge if you phone julie on 07872963503 she is the lady who takes the bookings for fills with dr chris or frederik, try and get 1 for 4 weeks after your op as you will need it BUT dont tell julie your only going to be 4 weeks post op cos she thinks its to soon even tho dr chris says its ok x

Another 2 lbs lost yippppeeeeeee, doesnt sound a lot but it all helps, im down into the 13 stone, fit in size 16 jeans.. things are looking good x Thanx freckles, what you have said makes sense x

Hi westbourne, i didnt tell people either, peoples opinions are that we are taking the easy way out, not like we haven't tried everything else and this is the last resort, its still hard work its not a miracle cure but something to help us and once the weight is off it will stay off. It's nice when i see people i haven't seen for a while and they say about my weight loss, i dont tell them about my band, they dont need to know x

Hi fatpants, that is good going, well done you. you must be pleased with the way its going so far x

Hope you have a good weekend sammy, take care x

Hi westbourne, the hotel is about a 15/20 min walk from the hospital... when i had my band we had to be at the hospital by 6.45, the sooner you get there the better because the booking in area gets busy pretty quick with local people, your getting done on a good day actualy, its my birthday lol.

Hi fatpants, glad you got my message and your ok.. i was getting a little worried as not really heard from you since having your band, i havnt lost any more weight so i think its going to be a slow process, maybe we thought it was going to be quicker than what it is but we will get there. Take care xx

Thanx sammy i certainly feel better, loads more energy. I don't blame you getting the multi vits it will be worth it, your hair is lovely and i dont think youd want it to start falling out x

Hi odgemodge, i took chewable multi vitamins from holland and barret with vit b.. these are recommended as your body wont be getting everything it needs after your op, the vit b is to help with your hair so it doesnt fall out!!! i have just bought chewable mv with vit b from boots, they are in a pink and white bottle (it tells you on the back that they have vit :thumbup:, you are meant to have chewable as you wont be able to swallow tablets after your band, i eat plenty of veg but still take them.. better to be safe than sorry, i dont fancy getting up 1 morn bold lol. 1 of the bandsters starting loosing her hair about 5 months after her op so they are worth taking x

Have all you pre op bandsters started taking your multi vitamins? i started taking mine a couple of weeks before my op x

Bad example for all these newbies lol x

Yes gillian BUT you wasnt that good on you pre-op was you lol x

Hi tee-bird, up to the last time i had weighed myself i had lost 2 stone, but its been at a standstill for weeks, i go away next sat for a week of walking/hiking in the lake district so i hope it will start to move again with all the extra exercise x

Hope it will be.. iv told them im going away next sat. there is 1 case expected to last 6 weeks, so glad im not on that 1. My weight loss is going sssoooooooo slow, ALTHOUGH i can get in size 16 jeans now.. that feels so good x

Hi gillian, still on the old comp.. the lap top will be back week fri/sat, its still under warranty so dont have to pay for it being fixed. Been let off jury service early today and y/day got to go back in the morn.. should be finished by friday, all being well. How are you x