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O dear i think i will be waiting till the march date for my 1st fill.. i know the port area would of healed better by then, Sounds like a horror story but im glad you have told us so we know what to expect and its not going to be a walk in the park. Welcome 2 bigfred and well done on your weight loss your doing great, I got banded 2 wks tomorrow and lost 15lb so far. Keep up the good work x

Sorry another question.. do you pay for the fill in euros or in pounds?

Hi flirtylass and bytheseaside O i dont know what to do :cursing: ... im still tender round the port area, will it be ok by then? it will be 1 day under the 4 weeks if i go feb. Im doing ok at the min and im not struggling but i dont know what i'll be like next month x

Hi sammy77 im doing well thanx for asking, julie does all the bookings for the fills for dr chris so u will need to go through her, catch up with you when your next on line x

Hi bigsister and gillian i have just phoned julie, the lady who takes the bookings for the fills and guess what? we are not booked in for the 12th feb, she checked her diary and its fully booked that day and we are defo not down :cursing:, she said Frederik shouldnt of booked us in cos its her who does the bookings not him, she also said she wouldnt let us that date cos we wouldnt be healed enough, i have re-booked for the 12th march, im so glad i phoned to check. She said she is off tomorrow and if you dont speak to her today then phone her friday to rearrange x

HELP!! does any one know how soon you can have a fill? I'm booked in for the 12th feb which isn't going to be 4 wks after being banded, I'm just worried that the port area wouldn't of healed enough.. i think the stitches wouldn't of dissolved by then either, Any advice very much appreciated and needed x

Hi freckles glad you have got your date for your consultation, fingers crossed you will have your new band very soon, hope you enjoy your holiday x

Hi flirtylass im sorry to hear about your dog.. i no how you feel being attached, i had a boxer dog and loved her to bits, they are part of the family. Dont feel down hearted bwt eating what you did its understandable and at least your back on track x

Glad to hear the fills dont hurt, 1 less thing to worry about.. saying that they couldnt hurt any more than the injections my partner gave me, ouch. x

Hi sammy77 and shoes thats great news if your getting banded on the same day x

Hi gillian good luck with your stitch out, i couldnt feel it when they took mine out, the nurse did say she could take out the dissolving stitches next week if they are irritating me. Im not looking forward 2 the injection fill myself although i think you did well injecting yourself. How you doing on your weight loss? mine has stood still, dont know if this is normal. Im still only having 1 slimfast, 1 cup a soup and 2 actimel plus loads of water during the day and i feel fine on that im not hungry. x

Hi bigsister, i have been having a shallow bath but the nurse said i can have a 'normal' bath now the wounds have healed so nice, hope your well x

Hi everyone iv been 4 my stitch out today, the blue one is where the drain was.. everything has healed very nice, the nurse was impressed how well they look. The dissolving stitches usually take a couple of weeks to go but i can have them taken out if i want. I only got dressings on now to stop the stitches catching on my clothes, other than that there not needed x

Welcome home tamisu, im so glad everything went so well 4u, make sure you get plenty of rest and i look forward to reading your posts, Well done you x

Me 2, there is only my partner, sister and 3 grown up children who know bwt my band... i dont want people saying my weight loss is due to me cheating. Well done sanflan your weight loss is great. Freckles im glad your getting closer to getting your band done, at long last.. bet your made up x

Hi lewisabbeyalyssa the hospital staff were great, they can't do enough for you. You will be in pain for the 1st couple of days which is to be expected after all your having surgery, everyday the pain will be less. Im just over a week of being banded and have no pain what so ever. Hope this helps x

I thought the blue stitch is where the drain was? i get mine out on mon afternoon... iv already snipped the 'fishing line' stitches as they were quite long. With the pain killers i managed ok with the nurofen melts and found they worked for me, i couldn't stomach the one's you put in water, and i dont like medicine. I can even sleep on my stomach again,thank god. I can start having a decent sleep again x

Hi sanflan when i was in hospital last week they made us stay on the oxygen for 24hrs as for pain relief, are your painkillers strong enuf. I wish i had stayed the extra night cos i felt like crap, really hot and thought i was going to pass out, they even had to get a 1st aider to me at the airport to see if i was ok to fly.. after 48 hrs i felt much better i still get the trapped wind in my back and my neck and it always seems worse at night, apparently its normal and should go after bwt 10 days. if your unsure bwt anything get checked out by your gp. Hope your feeling better soon x

Hi tc make sure you get plenty of rest after your op.. im a week on and dont feel like iv had surgery. WISH YOU GOOD LUCK AND GREAT WEIGHT LOSS XX

Hey gillian well done on your weight loss your doing really well, bet your made up, i no i am with mine. NO more injections yippee, just got my stitch out monday afternoon and then thats it. Can you believe its a week already, it has gone really quick x

Hi TC just to let you no when i was getting gowned up for theatre they told us we had to take off all underwear, knickers included. :crying: i had come on the day b4 and explained that to the 'male' nurse..he went of to speak to someone, when he came back he said i could keep mine on :tt2:.. there was one lady who didnt. if they tell you to take em off just dont, i dont think bigsister took hers off. Hope everything goes well for you x

Hi shoes, i had my band fitted last friday.. in fact this time last week i was just being wheeled down to theatre, iv had no problems and i would do it again in a flash. your ok booking with bridget as ther was a few of us ther who had. Im sure you will find this forum a massive help, i no i did x :tt2:

Hey tc27 OMG you havnt got long till you go for your op, how are you feeling? bet your dead excited x

Hi sammy its a good idea that you may stay over the extra night, i wish i had. on my pre op i had slim fast in the morning and lunch then a healthy low fat meal for dinner, usaully chicken and veg.. it has to be low fat to make your liver a little smaller which makes the op easier x

Keep it up sparky.. you have done really, really well you shouldnt get down hearted x Hi shoes, the price is a lot cheaper than it is in the uk, i booked mine through bridget but i know a lot go with the package deal with frederik, no hidden extras x