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Hi cherryhog, my bmi was 40 and when i went to see my dr she said i wasnt big enough (i wish) to have the op on the nhs.. she said she would love to refer me but there wouldnt be any point cos id get turned away. I told her about dr chris who she had heard of and she gave me her blessing as she knows iv been yoyo dieting for 20 yrs. if you had a drug or alcohol problem you would get the help straight away but cos our problem is food the nhs arnt interested yet in the long run it would save them money x :biggrin:

Hi freckles, my port scare is about 1 inch long but the others are smaller and all healing very well x

Hi sparky1 i agree with everything you have said about the band, it is up to us to make it work.. its not a quick fix but a tool to help us lose the weight. I have done well for the last 3 wks and yes i have lost a lot in that time but i really want this and want this to work, im not going to pay all that money to start eating what i was before, no doubt ill have a bit of a relapse during my journey but i will make this work. I wish you well with your weight loss and im sure after your next fill you will have a bit more restriction x

Welcome cherryhog and shoes, i was banded last friday by dr chris and his team.. i had booked through bridget at europesurgery, iv got no regrets of having my band or going with dr chris and already lost a stone in weight.. im still getting a little stinging pain around the port area but thats only if i bend forward, other than that i get no pain. I have yoghurt drinks, slimfast or cup a soup during the day and plenty of water. Goodluck with what you decide and keep us posted x :thumbup:

Hi TC27 OMG it's nearly your time.. bet your excited, i know i was this time last week, i'm sure you wont regret making the decision to go with dr chris, you will be looked after so no worries there.. we will all be thinking bwt you. GOODLUCK xx

Hi freckles at least your a step closer to having your band fitted.. im glad i went to dr chris but if im honest i wish we had stayed an extra night b4 flying home.. Keep your fight for the compo i would, the end of the day you shouldnt have to go through the pain,discomfort also taking more time from work just because they put in a faulty band, make sure you keep us updated x

Hi gillian, im doing great. i changed my dressings lastnight and they do look good.. i took my stockings off y/day they were doing my head in lol. I still get a bit of a stinging pain in my port if i lean to far forward, it only lasts a min.. really thats all the pain i get. I wont be eating solids till a wk fri/sat, im still on cup a soup, actimel yoghurt drink or slim fast :tongue: .. not em all cos i cant manage em o and plenty of water. Im glad your starting to feel better, what with your windies xx

Hi everyone. I have just been on the scales and i have lost 1 STONE, yippeee. That is including my preop aswell.. i had a look at some recent photos and you can allready see the difference,especially in my face. I am totally made up. Good luck 2 everyone else who has just been banded and the ones who are about to go xx

Hi tamisu just want to wish you the best of luck for friday, you will feel a bit rough for the first 24/ 48 hrs but its to be expected, after all you are having surgery. Hope you have the same experience as i did, a grrreeeeaaaaat 1. GOODLUCK x

Welcome sammy77, congratulations on deciding to go with dr chris and his team.. you wont regret it. i got banded friday just gone and im so glad i choose him. My advice to you would be get plenty of rest when you get home, just cos you feel ok doesnt mean you should over do it. Any questions feel free to ask x

Hi freckles that is a dilemma.. how much cheaper would it be? i'm sure the one you had fitted and went wrong was just a one off and you would probably be ok with a new one fitted by them again..like you said you wouldnt have far 2 travel, no flights or queues which is a plus. Goodluck with what you decide, sorry im not a lot of help x

:wink5: Hi freckles, i wouldnt say a piece of cake but it is better than what i thought it would be, hope you get your date sorted out soon x :ihih:

Hi gillian, my dave done my injection this morn and bloody nearly killed me lol. the air was blue i tell you, i wasn't impressed. Hope you and bigsister are both well x

Welcome mand, not much longer and your date will be here.. believe me it will come round really quick. i wudnt recommend you travel alone tho.. i'm sure you will find this forum a massive help as i did, everyone on here has been great. goodluck x

Hi tc27, the story so far.. i met bigsister and gillian at manchester airport (they wher just going in2 burger king lol) after a gud flight and getting our rental car, gillians partner drove us 2 the hotel.. we unpacked and went 4 a bit ov a walk around the area and found a lovely park, at the hotel i had steak and chips and it was sooo nice, i even ad the small chocolate mouse mmm. i had done well on my preop diet so was having my last treat. just after 9pm frederik came 2 my room just 2 ask a few questions bwt my height,weight and health, he took the money and said see you in the morning..i slept well considering and was up just b4 6am so we wher at the hospital 4 7am, its 1st cum 1st seen and it got busy really quick so make sure you get ther a bit early. they took me upstairs 2 wait 2 get called 2 go 2 a ward, we only waited bwt 10mis and was soon on the ward, dr chris then came 2 see us and told us what he was going 2 do also we had 2 fill in a form and sign it. then the nurses came in taking blood, doing blood pressure and gowning us up and of course the lovely stockings you have 2 wear. then we waited 2 go down.. when my time had come i was wheeled down and once outside theatre frederik and dr chris both came out in ther "party gear" and asked was i ok and said they would be starting in a couple of mins, when i was in theatre i can remember the anesthetist saying you'll be out in i min, but i wasnt. i was thinking do they no im still awake!! they hadnt even give me the anaesthetic by then lol. in mins i was away. zzzz then i remember waking in recovery and watching my blood pressure, it went down 2 46 over 23 so i think thats why i felt crappy. back on the ward. the nurses keep coming round 2 take your blood pressure and take blood again, dont be afraid 2 ask for anything the staff were great. except they wake you bwt 4ish in the morn 2 take your blood pressure again, sat morn. They come 2 take the drain out.. it wasnt painfull just a weird feeling but i will say when i tried 2 stand up after that it was painfull,not wher the drain was taken out but inside wher it had been. you are then taken for your barum drink (yuk) then after that they bring you sum lunch (double yuk). i left the hospital and went back 2 the hotel 2 rest. The following morn i didnt have any pain i was just hot i thought i was going 2 pass out, thats when i asked for a wheelchair at the airport and am i glad i did, they took me and my partner straight through, we didnt have 2 queue at all, even on the flight i had 2 av ice 2 put on my head 2 try and cool myself down. Home. since arriving home iv had no pain just a bit uncomfortable, its better than what i thought it would be AND i have weighed my self 2day and i am 2lb off 1 stone gone, thats including my preop but how good is that already. Hope everything goes as well for you has it has for me, believe me you wont regret it. dr chris and frederik are both great xx

yeh we ad oxygen, they tell you 2 keep it in till the following morning. i dont think i was in theatre that long it's just that was the 1st thing i remember, looking at the clock. they keep you in recovery for 2 hrs b4 taking you back 2 the ward, so i think i was in recovery from bwt 1ish x

Hi mmm my port is on my left side, its a bit sore if i bend down but other than that i can hardly feel it.. when they took the drain out it wasnt 2 painfull just a weird feeling cos u cud feel it being pulled through ur tummy. :wink2: hope your ok x

Hi and thankyou everyone for all your lovely msgs.. i can't believe how good i'm feeling, still a bit hot (probly still the anaesthetic) but NO PAIN yippee. I was in a room with bigsister and gillian was 2 doors away from us. I went down 2 theatre bwt 12ish and can remember looking at the clock in recovery an it was 10 past 2, i was back on the ward at 3.. my partner was with me all day and they didnt ask him 2 leave.. sum visistors was leaving after 9.30 so i dont think they mind really. The staff was really good as soon as u asked for sumthing they were ther with it. I have weighed myself 2day and i have lost 4 lbs since being banded plus what i lost b4 i went.. im proud ov myself really lol. I have my 1st fill on the 12th feb in manchester.. something else 2 look forward 2 x

Hi everyone IM BACK.. im fine hardly any pain just a bit uncomfy allthough i did get a wheelchair at the airport cos i was so hot i thought i was going 2 pass out..im so glad i had it done it was a lot better than i thought it wud be.. just had 1/2 a cup a soup and im full lol. going 2 rest 4 a bit now.. i'll be on again soon telling u everything x

Hi gillian and bigsister hope ur both ok and not 2 nervous and I'LL SEE YOU IN THE MORNING XX

Hi everyone thankyou all so much for your best wishes.. i have just packed my case..organised arnt i lol.. my partner is running round double checking everything and asking y im so calm, i cant believe i dont feel nervous, maybe cos of all the good reports iv read bwt dr chris and his team by everyone on the forum. take care everyone and ill let u all no how i get on xx

Hi TC27 thanx for best wishes msg its much appreciated.. OMG 2 more sleeps at home and we will be on our way, i feel like a 10 year old on xmas eve waiting for santa.. it's that exciting x

Hi everyone thank you for all the good wishes.. im so excited and can't wait to get there, i'm still not at all nervous, my other half is really worried, enuf for the two ov us i think lol. he's smoking like a chimney already so god help him when it's time for me to go down for my op.. he'll be bald by the time i get back, O HE IS ALLREADY!!

Hi TC27 my preop has gone well i havnt cheated.. i was going 2 av my last curry on sat but come down with a sickness bug and ended up with nothing, well except another 1lb gone,yippee. i managed 2 keep a cup a soup down y/day.. im glad it was this wkend and not next :wub:. id say iv got bwt 5 1/2 - 6 stone 2 lose.goodluck wiv ur preop x :thumbdown:

Hi freckles, ryanair go from manchester into brussels, iv got an email from bridget saying the same as bigsister has told you.. the airport being 55km away so it would be a taxi or they do bus from the midi station at the airport (they organise 4 u) from here u get a train 2 vilvoode (only 10mins away). hope this helps.. this is what it says on my email x