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Hi Slinky, I have had 5 fills with Dr Chris and 1 with WLS found out about WLS to late as i say ed i was fine with the 5 fills 6.5 mils in total now im back to 5.5mils after the defill i can eat a lot more its amazing what .5 to 1mil can do just have to be very care full not to over do it i have to wait at least another month before i can get a fill i am going on hols in May might wait till i come back if the will power lasts that long should have stayed at 6 mils but never mind these things happen a long the way, Fred comes to Dublin 1 a month and Wendy from WLS comes to Swords 1 a month i think the package works out cheaper with Wendy shes lovely person really takes time to talk to you :thumbup: Hi Garry,thanks you have done really well cant believe its a year a go how time flys hows your restriction going is it still very tight

Hi Kerry, Its hard getting your head around eating slowly even now i still forget until i get a reminder from the band i think your right to go back on liquids for a day or two this happened to me in the early stage's i emailed Fred he told me to go back on liquids for two days i couldn't eat mince some peeps can, its all trial and error i think you have to eat slowly and chew really well i find chicken very hard to eat unless i chew it down to nothing you kind of learn as you go along says she eating a spring roll to quick lol:wub: if your throat doesn't settle after the liquids i would email Fred or Dr Chris, my throat did settle after going back on liquids for a few days i know its very frightening all these strange feelings it will settle down, i lost a lot of weight in the beginning because of liquids and the mushes stages even after that when you are all healed up an start to get your appetite back i was very streaked with myself i keeped saying to myself i didn't put myself through all of this to mess it up all tho it is very frustrating and hard waiting on the fills with me they came a long when my will power started to fad i had to have 3 fills before i started to feel restriction so for me came along when i really needed it its amazing the difference but you still have to watch those Cal's and stay away from the goody's dame choc goes down so easy:cursing: the band works if you work a long with it if that makes any sense good luck :thumbup:

Hi Wannabe Slinky, thank you i have lost 8 stone just over a year very happy i would like to get down to 10 stone i am 10.10 at the mo size 14 to 16 im addicted to Penny's also known as primark clothes so cheap, i have no regrets only my own stupidity about getting another fill when i didn't need it i was fine the way i was but never mind its all a learning curve its just frustrating i have to wait for a another month not to mention the money before i can get a fill, i can eat a lot more now then i was able to eat and starting to get hungry so have to rely on the old will power its through what they say about getting the fills a little at a time because its not very nice getting over fill,i know i would never of got this far without the band a lesson to be told when you have good restriction enough that you can eat small portions of healthy food and be carefully with the goody's they go down so easy even with good restriction, the band is not much good if its so tight you can only eat soft food like choc ice cream & puddings you need to have good nutrition to give you energy, i was at this point that i could eat small amounts of good food until i got another fill was only able to have ice cream not good, have you booked your surgery with Dr Chris :confused: Hi to all the oldies and newbies and to all who have booked surgery sorry to be so frank but i think its best to be truthful and this is just my experience i have had know complications up to now and the over fill was my mistake put down to experience it might stop someone out there making the same mistake :redface:

Hi Scooby doo, I had this feeling in my throat at the being still get it from time to time this is an indication that you have eating to much or to quickly you might feel that you can eat a bit more but be very carefull not to over do it some people say stop when you start to feel full but with me i got an uncomfortable feeling in my throat not a full feeling, if you push it to much you will gt stuck its all a learning curve im still learning a year down the line just have to listen to your band,I was with Dr Chris 2weeks ago for my yearly check up he was very pleased and asked me if i needed another fill i should have listened to my own instincts i was fine had good restriction at 6mils OMG i couldn't eat anything could barley drink water the pain in my chest i thought i was having a heart attack very scary never want that to happen again to cut a long story short i had to get an emergency defil from a nurse in Dublin she was great i felt much better as soon as she took some out so just a word to the wise you have to really listen to what your band is telling you hope this is of some help :confused::smile:

Hi Slinky, all i can say to you i was very weak and a bit sore even going through airport and security was hard, i managed it but could'nt wait till i got home to my own bed,i would'nt if i was you but we are all differant :thumbup::smile:

Hi Freckles, Bobo,Garry thankyou for your kind words your all doing really well, dont worry freckles you soon be back on track make sure you get a good fill all tho be carefull you dont want to be to tight, i had a great little trip to Brussells to see Dr Chris he was very pleased had a check up Xray and a fill 0.5mil all for only €50,it was very easy to get to hes house, my appointment was'nt till 5pm we arrived in Brussels at 9.30am we went to the information desk ladie was very helpfull she told us to go down stairs to the train station so we could get train into city center only took about 20 mins, when we where coming back we got the train to vilverdee train station then got a taxi to Dr Chris €15 Dr Chris rang a taxi for us it was €20 to the airport, the City was lovely not to metion Belgium choc shops & bakery's shopping was very good, i feel very tight at the mo so should kick start weight again, i know how you feel Garry about the soup had mushroom soup for lunch had to leave half of it its mad what half a mil can do :thumbup::smile:

Hi Guy's Haven't been on in a while, thought i give you a little update, i am of to see Dr Chris in Belgium tomorrow for my yearly check up looking forward to seeing him cant believe its been a year all ready how time fly's, i have lost 7.5 stone still have 1 stone to lose but I'm not to pushed if i do haven't lost anything since Xmas I'm starting to have the odd treat trying not to feel guilty about it and enjoy it i still feel bad when i eat something nice i suppose I'm just afraid i go back to my old habits but i know in my heart that will never happen with my little miracle band i still cant believe i have lost all this weight i dont regret it at all it has changed my life for the better anyway i stop rambling on i let you know how i get on looking forward to some Belgium chocs just a little, great to see so many newbies on the best of luck with your journey ,hello to the oldies your all doing great xx

Hi Garry,this band has a mind of its own at times cant belive i was so tight and now it has lossend of thank god could'nt enjoy anything, just on the lump you cant see mine but you can feel it i will pm you for that pic thanks :biggrin:

Hi Starsky, i was the same as you it took 5 fills for me to get restriction its amazing what 0.5 mils can do, up to that it was just down to will power dont know where i got it from just keep thinking the next fill will get me there low and behold it did, you be the same good luck:smile2:

Hi MM, thanks im so delighted cant believe it,you could be right about the stress been very stressed at the mo family stuff:smile:

Hi MM, good to hear your band hasn't slipped i say your so relieved, i not sure whats going on with me at the mo i had very good restriction before Xmas felt i was at my sweet spot could eat and enjoy small amounts of dinner not to motion the goody's but now i am very tight and can only eat crackers, soup, yogurts that kind of thing only eat about 4 forks of dinner even tho i chop it up and smother it with gravy its so hard to it iim still left hungry but if i try to eat any more it gets stuck and that horrible foam comes back up, I'm starting to get a bit worried that my band has slipped i don't have acid reflux i am going over to Dr Chris on the The 4th of March for yearly xray and check up, I'm just so confused how its gone so tight with out a fill, if anyone has experienced a slipped band be great to hear what your experience was like, just on the gurgling noises mine is terrible especially when I'm hungry or just after eating i know what you mean its very embarrassing:scared2: On a positive note i have 6mils in my band i have lost 7.5 stone so far i was banded by Dr Chris on the 6th March 2009, it has changed my life just hope nothing is going to go wrong now:smile: Hi to all the newbies you wont regret it i know im having a little problem at the mo its just part of the course i have been fine up to now good luck:smile: Just one more thing i have a lump above the port scare Frederick said it was scare tissue don't know if this has anything to do with maybe Garry you could shed some light on it :thumbup:

Hi Princess,well done on your weight loss so far,i had my band done in Belgium with Dr Chris de Bruyne excellent surgeon, i have recently got my fill from WLS they come to Swords Dublin once a month you can look up there website not sure what it is but i have Wendy,s Number lady who does fills shes excellent 00448007879029 i think its about €100 im sure she will do a de fill for you good luck :confused:

Hi Carriejess, thanks for that,i am guilty of weighing myself ever day getting a bit obsessed with it,im starting to have the odd biscuit as well but still dont go over 1000 cals think i need to eat more veg and fruit, Wendy said to cut out all carbs find that very hard suffer with low blood pressure if i dont eat a little carb i feel a bit weak,i think your right about the starvation mode im so afraid of putting weight back on i stick to 1000 cals i try up the cals see what happens, you must feel fantastic you've reached your goal well done how long did it take you ,how are you maintaining your weight Hi to everyone hav'nt been on for a while great to see all the newbies well done and the oldies are doing well, will have to catch up good luck to everyone:wub:

Hi guy,s haven't been on for a while not much to report only that i went to Wendy couples of weeks ago in Swords Dublin she was very nice up to this i have been to Frederick for my fills i had 4 fills with him my band holds 7 to 9 mils i was up to 6 & half mils with him didn't have much restriction thought i needed some more advice so made an appointment with Wendy, she drew fluid out and measured it to show me how much i had in my band surprisingly it was only 5mils she explained sometimes it can ivaporates a little she then put in half a mil which brought me up to 5 & half what a difference half a mil makes i have good restriction not to tight but enough to control me very tight in the morning loosens off a little as day goes by very happy with weight loss so far all tho im only having around 1000 cals weight has come to a stand still i have 2 & a half stone still to lose very frustrating when you and band are working well together with good restriction and small portions, just wondering any out there with last couple of stone experiencing this i have heard that your body comes to a plato just wish the scales would start moving again

OMG wheres everybody gone so quite please come back

Hi Singingparrott thanks for that i will ring them :mad:

Hi Siobhain well done on your weight loss so far over 2 stone thats fantastic you must be so pleased great you have restriction all ready,are you having fill with Frederick in Dublin,or are you going to Wendy in Swords,im trying to get Wendys number if you have it could please post it thanks xx :thumbup:

Hi Fatpants your very welcome i think you be fine as you say once you can drink and get soft food in you be fine i tried to eat proper food but it kept getting stuck so enjoyed myself ice cream & new York cheese cake yum,next day i came home i got back on track which i have never!!!!! been able to do usually it would take me about 3 months to start again its a learning curve i did feel a bit guilty about eating the bad stuff had to keep telling myself its OK to have the nice things now and again before with me it was nice things every day all day,still fighting off the choc demons dont think that will ever go so the safe way for me is not have any but having said that i am going to treat myself now again just dont trust myself yet, but for the mo im going to be good look forward to having a bit of choc at Xmas, i think we have to learn its ok to have something you like in moderation, i know i sound like a food junky but for me its an addiction, but before i could never have anything in moderation thats all changing for the better thanks to this little miracle band that has change my life so much for the better, fatpants have a great holiday sounds like you do have good restriction i think you be fine as long as your able to drink and eat soft food :tongue2: xx

Hi Freckles great to see you have good restriction hope its not causing you to much trouble and the weight is coming off as long as your getting some protein in enough water enough food to keep up your strength xx Hi two everyone hope your all ok,good luck to anybody going for surgery this week xx PS anyone got Wendy's number please xx

Hi Kaka good to hear from you Steph's done really well tell her i said hello keep up the good work, cant believe your going for op you dont look like your overweight at all, i know you have your own reasons best of luck let me know how you get on xx

Hi Fatpants congrats,s on your weight loss so far, we are all different dont compare yourself 4 stone is fab,i have had 4 fills didn't get restriction till last fill 8th of July so far i have had 6 & half mils,since i came back from hols restriction seems to be disappearing a the mo but glad didn't get fill before hols went very tight after 7 hour flight,even tho i didn't have good restriction in the first few months i was very streaked with myself dont ask me where i got the will power from i just kept saying to my self i didn't put my body through all that to ruin it all giving into eating all the bad stuff that got me in this state in the first place, i had a little break out on hols that was the first time i had any goody's since op i think that's why the weight came off so quick but it hasn't been easy as i am a chocoholic its all or nothing with me i am finding it very hard since hols keep thinking about choc all the time but so far so good manage to fight off cravings i really think i need a fill at the mo,im not sure what you should do about defill before hols depends how much restriction you have at the mo if you think your to tight then maybe you should to be on the safe side, i felt i could do with a fill before hols i decided to wait till i came back long hal flight does make your band tight,its hard one i knew your afraid if he takes to much out your back to square one i think you should go by your own instincts hope this is of some help :smile2:xx

Hi Guy's haven't been on for a while not long back from hols in New York had a fab time but band went very tight could on eat ice cream cheese cake all the bad stuff every time tried to have something solid got sick very painful well that's my excuse only joking but gained 5 lbs for my little break out back on track, word to the wise dont be to tight going on long hal flight, i thought i needed a fill before going and peeps on here advised me to wait till i came back glad i took there advise because if i had got a fill would defo would of had to get defill on hols so glad i didn't, but since Ive come back low and behold can eat most things so defo need a fill now, has anybody got Wendy's number, or when shes next in Dublin please,i have lost 5 stone 10 lbs so far delighted with that since restriction has worn off i can even eat bread so trying to rely on the old will power again till next fill, great to see all the newbies your doing really well i have to catch up with everyone, i know the band can be temperamental but i would nt have got this far without it xx

Hi Garry hope everything goes ok for you and its just a repair at least you know what to expect you can support all the newbies gone over wish them luck from me in case i missed anybody look forward to hearing how you get on :smile: Hi BoBo just wanted to say congratulations you,ve done so will its great to hear everybody,s progress its a great support i know what you mean going in to a shop buying just off the peg its a great feeling, im starting to feel normal and i dont feel people are staring at me anymore happy days:smile: Hi Wishfull buying a size 16 thats fantastic go girl wont be long before your in 14 well done:smile::thumbup:

Hi Anita sorry to hear you are really going through the mill at the mo hope things inprove for you soon just on taking the nexium i was taking them before my op for acid reflux was worried about taking them after op Dr Chris told me they dissolve in water put one in a glass small drop of water keep stirring it will dissovle hope your feeling better soon :scared2: