fatpants

Hi there all Marchers! I have been given a date for the 17th March, is anyone else going on that date? Are going alone or with someone? I'm going to Dr Chris De Bruyne in Brussels and I'm Flying from Gatwick on the 16th.

Dear Miss Flump, I have just watched all your videos on utube, this was my favorite:Hospital experience Part 1 Video Diary #8. I am hoping to go to Belgium in March but I am still in the beginning of my research. Can any one tell me how much they paid, recent bans ops please as it'll be more accurate!

Rebecca, can you give me some info of how much you paid and what it included Please

I have been trying to loose weight for some time now, 5 years to be precise! After 8 pregnancies resulting in 6 children, the last 2 being twins weighing in at 3.316kgs and 3.090kgs thus causing my abdomen to be extremely stretched, and has left me with a very large protruding abdomen and very lax muscles, After years of taking prescribed appetit suppresants, and doing all the diets under the sun, I found that although they worked in the beginning and I did loose 11.36kgs with exercise and motivation, when not motivated, stressed or tired, these do not work as you do not need to feel hungry to comfort eat... And this is what happened after I found that even though my tummy was changing through weight lose, it was still there, just less fatty but more saggy!, so I went to my Doctor and asked if I were able to get a tummy tuck on the NHS, he said that I was NOT FAT ENOUGH and therefore did not fit the criteria to have a tummy tuck, I asked him to refer me anyway which he did. At that time I had lost 11.36kgs, I had been 104kgs and went down to 88.18kgs BMI 32.3. I had felt good until then, and this is when it all started going wrong! My motivation was gone I became depressed about my sacking belly and just started comfort eating. Several months lapsed, I had put on approximately 6kgs, when I received a phone call from the hospital to schedule an appointment to see a psychologist who would assess me for the operation, but first she needed to know my BMI it was approximately 33, she said it was TOO HIGH and had to be 30 for me to be seen! I was so angry with my GP he had misled me! The weight went back on with extras! In desperation, with my weight now at 102kgs, I returned to the Doctor and asked him to refer me for a gastric band, this was in May 2008. In November 2008 after having asked my GP to follow up the referral on 2 occasions with no outcome, I took it upon myself to phone the hospital, it transpired that not only did I not fit their criteria for bariatric intervention but their waiting list had been closed for some time. I returned to my GP to ask to be referred to another region, which he did. Three weeks later a psychologist saw me and suggested I have counselling! A friend of mine told me that she knew someone who had been to the clinic in Brussels and he has had Bariatric treatment. I am interested in going to Brussels to have the treatment done. Please can anyone tell me some information, for example if you have had it done recently how much does it cost and what does it include? How do you prepare for the operation? Do you need loose clothing for the journey home? How soon can you fly after the op? How does it effect your eating, do you have to puree your food or can you still eat normal food? If you are 16stone12 how fast does the weight come off, for example: how long would it take for me to loose say 5 stone? Can you have sex after the operation, or does the port get in the way? Do you have to be delicate with your tummy area so as not to disturb the band? Has anyone travelled alone to get the operation or do you need someone with you for going home? Did any of you plateau, and in which case what happened, how long did it last? Has anyone returned for a tummy tuck? I have so many questions.............. Thank You!

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I have been trying to loose weight for some time now, 5 years to be precise! After 8 pregnancies resulting in 6 children, the last 2 being twins weighing in at 3.316kgs and 3.090kgs thus causing my abdomen to be extremely stretched, and has left me with a very large protruding abdomen and very lax muscles, After years of taking prescribed appetit suppresants, and doing all the diets under the sun, I found that although they worked in the beginning and I did loose 11.36kgs with exercise and motivation, when not motivated, stressed or tired, these do not work as you do not need to feel hungry to comfort eat... And this is what happened after I found that even though my tummy was changing through weight lose, it was still there, just less fatty but more saggy!, so I went to my Doctor and asked if I were able to get a tummy tuck on the NHS, he said that I was NOT FAT ENOUGH and therefore did not fit the criteria to have a tummy tuck, I asked him to refer me anyway which he did. At that time I had lost 11.36kgs, I had been 104kgs and went down to 88.18kgs BMI 32.3. I had felt good until then, and this is when it all started going wrong! My motivation was gone I became depressed about my sacking belly and just started comfort eating. Several months lapsed, I had put on approximately 6kgs, when I received a phone call from the hospital to schedule an appointment to see a psychologist who would assess me for the operation, but first she needed to know my BMI it was approximately 33, she said it was TOO HIGH and had to be 30 for me to be seen! I was so angry with my GP he had misled me! The weight went back on with extras! In desperation, with my weight now at 102kgs, I returned to the Doctor and asked him to refer me for a gastric band, this was in May 2008. In November 2008 after having asked my GP to follow up the referral on 2 occasions with no outcome, I took it upon myself to phone the hospital, it transpired that not only did I not fit their criteria for bariatric intervention but their waiting list had been closed for some time. I returned to my GP to ask to be referred to another region, which he did. Three weeks later a psychologist saw me and suggested I have counselling! A friend of mine told me that she knew someone who had been to the clinic in Brussels and he has had Bariatric treatment. I am interested in going to Brussels to have the treatment done. Please can anyone tell me some information, for example if you have had it done recently how much does it cost and what does it include? How do you prepare for the operation? Do you need loose clothing for the journey home? How soon can you fly after the op? How does it effect your eating, do you have to puree your food or can you still eat normal food? If you are 16stone12 how fast does the weight come off, for example: how long would it take for me to loose say 5 stone? Can you have sex after the operation, or does the port get in the way? Do you have to be delicate with your tummy area so as not to disturb the band? Has anyone travelled alone to get the operation or do you need someone with you for going home? Did any of you plateau, and in which case what happened, how long did it last? Has anyone returned for a tummy tuck? I have so many questions.............. Thank You!