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hi slinky good luck hun u'll be fine hope to hear from u soon i;m so excited for u xxx Julie

Hi Jane Honestly dont worry I was also a huge comfort eater but to be honest once i had the op I started to eat healthier i think i paid so much for the op that i knew i couldn't blow it and dont worry about giving things up Im good all week but do have a treat on the weekend and find i can still eat everything i ate before apart from fresh bread, honestly it was the best decision i ever made and 2 months on im 21lb down and feel so much better in my self going for another fill thuirs so hope the weight will start coming off again then best of luck on ur journey i promise u wont regret it Julie x

Hi I also asked this question and was told it was because the fizzy bubbles expand the pouch, dont know if this effects it permanently or not tho Julie x

Hi Freckles Im going manchester on the 8th booked in for 11.30 what time are u there?? Julie x

Hi Jo Do go on the 8th lol im going then we can meet up, and dont worry im the same gets stuck goes down i carry on no way i would be anywhere near full if i stopped there be constantly starvin lol ur doing great hun keep up the good work Julie xx

Hi Jayne If im honest i was starving about the 5th to 6th day and couldn't cope with only drinks so started having Soups yoghurts etc and by second week was eating stew and cous cous as long as it was soft it was fine, and i got a lot of backing up and pain but now i can eat most things and since the first fill had hardly any backing up very strange, but i understand it takes time and can't wait for my next fill and hope i get to restriction then or somewhere near it anyway. I too felt really strange after the op was like a sink plug hole could hear and feel everything going down lol but after a few weeks u get to know how the bands working and start to work with it and im happy i ve never lost 20lb on a diet in 2 months but i have with the band and it feels great I miss fresh bread to and i could kill a sandwich at times but u get used to it and some days I can manage fresh bread but not often, u'll be fine hun and everyone is great on here always willing to help each other out, and 10lb in 10 days is fantastic keep up the good work Julie xx

Oh Hun I can eat most things apart from bread but like everyone is saying im still having to work hard at it and i think to myself i spent all this dosh im gonna make it work for me so im careful and i must say apart from the odd blip i tend to go for the healthier options but am a bit addicted to cheesy wotsits at the min better than chocolate i suppose . I would like to know tho i had sausage and an egg tonight which was a bit greasy i could only eat a mouthful and felt violently sick and threw it away as any one else had this or maybe its because its the first time since the op and my bodys rejecting it thoughts on this would be interesting. Dont worry wannabe all ur doubts and worries will be far outweighed once you have ur op, I was so scared before mine i seriously considered doing a runner from the theatre but knew id regret it and im so glad i stayed now, im going for my 2nd fill on 8th July in manchester so hope i might get some restriction then, lots of love Julie xx

Oh Dear you are all being so negative lol, we all think that along the way but believe me it does work and it will be the best thing you ever did TRUST Me, my lucks awful so if anything was going to go wrong it would have to me lol but im fine 19lb down and chuffed to bits gone from size 20 to a 16 and today i got called sexy by a couple of blokes in a van lol that made my day i know im so sad!! So girls please dont worry everything will be fine and i promise you the thought of having the op is much worse than the reality, I had my 1st fill last thurs 3mls and hasn'rt made any diff at all but booked again for 8th of july for another, so just remember patience is a virtue it takes time and lots of work but you'll do it and you wont look back Julie xxxxxxx

Hi Freckles Thanks for that i dunno where i got it from either lol must have dreamt it whats the usual first amount they put in everyone seems to have such varying amounts i just want it done now i seem to have stopped losing with a suddend jolt it s drivin me mad now its only been a slow loss but i was happy with it but now nothing hopefully the fill will get me kick started again and for the life of me i just cannot get a ticker to load onto my page. Julie xx

Hi sussie My appointment is at 1.40 had it later as coming from birmingham, and thanks hun trouble is lost most of it from my top half and bottom is where i need it most lol Julie x

Hi Slinky im really lucky hun can eat most things as long as its slowly, but must say my weight loss has stopped now and booked for my first fill in manchester on the tenth, cant wait to get it moving again, wont be long now till ur on ur way, i do struggle with bread a little but still managing my roast on a sunday so very happy but like i say stuck at 17 lost and none the last week, i have a question to the long term bandsters when u say dr chris will do a double fill on ur first visit do u pay just the 90 or do u have to pay 180 just curious and maybe a bit thick lol Julie xxx

Hi I'm sorry but i totally disagree with u u should never have gone ahead with the surgery if u had a pre existing condition, I researched this op thoroughly for a year before going ahead and as a nurse myself pancreatitis is easy to diagnose as if u have an acute attack it will show up in a blood test and as the symptoms are very well known in the medical profession i cant see it would be missed i also have a friend who is also a nurse who workes on a bariatric ward and asked her about this and there is no concrete evidence to support ur claims therefore if u have nothing constructive to say and u have no evidence based proof to support what ur saying it would be better for u to keep quiet, as people dont want to hear others scare mongering, and im sure out of all the people on here u wont find any who have now suddenly started suffering from pancreatitis, I hope all goes well with ur condition Ps JOjo amazing weight loss u go girl im 17lb down now going for a fill next week hopefully xxxx

Ar bless Sorry gary lol but it was really yummy although i only ate a tiny amount compared to my usual, but im 13lbs down so not complaining, which reminds me i really must book my first fill lol Julie x