donatella

Hi Janice, Hope you're not too sore, best of luck on your losing streak! Donna x.

Hi Donna, Glad they are going to put everything right for you after all the stress! Anyway I'm interested to know who did your surgery? Also you definitely deserve the cost of the four fills back!! Take care Donna x.

Hi Jennie, I went with ELYZEA clinic, had consultation in Manchester, surgeons name is Dr. Mignon. Losing weight slowly but surely, Im now 10st 10lb ! The clinic has a website too, have a look. Happy new year, Donna x.

Hi, I went to Belgium for mine, Half the price, clean hospital, the best 4 grand I have ever spent ! Donna x.

Hi, I have 2 friend's banded with THG and both have nothing nice to say about them! General opinion is once they have your money they no longer care. This is just 1 of the reasons I decided to go to Belgium, although paying half of what my friend's paid also helped! Donna x.

Hi Brandychick, I'm a vodka and diet coke girl myself and if I have it in a tall glass with lot's of ice, it goes down no problem. Sorry but there is no way I am giving up alcohol !! Hope this helps, Take care, Donna x.

Love it, Love it, Love it !!!

Hi Dave, I took soluble paracetamol and i am pretty sure you can take ibuprofen at the same time, phone your local chemist to make sure though, better safe than sorry. Hope you feel better soon. Donna.

Oh my God, that must have been frightening for you, im so glad he is ok. My 3yr old did the same thing 2 weeks ago but there was only 15 left in the packet so she was fine luckily! Do not beat yourself up about it though it wasnt your fault, kids will get up to mischief all the time and you physically cant watch them 24 hours a day! Take care, Donna x.

Oh my God Lunasa, 7 stone? I would love to lose that, but I agree its too easy to pile it all back on! Im hoping the band will stop that from happening in the future, its easy to lose weight, its keeping it off that hard, but we will get there, Im just one of them people that wants everything fast! I need to sort my head out and get back on track. Donna x.

At the moment you dont wanna know!!! Im not in a very good place right now and when that happens I eat whatever goes down easily! I know I shouldnt but just cant help it when I feel crappy. I have lost 28lb since surgery which I suppose is good but I want to lose a bit faster (never happy)! I know the band is the best thing I have ever done and I will get over this blip, I have 2 banded friends who have lost 15st between them so I look to them for inspiration! Donna x

Hi Lunasa, Welcome. No Im not from Ireland, but very proud of my Irish roots, Im from a pretty big Irish family , mums one of 11 from Galway and dads one of 8 from Wicklow! Im from Manchester but was banded in Belgium (much cheaper)! Good luck with your surgery. Donna x.

Welcome back H, Congratulations on your band. Glad it all went well for you and your not in too much pain, look after yourself for a few days. See you on the losing side! Donna x.

Congratulations Liz, You look fabulous!! Donna x.

Im from Stockport, Cheshire. Lived here all my life and banded in Belgium.

Hi Katie I am also a smoker, banded in Belgium by Dr Mignon who knew I smoked and it didnt bother him. I refuse to give up until I have lost all the weight I need to! I do plan to quit but I know I will crave all the things that go down easily if I cant have a cigarette, so for me it wouldnt make sense to quit now. take care, Donna x.

Hi Harvinater. Congratulations on your band and great weight loss! Im from Manchester and was banded in Belgium on 21st Nov 2006. There is a UK thread if your interested at the bottom of the main page. Good luck and keep losing! Donna x

Hi Annie, The best things I found are: chewable Vitamins from Boots, Remegel chewable indigestion tablets and Nurofen meltlets (lemon flavoured pain killers that melt on the tongue) which I swore by! Hope this helps and good luck with the op. Donna x.

hi girls, I agree too, sometimes I have not got a clue what our american cousins are talking about! I am lucky though as I have people to turn to for advice as my best friend is banded, another friend is too plus her brother and sister! I knew nothing about the band until they had it done though, it does seem to be gaining popularity every day. take care, Donna x.

Hi GC53 good luck with your POSH band! I had my band in Belgium last November but I live in Manchester. Keep us updated. Donna x

Hi Hermione, Thats fantastic, you sound very determined! You are definitely worth the expense of the credit. Have a blow out over Christmas and roll on the new year and new you! love Donna x.

dear hermione, I am really gutted for you and hope you do eventually get your band. Its the best thing I have ever done for myself ever! Im 15 days post op now and have lost 15lbs, happy is an understatement! I cant criticise your OH but I will say life is too damn short to be unhappy you have to do whats right for you. lots of love, D x.

hi girls, Well Im back from Belgium! Stayed at mums for a few days though to get looked after! Im 9 days post op now and still a bit sore, dont think Ive lost any weight yet but its early days I suppose! Hope your all well and sorry to hear about your mother in law Heb. Dx.

Thanks girls, just packing my bag now! Should really get to bed, im taking my auntie with me for moral support. I know everything will be ok its just when you have all this time between consultation and surgery you have got too much time to spend thinking the worst! I will keep you all informed of my progress, cant wait to be a loser!! D x.

Hi girls, Im flying to Belgium in the morning to have my band fitted at the Elyzea clinic. Completely sh****ng myself but reading all your posts makes me feel a bit better! Hope you all dont mind if I mither you with all my questions when I get home? Wish me luck? thanks, D.