Radley59

Hello Everyone, not posted on the site for such a long time. Really pleased that everyone is doing so well. It's now 16 month since I had my band fitted, no regrets what so ever, lost 7.5 stone fantastic. I have just booked an appointment for a fill at Birmingham 6th Jan, does anybody know the address only I usually go to Belgium (Dr Chris), thought I would try Birmingham this time.

Hi Not been on here for such a long time. Really pleased everyone is doing so well. I have booked an appointment for a fill in Birmingham, does anyone know the address for the Birmingham clinic.

Banded 8th August 2010 By Dr Chris

Hello you well done, I weighed myself Sunday night and I had put one pound on LOL:scared2:. How are you feeling in yourself? It was lovely to meet you and your wife, thought she was really nice.

Well I am now a bandster :thumbup: Had the op 6th August 2010 same day as Fullfat, Fredrick and everyone at the hospital were very friendly. Not to much wind touch wood, pain not to bad at all. Out of five people there for operation three of us had booked through Tullia Law and all three of us had problems. But I feel I must tell everybody my experience dealing with Tullia Law:thumbdown:, and I must stress this is just my experience. Like alot of people I have struggled with my weight most of my life, diet put it all back on then diet never ending circle. Decided in May had enough and thought about surgery, read feedback on this site and decided it was for me.:thumbup: Contacted Tullia Law 7th May 2010, very nice explained travel, hotel and hospital, and gave date of travel 29th June operation next day return home 2nd July 2010, quoted a price - but to get that price had to pay then 4150 euros. Paid this 8th May 2010 via transax, that was it all set, and just waiting. Week before travel sent Tullia an email because I had not heard anything from her,(emasil just asked was everything still ok regarding operation), she rang me at 8.30pm that night 22nd June 2010 to tell me the operation had been cancelled due to holidays and would ring me the next day with two alternative dates for surgery. As you can imagine I was very upset, during the night I thought surely she would have known about surgeon/hospital being on holiday when I booked. I rang Fredrick the next morning to ask about holidys, he told me they were not on holiday, operations were still going on the following week and I was never on the list. When I asked how this could be as I had paid all the money 8th May 2010, he refered me back to Tullia. I rang Tullia at 10am that day 23rd June 2010, she reiterated the hospital was on holiday I told her this was not the case as I had contacted them and they had told me this was not the case. She said she would ring me back, 30 minutes later she rang, told me I had no right to contact the hospital and to read their terms and conditions and would ring me back when I had. Could not find terms and conditions on the site I originaly booked from but kept looking and eventually found medi-care which is another of their sites. One of the conditions states you are not allowed to contact the hospital and if you do so then you forfit all the monies you have paid. She rang me six times that day shouting at me about these terms and conditions and did I realise she did not have to do anything for me, she then said she would talk to the admin department and see what she could do for me. She rang the next day offering me two dates 26th July 2010 or 6th August 2010, said I would prefer first date, she said she would get back to me to confirm. I spoke to a solicitor to see what I could do to get my money back and how to go about it, I told him about terms and conditions how they were not on the site I booked from and a set had never been sent to me. He told me that if I was dealing with sombody in this country then I was entitled to my money back no question but as I was dealing with somebody in France thats was different. First I would have to get a french solicitor to act for me, which he thought highly unlikely, and advised me just to sit back and see what happened. A week went by and no word from Tullia confirming the date, rang her the July date was no longer available so would have 6th August 2010 said ok. She said she would have to get this date confirmed by the surgeon and would get back to me as soon as it was. Three more days and nothing I rang her again, it was weekend and a bank holiday in France so would have to wait another three days for confirmation. I rang her everyday until I eventually got the confirmation for the 6th August 2010. Even after I got this confirmation I was still nervous something would happen and I would not get the operation. I have to say everthing went as planned 6th August 2010 and I had the operation. But I must say the five weeks before I found very stressfull, would it go ahead, would it be cancelled again. As I said at the start this is just my experience dealing with Tullia Law, all you people out there considering getting a gastric band make your own minds up who to book with.

Morning Fullfat I have sent you an email, hope you are OK and hope to see you Thursday in hotel.

Hi Pearce I rang him before thats how I found out the holiday excuse was a lie, she found out and went balistic at me. In there terms and conditions you are not allowed to contact anybody from the hospital if you do then they can keep all your money.

Hi Pearce my story is exactly the same as yours, I have just rang the hotel and they have my booking - so hopefully everything should be OK. If you challenge Tullia she refers you to there terms and conditions. I even contacted a solicitor to see what I could do, not alot I would have to go through a French solicitor. Did not want to say anything on here until after I had the op.

Hi Pearce when did you book with her? she cancelled my first op one week before with the excuse holidays, when I challenged her on it she refered me to there terms and conditions. I just hope everything goes OK Friday.

Hi MummiesBB pleased your banding went OK, was the horror stories you refer to have anything to do with Tullia Law?

Hi Fullfat no long now, same as you nervous. Low fat diet what diet I could eat for England lol. Hope to see you Thursday at hotel.

Hi Pearce pleased to hear you are back from being banded. Your second piece of advice to stay away from Tullia why? Fullfat and myself have both booked through her and we are due to be banded this Friday (6th Aug). What's the problem with booking through her?

Morning Fullfat not long now, have you started a low fat diet yet? I have been on mine for 2 weeks yuk.

Yeah know how you feel, the only info I have is from this site. Good news is 3 weeks today we will be back home. Have you decided where you are going for the fill yet.

Thanks Freckles I have found your advice on this site nery helpfull.

Hi Fullfat the things I am taking with me are windeze chewable, gripe water and nurofen meltlets, hope this information is of use to you. When did you book?

Good morning I have had no advice at all:confused:. Have started a no fat diet though:eek:, also have some milk thistle tablets and have some things to take with me to help after the operation. I only know about these things from this site. Hope to see you there.

Hi I have also booked with Tullia Law and surgery on the 6th August.