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l am so happy to have stumbled onto this board. l live in South Africa ( Gauteng) and am looking for info on Drs who do the lap bands. l have searched online and have only come across one who does gastric bypass.l ahve a BMI of 39.2 and have tried every diet in the book without success. The weight always comes right back. Anyone in South africa to help? More on me later!!!!!!!

Just popped in to post my progress. Despite te slow pace l am glad to say l am halfway there. Just weighed in 210lbs today!!!

I had told him about you the last time l was in for a fill. Am sure he wud be of help. Nothing much going for me. am scheduled for another fill on the July 30th but have not had much joy with my loss so far. Have come to terms with the fact that l am a very, very slow loser but this feels like it is too much compared to others. Can't even describe what is going on with me but l have lost a miserable 17 lbs. Cant say really that l have been at my best "behaviour" eating habits wise but still l feel like I shud have done better and it is that feeling like a failure that gets me back to eating wrong. Had very good restriction after my second fill of June 4th but only for 3 weeks and suddenly l felt different. It was not like all gone but just not the same. I could eat however much l wanted and had to remind myself to stop. is that how the fills shud be- like relax a little afterwards? Wud rather be as tight as l was in the beggining if that was the case. No discomfort though and have notified the Dr who said nothing to worry about he wud check if the fluid is intact at my next appt. Please can someone tell me l am not overeacting!! Had even stopped posting on the board but wud check in to see the progress of others an just droooool.

Road Queen, Congrats on your weight loss. Have sent you an email with the Dr's ctc details. Good luck.

Thanks Mandy. I finally got it. Not as bad as i thought myself to be. Your tutorial was quite easy to follow. Thanks again.

It was just today that l was wondering what happened to you when l logged back on after a while. Glad to see you back. You are quite an inspiration and you look awesome. Welcome back.

Can anyone walk me thru insering a ticker? Please?

Tried searching earlier with no luck. l hope she comes across this and joins in. It wud be nice to hear of her experiences and where she is at. l am in Pretoria, South Africa.

thank Mandy. that helps a lot. i am loving that feeling of fullness though.

Hello everyone.I know it has been a long while since i have posted but l am glad to be back and with excitng news. I DID IT !!!!!! l had my LAGB done here in South Africa by a splendid Dr on the 8th of march and am glad to report minimal pain since surgery and for the first time in my life have almost zero appetite. Is this normal? l also seem to have a perpetual feeling of fullness and only take clear liquids stuff as an after thought. Weight on day of surgery was 111.2kg. Will make the little tracking thingmagicki when l have time and might need my son to do coz l am a little technologically challenged. Otherwise thanks to all for the inspiration. l love this board.

Congratulations and all the best with your recovery and weightloss journey. Joining you soon.

Many thanks Flabuless. Have since come across one this morning on the internet who l will be calling on monday. Will keep u posted.