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hi jane, i'm li33y just read ur post that u live in Rochdale, well so does my sister and nice Littleburough i am always down there as she is my only sis and 17yrs older so i miss her, i live in morecambe so not far to travel. how did ur op go was it cyprus? have u lost loads of weight and how do u feel? i get my op 9th Feb manchester so nervous now, will be glad when its done and i start feeling beter. hope u mdont mind me asking u questions but there isn't many people on here who live as close as u mostly Americans kind regards li33y

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Hi everyone!

I'm from Blackpool! And I'm a newbie to this site so, please bear with me.

I got banded on 19th January 2008 in Birmingham. Had to go private as our health trust doesn't do banding on NHS up here. That really sucks.

I lost 10lbs on the preop diet (Milk and yoghurt) then I lost another 6lbs in the 1st week after being banded. Not lost anything in my 2nd week but 'm not giving up that easily!

Glad to hear from all of you.

J9:rolleyes2:

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Hi Christine8.

Well that's weird. My GP said that there wasn't funding for this type of surgery. So I'm not sure whether he was telling me porkies now! :rolleyes: But anyway, I've had it done and I'm really happy. But thanks for letting me know.

Cheers J9:rolleyes2:

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hi debbie l was banded on the31st may 2007 its a great place great aftercare where do you live l am in kent it takes me 9hr around trip to get my fills done worth every mile!do yo have dee to do your fills or do you have guy l am struggling at the moment with a very tight fill l have had a 1ml 2.5ml 0.5ml.1ml last 1ml l hope thats it for a while l have lost 3lbs this week l now weigh 14st 4lb lb of 2st

keep in touch

wendy

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hi debbie l was banded on the31st may 2007 its a great place great aftercare where do you live l am in kent it takes me 9hr around trip to get my fills done worth every mile!do yo have dee to do your fills or do you have guy l am struggling at the moment with a very tight fill l have had a 1ml 2.5ml 0.5ml.1ml last 1ml l hope thats it for a while l have lost 3lbs this week l now weigh 14st 4lb lb of 2st

keep in touch

wendy

Hiya Wendy, I was banded on 27th Sep 07, all the staff there are brill, I live near Brighton "Mile oak", Guy does my fill's I had 2ml then 3ml in a 11.5ml band I have restriction but still eat quite large portions but still losing so no fills for me at mo :glare: I was 17st 5lb on day of pre-opp and today Im 13st 9lb so just over 50lb lost :w00t: but dieting aswell :eek: do you go to a support group or on any other forums.

Debbie x

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hi debbie

thanks for your reply you ssm to be doing better than me since my last fill that is very tight l cannot eat solids really its better in the eves thats why l posted what Protein Drinks apart from slimfast. there are no support groups in kent or should l say none that l know about

thankyou for your support

wendy

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I would love to get together with some people who have been banded or are thinking about it who live in Cambridgeshire.

I know its a big county, but I am prepared to travel as I really would like to give and recieve support... even if its just once a month or something.

I was banded in FEBRUARY 2007 but it went horribly wrong. It was a horrible, frightening time and I wish I had had fellow bandits to talk to in person.

I have been re-banded in NOVEMBER 2007. Everything seems to be going well now and I would love to share experiences!

If you are in Cambridgeshire, please message me privately and we can arrange details and things. I dont want to broadcast where I live etc, and I am sure no one else does either, but I am here waiting for some buddies if anyone feels like it.

Thanks for reading!

Bunny

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