Hi from Ireland!

[Coco 0]

Hi Girls,

Well I'm back, banded, and feeling very good. Jerome the wonderful man that he is put 3mls into my band so I'v lost the extra weight that I put on over the two weeks already. :clap2: I have to say the op was a lot easier this time round and I didn't get the wind pains in my back and neck like the first time. I so missed the band I was eating like there was no tomorrow. I am still on liquids but am looking forward to the sloppy's from Sat.

Thanks to all of you who wished me luck. It worked I got lucky on Friday the 13th. :)

TERRY you have lost 12lbs already. Well Done.:whoo:

LOU size 14 and you have no restriction. Well Done. :whoo:

KERMIT Thanks for your kind words.

ALLURE I feel real bad for you, this is not how the band is supposed to work, you should not be struggling like this. Make an appointment with Jerome or phone Tara or Debbie, tell them that you are hungry all the time and that you can eat anything you want. Remind them that if weight watchers worked that you would not have had the op and that you need more restriction in your band or that it needs to be checked out to make sure that its working properly, with 4mls in you should definitely have restriction. When I had 4mls in it was the start of regular weight loss every week for me. Don't leave it any longer, and don't let them tell you that you need to eat less, tell them if the band was doing its job that you would be eating less. Don't let them fob you off with the "everyone is different" routine, your band is more than half full, remind them of that. I hope you get sorted soon. Keep in touch and don't be afraid to post here for support, thats why we are here to support each other. :girl_hug:

[Coco 0]

Hi everyone.

A few people have mention meeting up! How about 11am Bewelys Hotel Sandyford.

Just off the M50 exit after Drundrum?

hope to see as many of you there as possible!!

Dini

pm me if you need directions or questions x

Hi Dini

Thanks for asking how I got on, see previous post. How are you, I didn't know you had been so ill. I would love to catch up either Sat will be ok for me. Hope we can all get together soon. :)

[Dini 0]

Hi Everyone!

There has been a change of date for our meeting. It is now the 28th of July!!

Same place Bewleys Hotel Sandyford, Same time 11am

Hope this Time suits all, If not PM me.

Thnks

Dini

[Coco 0]

Looking forward to getting together again, pass on the time and date to all bandsters you know. The more the merrier.

[Alesha 0]

Hi all, Im a newbie here, please dont bite me!!!!! Im booked in to get banded with ACS on friday :car: 27th July. I only got my date on Wednesday. Im planking it!!!!!! My sister in law was banded recently and she recommend I sign up. So here i am.

[Dini 0]

Looking forward to getting together again, pass on the time and date to all bandsters you know. The more the merrier.

welcome! best of luck for the 27th! you should check out Lucky Number sevens.

its under monthly sub. its the july forum. great if your to be banded in july.

all the best

dini

[Coco 0]

Hi all, Im a newbie here, please dont bite me!!!!! Im booked in to get banded with ACS on friday 27th July. I only got my date on Wednesday. Im planking it!!!!!! My sister in law was banded recently and she recommend I sign up. So here i am.

Hi Alesha, welcome to the site, try not to worry too much, I was re banded last week and there were 3 other girls being banded, we all were fine. Jerome is lovely as are all the staff in the clinic.

Good luck and keep us posted on your progress.

[kero 0]

Hi there, I am new to this forum. I have my first consultation with the surgeon next Friday March 30th:) . I am so excited but also nervous.

I have been reading through a few posts and it is so good to see that the majority of the feedback is positive.

I will be having my surgery done in Dublin and I was wondering if any of you have any advice as to questions I should be asking the surgeon next week.

Thanks so much. Brenners x

Hi Brenners. I hope your surgery went well. I was wondering what your experience has been so far. I am hoping to move to Ireland in the next 1-2 years, a move that was put off because I was having this surgery. I was concerned that I wouldn't be able to get fills done in Ireland, at least not for free, as I do here. I was wondering if you have any info in that regard. Hope all is well in the emerald isle........

[Coco 0]

Hi Brenners. I hope your surgery went well. I was wondering what your experience has been so far. I am hoping to move to Ireland in the next 1-2 years, a move that was put off because I was having this surgery. I was concerned that I wouldn't be able to get fills done in Ireland, at least not for free, as I do here. I was wondering if you have any info in that regard. Hope all is well in the emerald isle........

Hi Kero,

There is only one clinic doing gastric lap bands here in Ireland, you will be able to get fills but they charge 200 Euro per fill for people who have been banded elsewhere. Hope that helps.

[kermit 0]

hi Alesha

I know how you feel - I am getting my band the same day in Owenstown Clinic! I don't know which is worse - the nerves over the operation or the thought of them sending me home bandless because the moon is in Jupiter or something. And I am trying not to smoke before the general anaesthetic which only leaves one other crutch - food. Anyway - hope to meet you there, Alesha. I will have blue stripy pyjamas and neglected highlights. I have to check in at twelve.

I have been reading posts from bandsters in other places who advocate liquid only diets a fortnight before the op. Anyone from ACS gang told to diet before the op?

[Coco 0]

I have been reading posts from bandsters in other places who advocate liquid only diets a fortnight before the op. Anyone from ACS gang told to diet before the op?

Hi Kermit and Alesha, the only instructions given to me by Jerome was, no alcohol for 48hrs before the op and to fast from midnight before, my check in time was 7.00am.

I wish you both the best of luck and let us know how you get on.

[Alesha 0]

Oh holy crap kermit, ive only 13hours to go for check in, you have 15.<img src="http://www.LapBandTalk.com/images/smilies/help.gif" border="0" alt="" title="Help" smilieid="256" class="inlineimg" /> Im so nervous. I will be the one in pink pj bottoms and a stripey top. I smoke too so if possible we can go for smokes together. I dont smoke that much but if theres nothing else to to like eat i will be puffing away!!!!!!<br /> <br /> I know what you mean about going home bandless. I went to get my wisdoms out a few years ago and i was all looking forward, in a weird way, to being knocked out. I was so upset when they told me they couldnt put me under coz i was overweight. I think thats in my mind now for tomorrow. they said it was something to do with their protocol, they hadnt got the resources if anything went wrong, and i was in the at risk category...... Blah Blah<br /> <br /> Anywho I will keep an eye out for the frog in blue stripy pyjamas and neglected highlights!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh yeah, i wasnt told either to go on a diet or anything like that before the op, just the usual fast at midnight and be there at 9am.

[kermit 0]

hi guys

Thanks a million for the encouragement Coco!

Great to meet you and the others, Alesha. I can't believe how quickly it was done.....found the after effects of the general anaesthetic a bit of a trip but I feel lucky to be pretty pain free. The staff were fantastic and the other patients were lovely too. There was a great feeling of joviality around the place this morning. It was really cool to meet a lady who was being re-banded - 4 stone lighter! Hope I can have successful results and look that great in the months to come.

Dini, Allure and Coco - Hope your bandster meeting went well!

[Coco 0]

hi guys

Thanks a million for the encouragement Coco!

Great to meet you and the others, Alesha. I can't believe how quickly it was done.....found the after effects of the general anaesthetic a bit of a trip but I feel lucky to be pretty pain free. The staff were fantastic and the other patients were lovely too. There was a great feeling of joviality around the place this morning. It was really cool to meet a lady who was being re-banded - 4 stone lighter! Hope I can have successful results and look that great in the months to come.

Dini, Allure and Coco - Hope your bandster meeting went well!

Hi Kermit,

Welcome to the banded side. Great to hear you're doing so well. You will have success, but it won't be overnight, we all wish for that but it doesn't happen.

It was lovely to meet up with some of the other bandsters, and for anyone who hasn't been to one of our 'meetings' we talk about everything and anything not just band related stuff. It is nice though to be relaxed and talk to people who have been through the same thing particularly as in our every day lives this band can be a huge secret. So roll on the next one and thanks Dini for organising it. In the meantime this site is great to keep in touch and get support.

[Coco 0]

Hi All,

Just a quick note to say bye bye to all of you 'till the end of August, I'm off on my hols at last. :clap2::clap2:

I wish you all success with your band's and hope that you'll all lose loads in the next 4 weeks. :scales:

Looking forward to hearing everyones news when I get back.

Love Coco