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Hi all!!!!! just wanted to thank you for your help with my flight times!!

Dr Chris was sooooooo good!! he offered to let me see him morning of operation and then take me to the hospital with him!!!!!!!!! wow!!! I didn't want to put him out so i changed my flight with aerlingus to the morning one instead! was cheaper than the evening flights so i booked the night before into the Bewleys airport hotel with a complementry shuttle bus at 4.30am!! saves me panicking about making such an early flight lol!!!

OH by the way, i am starting my pre-op low-fat diet today! (not sure what i suppose to eat though lol!!) But just wondering????

HAS ANYONE BEEN REFUSED SURGERY IN BELGIUM DUE TO A FATTY LIVER?? be interesting to know! can't afford to get to belgium and be refused banding!!!!!!!

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Hi angie. Dr. Chris is very good like that. The night I went to see him before the op, he went off to get his wife to take us back to the hotel. She had popped out so he called us a cab instead. Poor woman getting lumped with all these strange people ;)

I don't think I stuck to my low fat diet very well and in the letter he gave me for my GP post op he mentioned a slightly fatty liver but they'd have to be starting the op in order to see the fatty liver so unless it was impossible or very high risk i doubt they'd stop.

Best of luck with it!

Skinny, sorry to hear about the band. It's such a pity when you were getting on great. But it's only a set back and you'll be back on track before you know it. Best of luck to you too.

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HI Skinny! ah sorry!! not same date!! i am going on the 22nd to be banded on the 23rd Sept. Goodluck and please let us know how you get on?

HI ailbhe! yeh, i guess i will just have to make sure and stick to a rigid diet! He said i didn't need to start til 2 weeks before had but i think an extra week won't do any harm!!

thanks!!!

angiexxxx

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HI ailbhe! yeh, i guess i will just have to make sure and stick to a rigid diet! He said i didn't need to start til 2 weeks before had but i think an extra week won't do any harm!!

thanks!!!

angiexxxx

Well, I just avoided junk food, anything high in fat and alcohol for the couple of weeks before hand. By the way, it'll be the best decision you ever made. It was the 6 month anniversary of my band yesterday and i don't know myself. i have so much more confidence. I was squeezing myself into a 24 and am now comfortably in 18s. In fact they're a bit loose.

Best of luck with it!

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Hi Eilse Terry here, I am going back in on the 4sep to get another fill I can eat everything , I lost 5 pound on hoilday but I was walking for 6to 7 hours a day thats why,and I have put back on 3 of them allready,so I will be there at 10 if you are going I will see you there Terry

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Wow Ailbhe!! way to go!!!!! that's great encouragemnent for all of us newbies!!!!!!!

I am wearing a size 24 now which is the biggest i have ever been!!!!!!!! i have 2 bin bags of beautiful size 18 clothes that i have from the last time i dieted!! it will be like christmas opening them up to wear again!! infact it may well be christmas!!!! lol!!

Well done girl! you must be working hard!!

angiexx

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Hi Marge I see you are on line. How are things going for you ? I hope you and all the guys are doing well. I've had a set back, my band is leaking. I'm off to Paris on Sep 15 to have it repaired with Jerome. So hopefully it wont be a big opp. Anyone traveling to Paris that day let me know. talk soon

LOVE ROE

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Hey roe i met u at dr de bruynes consultation in august or have i the wrong person??? Ah so sorry to hear bout ur band how much that going to cost u? Im going to belgium thurs for op it came round so fast and still dont have a thing ready think im in denial lol

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Wow Flirty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's here at last!!! Are you all set for travelling tomorrow?? Good Luck! we will all be waiting to hear from you when you get back!!

I am seeing Dr Chris tomorrow and can't wait! so you must be extatic!!! I can't wait til my band is finally fitted and i am back home and on the start of my 'journey'!!

Did you get any waterproof dressings to bring with you? and what about food? someone mentioned cuppa Soups. but are they suitable?

angiex

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Angie 324 the address is 30 Pembrook street. Not sure if its upper, its a short street anyway. GOOD LUCK with your consultation

Hi Flirty lass. Ya that was me sitting across the round table from you, good luck 2 moro. We will be waiting to hear from you. Don't know how much my band is going to cost, it depends where the leak is. it may have to be changed, it will depend on the x ray. Will let you all know when I get back.

DEBB how is restriction going any joy since last time we spoke.

Cant wait for Wella to get back. She always has the right answer.

Now that the summer is over and kids are back to school we all need to get posting again. There are a lot of new people on here that need support and information, and where better to get it from, we have some very wise long term banders lurking here. So please come and talk to us, we all need to hear from you.

LOVE ROE

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Hi angie yeah im leaving for airport at 3am so dont think il sleep tonight and have just started to get some things packed not a bit organised but yeah i got waterproof post op bandages they were €14 for 10 but they are good i used them after my back op i just got 10incase i didnt get right size oh and i got soluble solpadine too... Yeah i got plenty of cuppa Soups and juices but just gona take the soups i can buy the juice over there save hauling them over with me so best of luck tomorro angie... ah roe i remember u god time has flown since that day but hope u dont have to pay for a whole new band after spending so much money and hassle over that band but let me know how u get on il be thinking bout u.... ursula x

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Hi girls I was in with Dr Chris Today, I got another fill I think I have about 7.5 in my band with no restriction,so I think my band has sliped. Dr Chris said give it a month and see if still no restriction, I have to get an x-.ray and bring it back to him. Roe I see you are going over to Paris to see Jerome could I have his email address.I met the famous Brenners in there today it was good to put a face to the name . Does anybody no what they do with a sliped band,is it like the first opp all over again and do you think I will have to pay again if Jerome does it in Paris.thanks a lot Terry

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