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[Guest Wiz]

Hi all, just thought that I'd drop in and say hello. I got banded in Belgium last week - feeling pretty good about it. Looks like this is a site I should visit regularly...

I started keeping a blog of my experiences so far, if anyone is interested, you can find it here.

Good luck to all you banders

[LisaMG 5]

Welcome Wiz!

I'm kinda new to this board myself but am enjoying it alot, I think you will too! There is alot of info in the archives of this place so help yourself!:mad:

[DeLarla 22]

I don't know what a Blog is, but I clicked and read anyway. The first thing I saw was a motorcycle, which I hope you didn't ride to and from your surgery!

Glad you had an uneventful and speedy surgery! I was in the hospital with several other people, and I was only staying 2 nights while they were all staying 4. When it was time for me to leave, they were all envious that they didn't chose a shorter stay, since there's no better place to recover than in your own home!

I don't suppose you can convert that price to American dollars? I'm curious to see the difference between our countries. Good luck!

[Penni60 45]

Welcome Lisa G and Wiz: Come on in, take yer shoes off, sit a spell.

Ya'll come back now ya here?!!

Sorry my southern came out of me. It does that from time to time.

[LisaMG 5]

Penni,

Are you sure yur not from Texus? Corrrect me if i'm wrong but, dat there sayin that you just used is reserved fur us Texans. LOL

[Guest Wiz]

Originally posted by DeLarla

I don't know what a Blog is, but I clicked and read anyway. ...

I don't suppose you can convert that price to American dollars? I'm curious to see the difference between our countries. Good luck!

A Blog is short for (We)B-Log or rather, a journal that is kept on the Internet. See here for the definition.

£2800 is about $4800 at the moment as sterling is pretty strong against the dollar. It used to be more like $4300. The full treatment in the UK is more like £7000 or $12,000

Belgium is so much cheaper I was worried at first, but now we have the tunnel to France, it's only a 3 hour drive for me which helped my confidence. The Dr who did my surgery has a website here: http://www.jacqueshimpens.com/index.html . All I'd say is that I am very pleased and feel lucky that I live so close. Thanks for the welcome ya'll :mad:

[Penni60 45]

Are you sure yur not from Texus? Corrrect me if i'm wrong but, dat there sayin that you just used is reserved fur us Texans. LOL

Lisa G: I was born and raised in Kentucky. So I have a southern drawl every now and then. When I visit my mother, who still lives in the town where I grew up, and my daughter, who lives in Clarksville, TN (close to Nashville), the southern drawl really comes out.

[LisaMG 5]

Guess my Texan pride got the best of me! Hee! Hee! LOL :mad:

Since this is Wizs' thread I'll ask him if appreciates the Southern Drawl....Well, do ya?

[Zoe 6]

Belgium, eh? I read your great blog, Wiz, and I too was astonished at the low price of the surgery. We yanks could fly first class, stay at a posh hotel, & still save a bundle over the costs here. . . plus there's that Belgian chocolate before the big day. From what you have written, your doc's before- and aftercare sounds pretty perfunctory, but the surgery went smoothly & that's what matters. Good luck, and welcome!

[nightingale2u 42]

Welcome Wiz!

Wishing you lots of success with your new band and hope you love this forum as much as I do! Again... Welcome!

Darcy

[blossom 2]

Welcome to the board, Wiz! Looking forward to hearing from you often.