Anyone know of Dr De Bruyne Chris

[jojoyoung 0]

Thanks chrissy i feel a little better cos i wasn't sure it was all about. I wish you all the best for friday and look forward to speaking to you next week, cant wait for you to tell me all about it. good luck

[Chrissy4 0]

Thanks chrissy i feel a little better cos i wasn't sure it was all about. I wish you all the best for friday and look forward to speaking to you next week, cant wait for you to tell me all about it. good luck

Thanks Jo but m not due to be banded til Weds 15th October but will be leaving on Tuesday, so not that long to wait lol:scared2:

When are you getting banded?:wink2:

[jojoyoung 0]

Myself and my friend are going on the 23rd oct banded on the 24th. Trying to keep to my pre op diet at mo, struggling a bit.

[Chrissy4 0]

Myself and my friend are going on the 23rd oct banded on the 24th. Trying to keep to my pre op diet at mo, struggling a bit.

Ooooo not much longer for you either. Im not doing to bad on the pre-op diet, just doing slimfast shakes morning and lunch and a big healthy meal in the evening, but I have slipped a few times with the odd bag of crisps, but have managed to stay away from the chocs and sweets lol:cursing:

Is your friend being banded as well or just going for support? Im going on my own and feeling a bit lonely already lol:unsure: but im sure I wll ok, im just going to take a few books to read for the day after and hopefully go sight seeing Friday if I feel well enough. So here's good luck to both of us. I will let you know how I get on:scared2:

[Eleonora 0]

Hi,

I'm back from Brussels, everything you have been posting here is true. Dr Chris is very nice and all the staff at the clinic is the best I have ever met, we couldn't ask sweeter nurses.

I have some doubts, maybe some of you with more experience can help me out:

- for how long did you use the socks?

- did anyone have problems with the stitches?

- how much do you really eat during your liquid period? ( I read all the information we get but I'm a bit confused....do we still have 3 meals or are we supposed to just keep sipping liquids all day? Can we have Jello and pureed fruit and Soup? )

thank you all so much and best of luck for everyone.

Ele

[Maincat 14]

Check this thread out.

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f85/want-go-abroad-band-check-out-78092/

[Eleonora 0]

Check this thread out.

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f85/want-go-abroad-band-check-out-78092/

I am not worried about this at all. The only reason I decided to have surgery in Belgium and not here was because I do not feel like waiting for 2 years using the public health system.

I was informed about all the risks, in a private meeting with Dr Chris, I did not pay a cent above the surgery cost.

During the time I was in Belgium Dr Chris was very careful checking on how I was feeling, he called me 2 days after surgery to be sure everything was fine and kindly offered to visit me at my hotel before me flying home.

It amazes me that, with all the information we get, people can get to the point when they cant swallow water!

We are told 100 times to drink and contact a doctor imedialty if we cant swallow anymore, and this woman does nothing till she cant swallow her own saliva?

We are adults here, this is an alarmist and unfair article.

[vanessapc 0]

Lol yes im getting very nervous and my buttock cheeks are firmly pressed together, but not because of last nights programme, I have been nervous since I made the first contact lol:ohmy:. To be honest it could of been any Dr. patient, slipage happens, its one of the downsides of the procedure, but it doesnt mean that the Dr. was at fault, slipage can happen because of many different reasons, she may of had a blockage, lifted something to heavy, been vomiting. I think her point was that the Dr. was not available to see her when she got into trouble and she had left it until she couldnt swallow her own spit and she must of been really scared. We all run the same risk having it done in Brussels, but if we follow the rules, look out for the symtoms we should be ok. I understand that Dr Chris and Fred are both available on the end of a telephone and email should something be worrying us, and of course there is always our own GP's.

hi there,

Back at work.. still with ear ache.. but felt guilty being home!

had several phone calls the night lapband probs hit the news.. didnt sleep very well that night either..but, Ive decided, that there is risk with any operation.. the same can happen in the uk.. I take some comfort in the knowledge that in case of emergency treatment the NHS will step in.. they won't replace the band..which is fair enough..

STill havent heard from Frederik despite haivng emailed.. as it stands, I will be flying out on monday... with fingers crossed!! not a comforting feeling.. and to top it all, Ive lost my purse with my bank cards inside!!..

vanessa

For me personally I am no more nervous having seen the news last night because I cant find anything anywhere that says Dr.Chris has been anything but professional, I have seen or heard no complaints about him or his team.

[Chrissy4 0]

Aawwww poor you Vanessa, sounds like you are going throu a bit of a tough time. Im sure they wont leave you at the airport chewing on your knuckles lol, I will be arriving on Tuesday so you will be done as im arriving lol. Well good luck to us both eh.

Yes it did make me sit and think for a while, but any operation puts you at risk, and I am going for it because the only other alternative is to wait on for a couple of years putting on weight just so that I can become more obese, give the NHS maybe more problems to sort out if i develope diabetes or am unable to walk due to joint problems. I think having this op has more pro's than con's and im looking forward to getting it over and done with.

[Chrissy4 0]

Check this thread out.

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f85/want-go-abroad-band-check-out-78092/

Steve thanks for sending us that. You have done so well, congrates on the incredible weight loss. You must be feeling so much better having shifted all that weight and you look great. I noticed you had it done in the UK, would you of ever considered having it done elsewhere?

[Maincat 14]

Steve thanks for sending us that. You have done so well, congrates on the incredible weight loss. You must be feeling so much better having shifted all that weight and you look great. I noticed you had it done in the UK, would you of ever considered having it done elsewhere?

Thank you for your kind words. I had it done on the NHS with a six month waiting list. That waiting list is now three months.

I wouldn't have considered having it done anywhere else, mainly because I didn't have to. If circumstances were different and I went private, then I would have stayed in the UK. I do speak French and German, so going to Europe wouldn't have been a problem, just don't see the need for it.

[Maincat 14]

I am not worried about this at all. The only reason I decided to have surgery in Belgium and not here was because I do not feel like waiting for 2 years using the public health system.

I'm sorry to hear that it's two years. For me it was six months, and now the waiting list is three months.

[Chrissy4 0]

Thank you for your kind words. I had it done on the NHS with a six month waiting list. That waiting list is now three months.

I wouldn't have considered having it done anywhere else, mainly because I didn't have to. If circumstances were different and I went private, then I would have stayed in the UK. I do speak French and German, so going to Europe wouldn't have been a problem, just don't see the need for it.

Wow you are one of the lucky ones then to get it done on the NHS because here in London its a lot longer than a 3 months waiting list, and I wouldnt of been over weight enough even though im obese lol.

I did look into having it done private here but it was very expensive, and I know that there is no price on life, but needs must. In Brussels they speak English so no barrier there, and its only a couple of hours away. The Dr. has a very good rep so not at all worried about it

[Maincat 14]

Chrissy4,

That's the postcode lottery for you. Our PCT has taken obesity seriously whilst others don't. It's a decision for them to make whether or not to fund obesity surgery. I find it difficult that the NHS in London, a world city, can't find the will to fund this highly preventitive and cost effective surgery. If Derby has the money to do it, so does London.

[Eleonora 0]

I'm sorry to hear that it's two years. For me it was six months, and now the waiting list is three months.

Not in Sweden.