hi im new, gastric band fitted tomorow

honeyakon2005 · September 23, 2008

hi im new on here and having a band fitted tomorrow very very nervous .

but wanted to ask if anyone in derby or derbyshire knew where i can get band fills from close to me i know derby to banding but dont know if they do private fills and have no idea how to find out or if there is anywhere else i can go i want to have my first done with x ray after that im not fussed but would like to find somewhere close

hope somone can help

honey xx

armywife4life · September 23, 2008

sorry can't answer your question, but wanted to say goodluck on your sugery, you've made a great decision.

Maincat · September 23, 2008

hi im new on here and having a band fitted tomorrow very very nervous .
but wanted to ask if anyone in derby or derbyshire knew where i can get band fills from close to me i know derby to banding but dont know if they do private fills and have no idea how to find out or if there is anywhere else i can go i want to have my first done with x ray after that im not fussed but would like to find somewhere close

hope somone can help

honey xx

Hello,

Good luck with your surgery. I suspect everyone gets nervous - I certainly was - but it will be worth it! You are about to start a fantastic weight loss journey which can transform your life, so I really wish you the best.

I'm assuming you are going private - does your provider not do fills? Also, if you live in Derby(shire), why didn't you go NHS? They have a brilliant facility at the Derby City Hospital with low waiting times.

katieo · September 23, 2008

Hi Honey! Just wanted to say good luck for tomorrow, keep us posted on your progress!

honeyakon2005 · November 2, 2008

Hi ,Iv now been banded 6 weeks:smile:, everything went well i cant fault dollan park or WGA who i went with. I had a bad time after the op and they were fantastic,so as long as you dont want the after care id recommend WGA and the nurses at the hosp are lovely.

So far i lost 16lbs but since going back on solids not Soups iv put on 7lbs !!:rolleyes2: LOL .I'm ok with that as i knew that id gain when i started eating and not really looking at my diet till i get my first fill.

I was discharged last Thur and was told i had 4 mills in my band already:eek: although i was told by my surgeon and the staff at WGA id have an empty band ,i do have some restriction i think?? although im not sure, i get a tight feeling in my chest but i can eat almost the same as pre op smaller quantities and cant eat meet to well .But iv not been sick once like another lady who had her op same day same place and she has not lost a lot either and we both had 4mil in at op .

I was just looking at getting fills but so far touch wood my GP has arranged for derby hosp to do my after care, so that's a dietitian and fills:smile:, she already got the funding threw from the PCT so it seems im one of the very lucky few the PCT help like this (but then with my medical history and family history like my GP and the PCT said "its the least they can do".So at the moment im waiting on my first apt ,should get it in the next two weeks, but im also not holding my breath on it as im still expecting somone to turn round and say no lol

So im waiting longer than most to get a fill but there is no point doing one till i see the hospital

Maincat,i did not go NHS as although i have co mobility's (as touched on above) my bmi is not what they will give funding for freely, and i almost definitely would of got funding due to them. I did not have the time to wait as i have been told i need IVF soon but cant have it due to my bmi at the moment (although i dont qualify for funding !) and decided that for my own health and to give me a fighting chance at IVF succeeding i would fund myself. I chose WGA as it would of taken me another year that i did not have to save the extra and i can fund the fills myself (but so far touch wood my GP has sorted that for me:smile: )So really i did not have the time to wait on the referrals and the PCT and it was the est decision for me

I just hope i can get this weight off as gaining weight after the op is a bit discouraging but then as stated im not really taking notice of my diet and not back at the gym for a few weeks yet im going to do it all when i get my fills that is my starting point of this journey i just hope i succeed

blondekerri79 · November 2, 2008

Hi Honey,

I was also banded with WGA 7 weeks ago, and I have no complaints what so ever, I got my appointment letters through with no hassle, and was discharged on time too.

I am having my fills with the WLS group, its £120 for the 1st as you need a medical assessment and x-ray then its £80 for each fill after. I've contemplated asking my GP to refer me to the NHS for aftercare but they ave let me down too many times before where my weights concerned that I think i'm just gonna carry on paying, and after Dolan Park NHS hospitals are just not the same!! lol I'm having mine done at Thornbury in Sheffield, I've been to find it today and it's very nice, I have my first fill tuesday and i am TERRIFIED!! i'm still quite restricted, I can only eat a sandwich plate size meal and sometimes i struggle with that, but I don't want to need a fill before xmas and be really restricted, I think ive been lucky post-op, ive read alot of people gain weight, ive lost 24lb since op, but i didnt lose anything pre-op, like most people do, think my body is just awkward!!