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Hi all

been a while since i last posted on here but im 4 years banded and wondered who else from the uk has a long standing band? i know long standing sounds strange but couldn't think of another way of putting it..

im in essex by the way if there are any other locals out there ???

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Hi all

been a while since i last posted on here but im 4 years banded and wondered who else from the uk has a long standing band?

I've had my band for just over a year, but I'm interested in your situation. How would you say your lifestyle has changed since having the band? Have you been able to maintain your weight loss over that time?

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It will be 4 years of being banded for me 01/07 and I have been stable and have maintained my weight pretty much without really dieting but I still havent reached my goal, I went for a fill in October and the doctor tolded me I had a dialated pouch from drinking and eating so he gave me an small unfill instead of a fill and I am suppose to return this month but I think I am going to return next month with I am ready to continue my journey to reach my goal.

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Hi,

I have had the band for two years and 2 months! I am attempting to get an unfill, if I could just find out when the next clinic in Telford is. Everyone is nagging me that I need to stop losing weight, hence the unfill.

It is a weird situation, I never expected to get down to a size 12 let alone be only 10st and falling! It is still the best thing I have ever done but my relationship with food has done an about turn and now I hardly eat. Has anyone else been through a similar experience?

Suzy

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Hi all

been a while since i last posted on here but im 4 years banded and wondered who else from the uk has a long standing band? i know long standing sounds strange but couldn't think of another way of putting it..

im in essex by the way if there are any other locals out there ???

:thumbup: hi, im also in the uk, in march 09 i will be 4 years banded, i had a removal/relacement band in aug 08 both done during the same op.

liz x

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