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Hi all. I just want to share my experience & see if anyone could relate or give any opinions.. I was banded 13 months ago.. other than the first 6weeks after surgery when you can only eat you liquids &solids I haven't lost any weight. In the beginning months I had 4.5ml in bigger doses in my...

Hi all, I am having a band with Healthier Weight on 4th Feb, and I don't want anyone to know. I am going to lie and pretend I have had another type of surgery, but not sure what to say. I don't want to discuss it - I'm very ashamed of it, so... anyone else come up with a great reason why...

Eeekkk... Its coming round quick, have my gastric band on the 18th of July - a month today!! I received my letter yesterday with appointment time (12)!! It is starting to get real! I am so nervous about the op itself, thats all I am thinking about atm - anyone else on the 18th or in July -...

I am due to have my band on 21st Sep. I heard any medication you have should be in liquid form, does naybody know if this is the same for contaceptive pill please?

Hi all, Apologies for the long post. I had a gastric band fitted back in 2012 when I was 18 by Prof. Patel in Kings College hospital, during the 8 weeks liquid diet afterwards I lost around 2 stone and then a further 1 in the months following. After around 6 months I had stopped loosing...

Hi. I am new to the forum, been reading it for weeks and find it an amazing site for info and support. I am currently saving for a Gastric band (hope to be banded in a few month) and i suppose my biggest concern is loose skin. I have about 8 stone to lose, am 5ft 6, 27 and haven't had kids. Has...

Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum and was hoping to get some advice. I'm a flight attendant and am interested in getting the band done(yes I'm one of the minority that is not a size zero...hehe). I went for a pre consultation today and the Dr kind of scared me regarding flying with the...

Hi, i currently use a very vigourous vibrating machine (pre-op) and im wondering if you can still use it post-op. any post op banders who know, this information would be greatly apreciated... its good for toning mucsles and helping tighten the skin. hoping that I can continue as it does...

Hi, Current weight 294lbs.... hoping to lose half of that with the help of my future band friend. I have the milk and yoghurt pre-op diet coming up in the next week or so. Would love to find someone else who is having the op around the same time.

hi, firstly let me say i am fully prepared for the fact I could have loose skin. and im ok with that as long as im health but would prefer nt to have much of it. im 25years old. 21st 5, 5ft 8 so ive got to lose about half of my body weight to be a healty BMI. I was wondering what your...

Hi Everyone. I am Julia. 34 years young. I am 5ft 5 inches tall and weigh 18 stone. I am a size 20 top as I am a 38G bra, and a 20-22 bottom. I have been researching surgery for a few months now, and I cannot decide between the band and the wrap. Band - the pro's for the band for me are - it is...

Well.. I think I'm a veteran - band surgery almost two years ago and over 80% of my excess weight lost. I still make plenty of mistakes though - attempt to eat something that I know will hurt or something sloppy just to get through. I've found exercise (cycling to work and hill walking)...

Hello. I've just stumbled across this wonderful website and am trying to find info about Mr El Hasani's gastric band waiting list. Is anyone else on the waiting list or is there anyone who has had this op ? I saw him last September at kings and was put on the waiting list in December at my...

I have my first appt this week at the weight management clinic at Partners in Health, Birmingham. This is the second time I've geen referred here, but for personal reasons I didn't get very far before. I don't think they'll make me go through it all again, but I really want the surgery. Does...

Hi all, I know that the first question people will have from reading my thread title is "Hasn't your provider told you what and when?". Well they have, but I'm wondering whether its the best thing for me. They have advised a 5-day-long pre-op diet of either their own range of soups/shakes...