joisthinner
New Member
Hi,
I'm Jo, I'm 42 and on sept 2011 I had a gastric band fitted with THG. I have done quite well on the weight loss front, losing 8 stone in a year. However, my port has been a problem from the start, taking a couple of X-ray fills, me seeing the surgeon to request repositioning before my surgical cover expiring (him refusing but agreeing if it ever needed repositioning he would do it free!). Port flipped at 12 months leaving me nil by mouth on an nhs ward on IV pain relief for 3 days! A couple of weeks later, the surgeon fliiped the port (for free). I had surgery on my ankle a couple if weeks later so didn't run for three months. The first time I did, the band disconnected from the port and now I am waiting to see the surgeon to sort it out. I suspect I will be charged £2000 for getting fixed and think I am throwing good money after bad so am considering a sleeve abroad! Hence checking out this forum as there seems to be a few on here who have had surgery abroad. Thanks for reading.
Jo x
I'm Jo, I'm 42 and on sept 2011 I had a gastric band fitted with THG. I have done quite well on the weight loss front, losing 8 stone in a year. However, my port has been a problem from the start, taking a couple of X-ray fills, me seeing the surgeon to request repositioning before my surgical cover expiring (him refusing but agreeing if it ever needed repositioning he would do it free!). Port flipped at 12 months leaving me nil by mouth on an nhs ward on IV pain relief for 3 days! A couple of weeks later, the surgeon fliiped the port (for free). I had surgery on my ankle a couple if weeks later so didn't run for three months. The first time I did, the band disconnected from the port and now I am waiting to see the surgeon to sort it out. I suspect I will be charged £2000 for getting fixed and think I am throwing good money after bad so am considering a sleeve abroad! Hence checking out this forum as there seems to be a few on here who have had surgery abroad. Thanks for reading.
Jo x