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Hi Sharon Nice to see you back here and good luck with the next stage of your journey :D There's a brilliant WLS community on Instagram isn't there? I follow lots of people who had their surgery with Tonic and they speak really highly of them, especially the aftercare which is perhaps...

Hi Curtis and welcome! The forum is very quiet at the moment but there's a few members that still reply etc. I can comment on the malnutrition being a former gastric band patient. Due to band erosion etc, eventually I couldn't eat and had awful reflux, so became malnourished. I can't comment...

Hello and welcome! I had a band fitted in 2009 but ended up getting it removed in 2015, before being sleeved in 2016. The lack of weight loss could be a combination of things but as the band is almost full and presumably in the right place still, it's likely to be age/peri menopause related...

Good luck on your journey. Have they given you any indication how long it will take?

Hi @AngelEyezHoney the only revision I recall was adding a fobi ring to the bypass. We've had a fair few members who have revised but usually that's been sleeve to bypass or band to sleeve or bypass. Good luck and let us know how you get on with the referral xx

Hi, I'll be 5 years out this year. First of all how much weight are we talking about. Have there been any changes to what you eat and the volume, do you exercise, drink 2 litres of fluid? My advice would be to try tracking what you eat and drink to see if you can make any tweaks. I think...

Hello and welcome, good luck with your appointment. Let us know how you got on. There's lots of sleeve information on the forum but if there's anything specific, ask away 🙂

Hi, what's your wife's name. The only users who came through for moderation recently were all spam?

Ah, sorry. I can't find any of your old threads x

Hi, I had mine removed in 2016 but had the same issue as you with needing an MRI. My band was a 9 mil capacity Swedish band SAGB. I remember as I nicknamed it Ulrika. WLS Group used this one for people with relatively low starting BMI's. Where you a member on here at the time, I might be able...

Hi, do you remember what size it is? I had my band fitted through them in 2009 at Preston. I was thinking if it was the same size it might be the same as mine. I'll probably have put the details in my diary, so should be able to find the info.

Hi @jegfire sorry to hear you've been suffering with pain and low blood sugar. Hypoglycemia is a known complication post bypass surgery so for what its worth, my advice would be for you to get re referred to the team who you had the surgery under. Hopefully they'll be able to offer you advice...

Hi @Andie1962 im four years out from my sleeve after conversion from a band. I've gained a couple of pounds which I try not to add to by counting calories and exercising. It sounds like your experience with the consultant wasn't a positive one and its not very helpful when people try to shame...

@deedee_ hello and welcome to the losers bench. Glad to hear the op went well. Which protein drinks/powders did you go for, some of them can be sweet, artificially and others have a lot of sugar in them too. I found the ready made ufit ones ideal and they're usually on offer in one of the...

Hi @Chow Chow I had a band in 2009 and got to target, only to develop issues further down the line. Including becoming malnourished and developing awful reflux. I had my band removed in 2015 and needed another year (surgeons opinion) for my stomach to heal enough to convert to a sleeve. The...

Thanks so much @Bling Babe and @Kev_h 🥰 I've still been here but strictly moderating only. We get 100s of spammers trying to get access in any given week. Another 10 this evening alone. I'm doing OK. Maintenance is harder in lockdown so trying to stay as active as possible, whilst working from...

No, just someone who changed their mind about posting and asking for advice. Scammers don't get through the filters, not often anyway. @L0ckerz I had a similar experience to you so please don't worry about reaching out, there's always someone who can help x

I agree with @Bling Babe 100g was my guideline post op, although I'm sleeved, it was the same advice for bypass too. It took me a while to get to that point though but adding gravy should make it easier to eat. Just go slowly and remember the 20 20 20 guidelines. I now want some corned beef...

Hi @Neticak, it's good to have you back and boy have you been through it! I'm not sure how many banders are still around but hopefully someone will come along soon and say hello x

I use Myfitnesspal but was recommended Baritastic but I didn't really get on with it x