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Hi Magicbeans This is an impossible question to gage accurate answers from, as everyone is unique and their weight loss journey is too. A gastric band will give you 50-60 percent of your EXCESS weight as a loss on average. So if you at 60lbs over weight, the realistic target is 30lbs in...

Operations can play havoc with blood sugar, it may be your body just having a blip. A friend of mine has had 2 ops in the past 3 months and both times a few weeks after her blood sugars went wobbly. She was told it's something to do with the anaesthetic taking up to six weeks to fully...

When they give you a fill, it is with salin fluid that fills little fluid pockets on the inside of the band, this in turn closes the gap a little tighter, to prevent food going thru so fat. Hope this helps :) Getting to the sweet spot of restriction can take a few attempts, it's like fine...

Hi there, I would go easy on the exercise, you wont be healed fully inside yet. There is no speed race for this and you should allow your body adequate time to recover. The full effect of anesthetic will still be in your system and you will feel tired more quickly, it can take up to six weeks...

You will need years of maintainance fills too....;) The saline can evaporate so to speak and your restriction will fade.

With needing fills for the life time of the band, the fees they charge £125 per fill might soon add up, I had 4 in the first 12 months.

From what I have read there seems to only be 7 days aftercare, with 1 fill. Will You will need to find a private provider to do the fills?

me too....it was never mentioned and other banders I know never had to either??? mmmmm maybe its something new

I asked if I needed to go on to supplements after my band and the answer was, you shouldn't need to, you should get all you need by what you eat. Also if you use skimmed milk and fat free yoghurts, both are very low in fat and calories yet have high calcium levels. There is so much...

I wasn't told it was common, I was told it can be a sympton that might mean things are not quite right. Things mentioned to me were acid reflux can be a sign of ulcers from vomitting too much on the band. Might be worth getting them to check, a tight band may also explain no weight loss.

Emm is yor band too tight maybe... I found this info..you went thru a bad stage of vomitting if I remember.... Vomiting or Acid Reflux Patients occasionally vomit or feel pain after food intake. This can be caused either by poor eating behaviour ie too large a quantity or not chewing...

Went into jewelers to have my engagement ring resized as it's sliding off finger... Its had to go 2.5 size increments down! Even the jeweler said that is a large drop down :)

Good luck Emm, I am going through the mill too....xxx

If I had 7ml in my band I would not be able to drink! The sweet spot is so variable for each person, there is no way my surgron would fill that much in one go. LOL. When he put me up to 6.5 I could not swallow the water...

My first fill was done under a fluroscope with a barium swallow, just to make sure all was in the right place. But not all providers do this. Its fairly painless and usually over and done with in ten minutes :)

Seriously if you are not weeing, go to the A and E today, you need this sorted today.

What may happen is you will not get proper restriction...have they given you a date to speak with consultant about what happens next?

Band size is 9ml and last time it was filled it was up to 5.75ml. I still get restriction in part but really have to be ultra mindful of quantity. I rang again today but there is nothing they can do at the moment. Will keep harassing them every few days.

I have not lost any weight between last dietitian visit and now. My weight if anything has risen by 2 kgs. I told them this on the phone yesterday but it didn't seem to matter. I feel that because I am 2 and a half years out now, that I am being shovelled to the back of the queue. I...

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