Bluedawny
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Hi I had a band in 2006 and lost 13 stone was quite happy with it I went to Belgium and had a tummy tuck with muscle repair my arms and legs done and new boobies! Anyone wants details let me know!! He is brilliant and a fraction of the cost in the uk!
After 5 years my band tightened up had a de fill put on a stone and panicked so had it tightened again. Lost the weight again but felt terrible had acid all day and all night, persistent cough that took over my life! I lived like that for a year - couldn't really eat and would eat and puke!
I went to see my surgeon and he was really angry with me - did an unfill (I insisted it wasn't much) I went away still had the cough and acid so I booked to have a gastric bypass on 7th November (hubby paid as he was sick to death of my cough) by the time of my operation date I had gone from 11stone 2lb (lowest I have been is 10 stone 9lb) up to 12stone 7lb. I didn't need to go on the milk diet as my surgeon said my operation was to maintain weight rather than loose huge amounts - I know that without any WLS I would get back to 23 stone as I'm a compulsive eater!!! Wouldn't have needed WLS in the first place if I could stop!!
I had my surgery and needed two surgeons Mr Van den Bossche and Mr Jamie Kelly as my band had well and truly stuck!! I had a fobi ring added as I wanted my pouch to stay the same size (hopefully that will work) when I came around both surgeons visited me separately and told me off as I had done damage to my oesophagus hence my cough and the sphincter had completely gone!! They said that I will always need to adhere to small portions as my oesophagus could not push the food through!! It was because I had pushed against the band!
After the op I had the pain most of us get in the left port which really caned!! I felt like I was the only person in the world to have this and it really hurt to move (I still had my cough which I dreaded as it felt like my insides were exploding each time I had to cough) and the wind!!!! Ouch!!!
After three weeks I was back at work but the first day back the doctors I work with gave me 12 medicals to do, I'm a technician so do the prelims of pilot medicals which consist of ECG, audio, cholesterol test, lung function test, HB test, height, weight and wee test! each takes 30 mins so had one 9am 9.30, 10.00,10.30,11.00 and at 11.30 I gave up as I felt so ill - couldn't even drive home so had to get hubby to collect me! Each doctor (work for 4) blamed each other as they know I should have had a phased return to work do for the rest of the week I worked until 2pm.
My progression to solid food was not going well, liquid in the first 3 weeks was great (so nice to be able to drink without that strangulation feeling the band gave me) I know I was dehydrated as when I left the hospital having not eaten for days I weighed 13 stone 3lb!!!!! After 2 weeks on liquids I went on to puréed food but unless it was really watery I couldn't keep it down. I tried for another week like this sticking to my soups and not feeling hungry really! I was due my six week check but at week 5 I phoned my surgeon as the last few days I couldn't even keep my liquids down - it was the same strangulation feeling as the band grrr!!! He told me to come in to his surgery on Thursday 12th November and not to have anything to eat or drink as he was going to put a camera down my throat to see if I had a stricture! Luckily I only live 15 mins away from the hospital so went to work in the morning, as I was going to be sedated (thank god! I'm a baby) hubby took me across - I hadn't really lost much weight about a stone - hubby said he felt cheated as I still had the cough and the only thing different was I farted loads lolol!
I went at 1pm and must admit was more nervous of this procedure than any of my others ??? Don't know why - I went down at 2pm and they sprayed my throat asked my to bite on a tooth protector (as I have crowns) and the next thing I remember I was back in my bed in my room. Mr Van den Bosshe came to see me and said that the join in my oesophagus was supposed to be the size of his middle finger but mine had healed over to a pin hole that's why I couldn't eat! The nurse said I will get Sue some soup - he said no get her a sandwich! OMG I hadn't eaten solid food for weeks and I was nervous as hell - I had half a sandwich chewed really well and it was bliss! I felt full and a cheese and pickle sandwich never tasted so good!
I was allowed home within the hour and that was 3 days ago - I don't feel hungry so am pushing myself to get my protein down as I'm paranoid about loosing my hair!! I've been prescribe high dose zinc Vitamin D and calcium also Forceival which I think is yuck! But will take as I was lacking all vitamins with my band and needed a Ferritin transfusion before my RNY at a cost of £700.00 I asked hubby what was I getting for Christmas and he said "your fart implant has cost me enough" lolol!
I weighed myself this morning and I was 11stone 7lb so another 5lb should be at my happy place!!!!
After 5 years my band tightened up had a de fill put on a stone and panicked so had it tightened again. Lost the weight again but felt terrible had acid all day and all night, persistent cough that took over my life! I lived like that for a year - couldn't really eat and would eat and puke!
I went to see my surgeon and he was really angry with me - did an unfill (I insisted it wasn't much) I went away still had the cough and acid so I booked to have a gastric bypass on 7th November (hubby paid as he was sick to death of my cough) by the time of my operation date I had gone from 11stone 2lb (lowest I have been is 10 stone 9lb) up to 12stone 7lb. I didn't need to go on the milk diet as my surgeon said my operation was to maintain weight rather than loose huge amounts - I know that without any WLS I would get back to 23 stone as I'm a compulsive eater!!! Wouldn't have needed WLS in the first place if I could stop!!
I had my surgery and needed two surgeons Mr Van den Bossche and Mr Jamie Kelly as my band had well and truly stuck!! I had a fobi ring added as I wanted my pouch to stay the same size (hopefully that will work) when I came around both surgeons visited me separately and told me off as I had done damage to my oesophagus hence my cough and the sphincter had completely gone!! They said that I will always need to adhere to small portions as my oesophagus could not push the food through!! It was because I had pushed against the band!
After the op I had the pain most of us get in the left port which really caned!! I felt like I was the only person in the world to have this and it really hurt to move (I still had my cough which I dreaded as it felt like my insides were exploding each time I had to cough) and the wind!!!! Ouch!!!
After three weeks I was back at work but the first day back the doctors I work with gave me 12 medicals to do, I'm a technician so do the prelims of pilot medicals which consist of ECG, audio, cholesterol test, lung function test, HB test, height, weight and wee test! each takes 30 mins so had one 9am 9.30, 10.00,10.30,11.00 and at 11.30 I gave up as I felt so ill - couldn't even drive home so had to get hubby to collect me! Each doctor (work for 4) blamed each other as they know I should have had a phased return to work do for the rest of the week I worked until 2pm.
My progression to solid food was not going well, liquid in the first 3 weeks was great (so nice to be able to drink without that strangulation feeling the band gave me) I know I was dehydrated as when I left the hospital having not eaten for days I weighed 13 stone 3lb!!!!! After 2 weeks on liquids I went on to puréed food but unless it was really watery I couldn't keep it down. I tried for another week like this sticking to my soups and not feeling hungry really! I was due my six week check but at week 5 I phoned my surgeon as the last few days I couldn't even keep my liquids down - it was the same strangulation feeling as the band grrr!!! He told me to come in to his surgery on Thursday 12th November and not to have anything to eat or drink as he was going to put a camera down my throat to see if I had a stricture! Luckily I only live 15 mins away from the hospital so went to work in the morning, as I was going to be sedated (thank god! I'm a baby) hubby took me across - I hadn't really lost much weight about a stone - hubby said he felt cheated as I still had the cough and the only thing different was I farted loads lolol!
I went at 1pm and must admit was more nervous of this procedure than any of my others ??? Don't know why - I went down at 2pm and they sprayed my throat asked my to bite on a tooth protector (as I have crowns) and the next thing I remember I was back in my bed in my room. Mr Van den Bosshe came to see me and said that the join in my oesophagus was supposed to be the size of his middle finger but mine had healed over to a pin hole that's why I couldn't eat! The nurse said I will get Sue some soup - he said no get her a sandwich! OMG I hadn't eaten solid food for weeks and I was nervous as hell - I had half a sandwich chewed really well and it was bliss! I felt full and a cheese and pickle sandwich never tasted so good!
I was allowed home within the hour and that was 3 days ago - I don't feel hungry so am pushing myself to get my protein down as I'm paranoid about loosing my hair!! I've been prescribe high dose zinc Vitamin D and calcium also Forceival which I think is yuck! But will take as I was lacking all vitamins with my band and needed a Ferritin transfusion before my RNY at a cost of £700.00 I asked hubby what was I getting for Christmas and he said "your fart implant has cost me enough" lolol!
I weighed myself this morning and I was 11stone 7lb so another 5lb should be at my happy place!!!!