To Ghyll

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Hello there - very pleased to hear you have some answers, whether

they are what you wanted to know or not. Did the doc give you an

idea on the risk/success percentage of going another band and it

working for you this time? You will know in yourself what the right

thing for you to do is and I wish you all the best with that decision

and the outcome. Keep us posted on how you are doing with it all.

Take care

Ciao

Cherie

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> Citrus Punch

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> Hallo All,

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> First of all many thanks for all the good luck wishes and health

vibes that have been flowing my way.

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> For some of you who are aware of my hassles with the band - skip

this paragraph.

> I was banded nearly two years ago and lost 38 kgs only to find I

had not ever reached that sweet spot place and that there were

hassles with the restriction of my VG band. At one stage I had

12.5mls in the band and still could eat the horse and jockey. I lost

my motivation at this point and slowly put on 10kgs - just could not

maintain the dieting that I needed in order to get through it all.

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> After careful deliberation went and had a second opinion and

a " flight " plan was put into place - I needed to know what was going

on. Today I had an endoscope (gastroscope) and it was found that I

have a pouch 4 to 5cms bigger than the normal 1cm pouch that most

banders have - so that explains why I could always eat double the

amount than other banders. Because this pouch was so much bigger

than most peoples I have had a much larger stomach and this inturn

has made the walls of my oesophagus floppy.

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> Basically I have a massive decision to make. If I am rebanded to

making sure I have a 1cm pouch area there is absolutely no guarantee

that anatomically I will land up in a better place because I now have

floppy muscle walls in the area - it could work but it could well be

that I end up in the same place as I am now.

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> Second choice is a gastric by-pass. Five times more riskier but

with definite results at the end of it all.

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> So dear ones, with this choice - I am going to bed early to sleep

on it!!

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> Again a warm thank you to everyone!

> Love

> Ghyll

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> May all your weeds be wildflowers

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