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Put on 4 pounds when I had 2 weeks holiday.  Started back on Atkins and lost 5!  About another 10 pounds to target.  After 18 months the sleeve still works, I just have to motivate myself to follow the rules...  LOL

Lynn, I have a theory! Possibly rubbish but possibly not!

To get any wls in the UK is hard. You probably, almost certainly have to pay yourself. A few get it done by the nationalised health service but that is not common. There is also less acceptance over here of elective surgery. Now you and I know that to classify wls as elective or cosmetic is b***** it. But that is the perception of many. And finally, our docs do far less wls.

The result, possibly, of all that is that we are more determined to succeed, more likely to have done research and our docs are not treating the surgeries as conveyor belt ops.

It seems to me that those things may combine to improve compliance, expectations, after care etc. etc.. So things may and do still go "wrong". But perhaps our odds are slightly better?

Well, it's a theory!!

Kate

I am used to Mike's machine now. Like Janice, I prefer it to snores. Also, in this hot weather, I can keep my fan on all night. Before Mike used to complain about the noise. Now he cant hear it and even if he could, he wouldnt dare complain!

Kate

Sleep apnoea sometimes has no logic to it.  I bought my own machine when I was first diagnosed but have hardly used it as I was issued with an NHS machine.  I'll put my machine on ebay later this year.  Janice was happier with the machine rather than my snoring! 

Sorry it's taken so long to reply but we've been on holiday for the last fortnight.  Alex has been the teenager from hell, which is exactly what you would expect from a 13 year old!

Had my routine annual barium swallow this morning, supposed to be 5 year one but a few months late.

All is just as it should be. Radiologist said everything fine.

I asked about bands in general and was told that they find a very good success rate with relatively few removals. Meaningless really as no figures or time spans given. But this is the major NHS hospital trust for the Thames Valley region, serving a city and many large towns. No axes to grind as this is the nationalised non- profit making service and they do all 4 of the main wls. And this was the radiologist talking who is a fully qualified doctor and who does most of the fluoroscopy band checks. I was told they have many vets of 5 years plus like me.

So if they are happy with banding as an option, that's very positive! We have some vehement anti-band feeling on other boards but it is really weird, Brits seem to do better than Americans with them!

Kate