I have had a very busy few months. We went to Europe for a month (had a great time- with no stuck episodes) then was very busy with university and general family mayhem. My wieght loss had been slow, not helped of course by my love of all things sweet. I was feeling unsupported by my surgeon (I had not seen him since surgery) as he has a junior doctor who does his 'fills'. Getting a time spot for a fill was an ordeal. They are done in a busy pathology clinic under xray, and only done on one morning a week! Even if you book for the first appt, someone can push infront of you by arriving before you- even if their appt is not until lunchtime!!!

The last straw was when the doctor doing my fill exclaimed "...Oh, What happened???" when I had only lost 8lbs in 3 months!! I felt really down about this, not that she asked any followup questions, what was I eating, was I exercising etc etc. Her response was an aggressive fill of 1cc. which almost completely blocked my stoma!

I struggled at home for 2 days but could barely manage hot water. So when I phoned back to organise an emergency unfill both my doctors were away. I was given an appt at another clinic, the Sydney Institute of Obesity Surgery..... and they are WONDERFUL. They are so so so supportive, and insist on seeing all of their bansters once a month, wether or not they need a fill so they can keep on top of plateau's or bad eating habits. They do fills from 9-5 all week long, and give you 8 NUT appts. and they have a support group once a month. They are fantastic. Have I said that enough?? My weight loss has restarted and I am feeling very happy about my band.