Hi! - ThinnerTimes

daniella01 · 08-23-2007, 05:53 AM

Just wanted to say hi!
I've just registered on this forum. I had my operation about 10 days ago in Belgium, by dr. Himpens.
Since then i lost about 6 kilograms!!

Daniëlla

Gwen · 08-23-2007, 06:24 AM

WOW - 3 newbies from Belgium in one day - WELCOME!

6kg in 10 days - amazing - that is 13.222 pounds for our American/Canadian sisters and almost a stone for our UK sisters!

I see you had your surgery with Dr Himpens - that's interesting - tell us more about your whole experience - if you don't mind sharing details such as where you heard of Dr H and how your surgery was arranged and how much it was?

We are a very nosy bunch and don't mind if you ask the same questions back

Make yourself at home and enjoy the ride!

lindsey78 · 08-23-2007, 06:37 AM

welcome!!!

i'm a belguim baby myself!!!
well done on the weight loss its fantastic...

these early days are hard so keep drinking as much as you can (i know easier said than done) and go easy on yourself dont run when you know you should be walking!!!!!

any early day questions just ask

daniella01 · 08-23-2007, 10:38 AM

Hi everyone,
Thanks for the replies! Is Belgium the worlds capital for gastric bypasses??

I met dr. Himpens about 5 years ago (through a friend). I was a lot larger than i am at the moment. He advised me to do a lapband surgery (that was january 2002). Since then i lost about 40 kilo's (sorry, have no idea how many pounds that is

) A couple of months ago the lapband became very painful: couldn't eat properly and i constantly had pain high up in my back. That turned out to be a result of an extra pouch above my stomach. Because of that i gained about 10 kilo's again.
So, the lapband had to come out. Dr. Himpens advised a gastric-bypass, but i wasn't too sure (i love my chocolade

). After a couple of months the pain was getting worse, my weight was going up: so i decided to have the gastric bypass surgery. Between that decision and my actual operation, were about 3 weeks..
Last tuesday i had the operation, fridaymorning i was home again. Everything went fine, almost no pain!
Because this operation was a result of a complication with the lapband, the surgery didn't cost as much as normal (about € 5500). My insurance company will pay the bill!!
Dr. Himpens is really very good. He knows what he is doing. Around here he's the best surgeon you can get.

Lindsey: you went to Brugge? Dr. dillemans is nice isn't he? I met him at a wls-information day last july.
I know what you mean "go easy on yourself dont run when you know you should be walking!" I feel fine, so i do need to put on the brakes now and then