Yep the acid reflux is quite bad.. Never had heartburn In my life before now, and I don't like it. I was regretting having the balloon done aswell I actually nearly cryed thinking what have I done to my body! Surely I could just off Tryed to diet abit better not to be in this pain.. But Ey up it done now and no Turning back. The clinic in Prague was brilliant and very clean. They told me off for wanting a cigarette just after I hade the balloon done, basically I had no chance lol. They Tryed there hardest to talk to me but they struggle and it made me giggle cos there English was terrible but I got throu the 24hours with no problems.. Starting to feel a little better now. Been sick about 5 times today but better than the last 2days. Just wish this burning feeling inside would go away I'm not sure if its heartburn, acid reflux or just the balloon in general.. Gonna go to my g.p and get something.. Does anybody no if gavascon will work at all? I've never used it b4 but anything to get rid off this pain
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AlexandraBM
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i tried gaviscon and it didnt work at all, rennie worked 1,00 times better for me. but like i said the lansoprazole has completely killed all my acid 
Alex
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Hi Rosy. Thanks for the update, glad you are doing well and didn't suffer too badly...lucky us compared to most peoples experience. Stay in touch, let me know how you're doing and good luck
Hi Alex. congrats on having the procedure and thanks for your updates. It's always good to read other peoples experiences. Can't believe you have lost 16lb in just eight days...I'm very jealous Hope you keep it up and reach your target. Sorry you suffered so much...strange how differently it effects different people. I wonder if it was because your balloon was 700ml full and mine only 500ml. How is your mum doing?
Hi Sami. 10lbs in just 5 days is amazing...well done, you must be over the moon. slightly gutted my losses haven't been as big but then I suppose I've not really suffered or been sick.
Good luck all...keep the updates coming
Sacha xx
Hi Alex. congrats on having the procedure and thanks for your updates. It's always good to read other peoples experiences. Can't believe you have lost 16lb in just eight days...I'm very jealous
Hope you keep it up and reach your target. Sorry you suffered so much...strange how differently it effects different people. I wonder if it was because your balloon was 700ml full and mine only 500ml. How is your mum doing? Hi Sami. 10lbs in just 5 days is amazing...well done, you must be over the moon. slightly gutted my losses haven't been as big but then I suppose I've not really suffered or been sick.
Good luck all...keep the updates coming
Sacha xx
Thanks sacha
Well I'm happy with the weight loss but all off a sudden I'm hungry and I wanna eat.. Only on day 7 is this normal. I've eaten egg on toast, pasta and cracker breads 2day. Don't feel that full and not feeling sick. My diet book off the doctors says I should be on blended food for an other 2weeks. It won't stop me loosing weight will it if I'm eating solid food so early.. ?? Xx
Well I'm happy with the weight loss but all off a sudden I'm hungry and I wanna eat.. Only on day 7 is this normal. I've eaten egg on toast, pasta and cracker breads 2day. Don't feel that full and not feeling sick. My diet book off the doctors says I should be on blended food for an other 2weeks. It won't stop me loosing weight will it if I'm eating solid food so early.. ?? Xx
Hi Guys, i am new in the forum, just had my balloon last tuesday the 22/04 , i got a bit lucky with the sickness, i became sick 6 hours after i had it and total i threw up 8 times ,first day and second day and that was it... Ofcourse my doctor gave me very good combination of medication..maybe thats why.. Third day i went to work to work until 8pm.. I was feeling some cramps in the stomach but i could manage..today is day 4 for me and i lost 3.5 kg.
By the way i have inserter the Spatz balloon due to the 12 months and adjustability option.
I was feeling very stupid for doing this to my self and i was like why you could not make a serious diet stupiddddd but now that i am better i want to believe it worth it...
Sami and Sacha good luckkkkkk!!!
By the way i have inserter the Spatz balloon due to the 12 months and adjustability option.
I was feeling very stupid for doing this to my self and i was like why you could not make a serious diet stupiddddd
but now that i am better i want to believe it worth it... Sami and Sacha good luckkkkkk!!!
I am beginning to regret it just for the fact I feel hungry now all the time. Ate 3 healphy meals 2day and just had a pig out on biscuits because I'm starving. I don't feel sick and I don't feel full. Just think I've got to starve myself now and the only reason I had this done is so I don't have to starve whilst dieting.. Still gonna eat very healphy because a takeaway dusnt appeal to me anymore. But how can I give up little snacks when I'm starving!! Just hoping I can do this else will be a waste off money xx
Sami have you thought of the idea that maybe your balloon for some reason is deflated? Is impossible to feel hungry at this stage! Is very eRly...Just impossible! I asked my doctor that implanted 800 balloons and said impossible at the stage... Ofcourse we will be eating more and more but we will never reach the exact amounts of food that we did without the balloon inside...you may eat 300 gr steak at some point but not 500 gr...
You really need to talk to your doctor urgently i believe ..
I no the balloon working I was sick last nite after my biscuits. :/ so never again. And I am eating less. Only ate bout 900 calls all day yesterday then had biscuits. So it's a lot better.just not loosing any weight at all. Actually gone from 13.3 to 13.5 in 2days. How is that possible!! Fought I wud get 2stone of in bout 2month. Looks like its gonna be 0 stones xxx
xxxHey Sami
I was actually eating proper meals on about day 4. A quarter of what I use to eat but still 3 meals a day and not blended muck. The first few days was just yoghurt and jelly but like you I started feeling hungry so was eating proper meals but I was full after them...sometimes uncomfortably full. Before three meals a day was not enough and I was constantly snacking but now I can't snack as I'm too full and one meal lasts me until the next. I'm still eating the same amount of food as I was eating towards the end of the first week so my appetite hasn't increased over he past two months. For the first 6 weeks I was craving my old habit junk food constantly...but now I'm craving fish and salad and vegetables....weird how my mind has changed. So don't worry about eating solids so early...just watch your portion sizes, keep them small and try and eat your meals at the same time each day...I no longer need a clock at work...my body tells me when it's lunch time Also try low GI foods...they keep you fuller for longer...apparently
Keep in touch xx
I was actually eating proper meals on about day 4. A quarter of what I use to eat but still 3 meals a day and not blended muck. The first few days was just yoghurt and jelly but like you I started feeling hungry so was eating proper meals but I was full after them...sometimes uncomfortably full. Before three meals a day was not enough and I was constantly snacking but now I can't snack as I'm too full and one meal lasts me until the next. I'm still eating the same amount of food as I was eating towards the end of the first week so my appetite hasn't increased over he past two months. For the first 6 weeks I was craving my old habit junk food constantly...but now I'm craving fish and salad and vegetables....weird how my mind has changed. So don't worry about eating solids so early...just watch your portion sizes, keep them small and try and eat your meals at the same time each day...I no longer need a clock at work...my body tells me when it's lunch time
Also try low GI foods...they keep you fuller for longer...apparentlyKeep in touch xx
Thank you I'm kind off glad someone else has the same feeling as me. I defiantly can't eat what I used to. Not had more than 1300 cals in one day yet. So I'm hoping for 2-3 pound a week. starting back at gym 2moro so hope that helps. Like you say it's hard to no when your hungry Ann then when iv eaten I feel the fullness after I've drank a drink and realise I may off over eaten. I'm sure ill get used to it soon thou.. Keep me posted in how your doing.. And how much weght you have lost so far.. I'm on week 2 now and lost 10 pound but gained 2 :/ I dunno how when I've stuck to a good diet xxx
starting back at gym 2moro so hope that helps. Like you say it's hard to no when your hungry Ann then when iv eaten I feel the fullness after I've drank a drink and realise I may off over eaten. I'm sure ill get used to it soon thou.. Keep me posted in how your doing.. And how much weght you have lost so far.. I'm on week 2 now and lost 10 pound but gained 2 :/ I dunno how when I've stuck to a good diet xxxHello,
I'm three and a half weeks in and eating about 1200 calories a day - I think. I seem to have lost 8.5 Kgs already which is almost 19 lbs so that's good and my blood pressure has dropped very considerably too - so all good. I will be asking the doctor if I can reduce the medication I take for this if the trend continues. BUT I do feel quite hungry sometimes and the balloon doesn't actually prevent me from eating, I think I could easily eat too much if I wasn't careful. It does seem to somehow dull the appetite somewhat and I think it helps me to feel fuller longer but it doesn't seem to be a dramatic effect. I am going to stay motivated though, the balloon definitely has some effect and as I spent such a lot of money on this procedure that I really want it to work. I've only got one shot at this! I am sticking with the NOSC programme for eating healthily after the balloon (it seems to be a a low carb/smaller portion approach).
(Sorry to raise this, but just in case anyone else has the same problem - constipation has been a bit of an issue but am taking Boots natural remedy for this - seems to help)
Hello Sacha,
Hope all is continuing well for you - my weekly weight loss in Kgs has been 4.8/1.2/1.4/1.1. (which is roughly 10.5/ 2.7/ 3/ 2.5 in lbs) I'm not feeling very energetic though and haven't been very active. How is your progress going? You had the Spatz too didn't you? Do you think you will be going back for the balloon to be topped up at some point?
Good luck everyone (and me too!)
Rosy
I'm three and a half weeks in and eating about 1200 calories a day - I think. I seem to have lost 8.5 Kgs already which is almost 19 lbs so that's good and my blood pressure has dropped very considerably too - so all good. I will be asking the doctor if I can reduce the medication I take for this if the trend continues. BUT I do feel quite hungry sometimes and the balloon doesn't actually prevent me from eating, I think I could easily eat too much if I wasn't careful. It does seem to somehow dull the appetite somewhat and I think it helps me to feel fuller longer but it doesn't seem to be a dramatic effect. I am going to stay motivated though, the balloon definitely has some effect and as I spent such a lot of money on this procedure that I really want it to work. I've only got one shot at this! I am sticking with the NOSC programme for eating healthily after the balloon (it seems to be a a low carb/smaller portion approach).
(Sorry to raise this, but just in case anyone else has the same problem - constipation has been a bit of an issue but am taking Boots natural remedy for this - seems to help)
Hello Sacha,
Hope all is continuing well for you - my weekly weight loss in Kgs has been 4.8/1.2/1.4/1.1. (which is roughly 10.5/ 2.7/ 3/ 2.5 in lbs) I'm not feeling very energetic though and haven't been very active. How is your progress going? You had the Spatz too didn't you? Do you think you will be going back for the balloon to be topped up at some point?
Good luck everyone (and me too!)
Rosy
Hi Mia. Well will start by telling you it wasn't a very nice experience,didn't actually feel a thing but the 3 days after was hell :/ the burning in my tummy was awful. Every time I felt burning I was sick. It might be different for you, then after days passed I was hungry and cud eat food again, obviously not as much as I used.. But felt like something wasn't quite right because I felt starving.. Just stick to a good diet and don't eat anything high in fat else just makes you vomit.. I'm on week 4 now and anything I eat that's unhealthy just comes back up again. Not loosing much weight thou. 12 pound unto now. :/ was hoping for a little more.. Good luck xxxx
Hi Sami
Thank you for replying
im dreading the surgery did u have a sore throat etc afterwards? And could you only drink fluids for days after? I have booked a week off work so I'm hoping I wil be ok to work I'm a week. Did you have time off work? Lol sorry for all the questions. 12 pound in three weeks is amazing
you must be feeling great seeing the weight come off! How much weight do you want to lose?
Mia xxx
Hi Mia
I need to loose 2 and half stone to be at my goal weight. But I would be over the moon if could loose 3-4 stone. I very much adought that's gonna happen thou. Unless I work harder. after the surgery I had a horrid taste in my mouth and my throat only hurt for ten minutes. Then I asked if I could go for a smoke lol. I got told off. Haha.. I only wanted to drink fluids for days after cudnt handle even eaten a yogurt then like I said all off a sudden after day 3 I was starving and could eat food again. I would say u will be perfectly fine for work after 1week. I'm a mummy so not in work at the moment. I had help looking after my baby for 3days after then I was fit and able to look after her. So u will be just fine going to work.. Where are you getting the balloon fitted? I had Myn done in Prague, it was half the cost, very good clinic and very clean.. Got well looked after xxx
I need to loose 2 and half stone to be at my goal weight. But I would be over the moon if could loose 3-4 stone. I very much adought that's gonna happen thou. Unless I work harder.
after the surgery I had a horrid taste in my mouth and my throat only hurt for ten minutes. Then I asked if I could go for a smoke lol. I got told off. Haha.. I only wanted to drink fluids for days after cudnt handle even eaten a yogurt then like I said all off a sudden after day 3 I was starving and could eat food again. I would say u will be perfectly fine for work after 1week. I'm a mummy so not in work at the moment. I had help looking after my baby for 3days after then I was fit and able to look after her. So u will be just fine going to work.. Where are you getting the balloon fitted? I had Myn done in Prague, it was half the cost, very good clinic and very clean.. Got well looked after xxxHi Mia
I need to loose 2 and half stone to be at my goal weight. But I would be over the moon if could loose 3-4 stone. I very much adought that's gonna happen thou. Unless I work harder.
Hi Sami
It sounds as if you're doing well
I need to lose 4 stone I'm getting it done in Brisbane Australia...I'm from Manchester England but been living in Aus for 5 years.
I hope you're right about work I only work 3 days a week as I have two kids to care for aswell! Thanks again for getting back to me xxx
Harmony6789
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Hello Ballooners! I just wanted to tell you about an alternative procedure to the balloon. It's permanent, unlike the balloon, but like the balloon, involves no cutting of the stomach, like other weight loss surgeries. Basically the surgeon folds the stomach in on itself, so that it takes up its own room. It has comparable losses with the gastric sleeve, but nothing is removed, and its potentially reversible. Its called a gastric plication, also known as a gastric wrap. It is done all over the world, including the UK now, but i had mine done in the Czech Republic, under Martin Hruby, as that's where i could afford it! I've lost 55lb since December Another 15 to go
Another 15 to go Hi Rosy, Mia, sammi and all you others on this journey.
Sorry I haven't logged on for a while, its been a hectic few months. Just wondered how every ones getting on?
I had 3 week blip, I went on holiday and then moved house within a couple of days of returning so was a very stressful time for me. I indulged a little on holiday and then was without a kitchen for around 4 days when I moved, and due to how busy I was I took the quick and easy unhealthy options instead of sticking to any diet...so over these 3 weeks I only lost a 1lb. I'm trying not too moan too much as I'm so surprised I didn't actually put on a few lbs but I'm really disappointed with myself. Finally got back on track and been really good over the past 3 weeks. In 15 weeks I've lost 3 stone which isn't too bad. I've finally gone from the clinically obese to the obese category...god I hate that word! and finally dropped a dress size...every mile stone counts. I'm sat here at my office desk digging into yet another ham salad. The nurse is still calling me every week, which to be honest is getting a bit boring now...same conversation every week. I may ask her to call once a month next time I speak instead. 15 weeks down 37 weeks left
So how are you guys doing?
Love Lianne
Sorry I haven't logged on for a while, its been a hectic few months. Just wondered how every ones getting on?
I had 3 week blip, I went on holiday and then moved house within a couple of days of returning so was a very stressful time for me. I indulged a little on holiday and then was without a kitchen for around 4 days when I moved, and due to how busy I was I took the quick and easy unhealthy options instead of sticking to any diet...so over these 3 weeks I only lost a 1lb. I'm trying not too moan too much as I'm so surprised I didn't actually put on a few lbs but I'm really disappointed with myself. Finally got back on track and been really good over the past 3 weeks. In 15 weeks I've lost 3 stone which isn't too bad. I've finally gone from the clinically obese to the obese category...god I hate that word! and finally dropped a dress size...every mile stone counts. I'm sat here at my office desk digging into yet another ham salad. The nurse is still calling me every week, which to be honest is getting a bit boring now...same conversation every week. I may ask her to call once a month next time I speak instead. 15 weeks down 37 weeks left
So how are you guys doing?
Love Lianne
Hi Sacha. Glad ur doing so well 3stone is a massive lose. Well done. Think your doing abit better than me. The only think this balloon seems to be doing is giving me eggy burps. I seem to be able to eat a lot more now. Well normal size meals really. I don't eat anything fried or anything high in fat but am struggling to loose weight only lost 19 pounds up to now and on week 9 starting to wish I hadn't bothered. Xxxxx
3stone is a massive lose. Well done. Think your doing abit better than me. The only think this balloon seems to be doing is giving me eggy burps. I seem to be able to eat a lot more now. Well normal size meals really. I don't eat anything fried or anything high in fat but am struggling to loose weight only lost 19 pounds up to now and on week 9 starting to wish I hadn't bothered. Xxxxx- Status