From Rob

[Guest guest]

Hi Everyone

Just a quick note

to say hello and let you know where I am up to, I went and saw Dr Tim, yesterday,

I’ve been having a few band issues, most of you know my ability to eat

has increased, so was planning to see him about a fill, as I only have about

1ml in my 5 ml band...... BUT early in the week, reflux started with absolute

abandon, I’ve also put on weight, not much but enough to get me scared of

what I was once like......... so I just took the eating easy as it went.

Well after I

described to Tim, what has been happening, he has expressed some concern, he

feels it may be either a slippage or worst case scenario the band has eroded

into the stomach....... I pray it is not the latter, so as a precaution, he wants

to put me in for a gastroscopy to check what is wrong, as he feels something

has happened to the band, I go in for this on the 11th June, so he

will deflate the band if the slippage is the problem, but he has told me to

prepare myself for possible band replacement.

I’m not

happy about this, this was the final straw that ended an absolutely disgusting

day for me yesterday, so thank god I’d planned to spend the night

out at my mates place, he has been a great support to me, so we discussed the

surgery if this comes off, the poor bugger was worried his cooking had made my

band slip lol........ Trust me he is a VERY Good Cook this one lol..... he

said he could take me for the scope, but to do this he will have to close his

business for the day, so I will not let him, I’ll get my cousin to drive

me to and from... If the band needs replacing he will do this at another time.

So I am trying to

take it each day where the band is concerned, mind you today we went down to

Tuggerah to see Indiana Part 4... what a wonderful movie, we loved it

lol....... we had lunch after the movie only to have me block on some seafood......

Go Bloody Figure......... at least the reflux is good today, I used to

get this really bad when I had the hiatus hernia, that Tim fixed when he did

the band........ It was funny when I saw Tim, he reminded me that Tiff, Mazz

and I were his first lot of patients, he has lost count now lol......... He said

if it was not for me, he would not have banded half of the staff where I used

to work ...... apparently they all go see him and say we know Bobby Bower.....

but at the moment, I am no model patient at all. You all know I am so vocal

about overfills, as this can lead to slippage, yet I’ve hardly got any

fill in my band, Tim said, the problems can arise even in ideal conditions, it

just happens .........Sometimes albeit very rare..

So folks, this is

where Little Bobby is at this stage, I will keep you all posted.

Cheers

Rob