Has anyone had the Lap-band?!
Question: Has anyone had the Lap-band!?
What is your experience with this!? How much weight did you lose!? What made you decide to go for it!?
I am 80 - 90 pounds overweight, and have tried counting calories and being active!. But it is not working!. The situation became worse after I had my baby two months ago and quit working!. I don't want my weight to keep rising, and am considering the Lap-Band!. I just want to know about your experiences as 'real' people, not paid actors on TV!.!.
Thanks so much!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I am 80 - 90 pounds overweight, and have tried counting calories and being active!. But it is not working!. The situation became worse after I had my baby two months ago and quit working!. I don't want my weight to keep rising, and am considering the Lap-Band!. I just want to know about your experiences as 'real' people, not paid actors on TV!.!.
Thanks so much!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
There is horror stories about everything and this procedure has some but for me, it has been a life saver!. I had the lap band done 4-16-08 and I am down (as of today) 65 pounds and lots and lots of inches!. Everyone loses weight differently and I was told and prepared before surgery that I would lose 70 pounds the first year, due to my health conditions, my maturity (age, he he) and my medications (insulin 4 times a day) which I did get off insulin two days after the surgery and put back on oral medications and now I am off one of them!. I had no trouble after the surgery, never took pain medications and drove two days after the surgery and have been on the go ever since!. I was too tired the day after surgery and felt like it was safe for me to drive!. The week after the surgery was rough, (liquids) but then it got better!. I felt like I had an "easy surgery" if surgery was easy! I had a lot of weight to lose (150 pounds) now it doesn't seem like I have less than 90 pounds to go!. These past few months as been good for me!. I go to water aerobics 3-4 times a week!. I don't have joint pain, like I did before the surgery, my energy level is higher than it has been in years, and I can play with my grand kids, without getting winded!. I rode on a plane and didn't have to use a seat extender, I got to pull my car seat up because I had lost some of my belly, my shoes were wide and now they are regular, just little things!. Oh, I was supposed to have gastric bypass but my cardiologist said no (because of the testing they did) but did agree to lap band!. I was disappointed but now I am not, wish I had done it sooner!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
My sister had the lap band, she's had considerable gastric issues and has had to go back for two surgeries to correct
the problems that occured, as she had bile backing up into her stomach!.Sadly She has put back on 1/3 of her weight!.
I have two close friends who had the bypass surgery!. One lost 80 lbs, and has had to have surgery to correct the hernia that developed (very common with this surgery)
She too has put back on about 35% of her weight!.
I had considered the gastric as I have struggled with my weight all my life!. But after watching my friends go through these physical traumas and then put the weight
back on, we all know that no matter what, if you are
not ready to lose weight, you too will put it back on!.
It's a life decision and it's about what's eating you, not
what you're eating!. Until you make the final decision that
you don't want to be fat anymore, nothing you do will be
successful!. I've seen my friend's anguish at achieving their goal after going through physical HELL, then the
absolute defeat and sadness over failure of putting weight back on!.
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the problems that occured, as she had bile backing up into her stomach!.Sadly She has put back on 1/3 of her weight!.
I have two close friends who had the bypass surgery!. One lost 80 lbs, and has had to have surgery to correct the hernia that developed (very common with this surgery)
She too has put back on about 35% of her weight!.
I had considered the gastric as I have struggled with my weight all my life!. But after watching my friends go through these physical traumas and then put the weight
back on, we all know that no matter what, if you are
not ready to lose weight, you too will put it back on!.
It's a life decision and it's about what's eating you, not
what you're eating!. Until you make the final decision that
you don't want to be fat anymore, nothing you do will be
successful!. I've seen my friend's anguish at achieving their goal after going through physical HELL, then the
absolute defeat and sadness over failure of putting weight back on!.
Www@Answer-Health@Com
yeah i know how much the "success" stories or "real" people can be lol
my mom works for a hospitals home health group, that goes to the patients home to provide care if they are too sick to get to the hospital ya know!?
one patient was severely obese, i believe a few hundred pounds overweight at 380 or so!. his medicaid paid for the lap band procedure, and he has lost alot of weight and has even started walking alot more now
if you can afford it, i say go for it!. Its all about being happy, and if your not gonna be hapy with the way you look, go for it! i would love to do it but im only 20 pounds overweight!. maybe i should gain more just to get it lol jk
good luck! try scheduling an appointment sometime to discuss this with a doctor and if he thinks it will benifit you
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My moms boss was 370 as well i believe and had it done and is at 170 now after 5 months i believeWww@Answer-Health@Com
my mom works for a hospitals home health group, that goes to the patients home to provide care if they are too sick to get to the hospital ya know!?
one patient was severely obese, i believe a few hundred pounds overweight at 380 or so!. his medicaid paid for the lap band procedure, and he has lost alot of weight and has even started walking alot more now
if you can afford it, i say go for it!. Its all about being happy, and if your not gonna be hapy with the way you look, go for it! i would love to do it but im only 20 pounds overweight!. maybe i should gain more just to get it lol jk
good luck! try scheduling an appointment sometime to discuss this with a doctor and if he thinks it will benifit you
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My moms boss was 370 as well i believe and had it done and is at 170 now after 5 months i believeWww@Answer-Health@Com
I saw a friend of mines that I had not seen since last year!. She has the lap-band & she looks "Great"!! I almost did not know who she was!. She looks so refreshed!. She told me nothing but good things about it!. She has had it for 6-9mths & has lost !?!?weight but to me she lost it everwhere!. her face, legs, stomach, etc!.!.!.!.
If I where u I would keep doing research w/yo doctor & w/o yo' doctor!.
GoOd LuCk!!Www@Answer-Health@Com
If I where u I would keep doing research w/yo doctor & w/o yo' doctor!.
GoOd LuCk!!Www@Answer-Health@Com