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The adjustable gastric band (LAP-BAND) is a less invasive type of weight loss surgery that works through restricting your stomach size. Discuss LAP-BAND related topics such as fills, LAP-BAND diets, nutritional supplements, complications and band over bypass. Share your experiences and be supportive!

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  1. Portion by volume or weight?

    By gingerbug,
    • 1 reply
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  2. Stuck

    By pampoa,
    • 1 reply
    • 547 views

  3. Got My Fill Done Under Fluoro!

    By fire_bellydancer,
    • 1 reply
    • 539 views

  4. Wii fit game

    By southernqt,
    • 1 reply
    • 791 views

  5. Storage of Smoothies & Protein Shakes

    By mimmosa,
    • 1 reply
    • 625 views

  6. Thick Saline Solution Used For Fills?

    By BETTERLIFE,
    • 1 reply
    • 2,055 views

  7. Self Pay

    By Judy63,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,256 views

  8. Port movement

    By cherie122,
    • 1 reply
    • 708 views

  9. Anyone still on here from Feb. 2011?

    By Margaret Schraub,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,050 views

  10. Looking for Fill in California with Fluro

    By robynleem,
    • 1 reply
    • 555 views

  11. Band might be removed in 2 weeks because of Band erosion 4 months after being banded

    By AlienBandit,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,044 views

  12. Fill doctor in the Corpus Christi Texas area

    By mindy14038,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,423 views

  13. Should i be concerned?

    By dees-only-girl,
    • 1 reply
    • 634 views

  14. Today is my bandiversary

    By headin_to_mxico,
    • 1 reply
    • 629 views

  15. How do I know??

    By thedukestar,
    • 1 reply
    • 813 views

  16. Anyone from Lexington Tn or Jackson.New and dont know wherr to start

    By renagirl,
    • 1 reply
    • 716 views

  17. tenerife band fills

    By phoenixflight,
    • 1 reply
    • 805 views

  18. What the heck is going on??

    By New Joy,
    • 1 reply
    • 711 views

  19. Can you feel it?

    By texan813,
    • 1 reply
    • 800 views

  20. Needing a support system/mentor!!!

    By CarrieRN2006,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,005 views

  21. Size XS is too big? Say what?

    By Jean McMillan,
    • 1 reply
    • 965 views

  22. Stomach pain-band issue or overly active?

    By 010308,
    • 1 reply
    • 751 views

  23. Do you think I just need a fill??

    By Rubyjade,
    • 1 reply
    • 691 views

  24. Bellingham Lap-Band Group Meets Again 7/13

    By Guest anneinman,
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    • 1,006 views

  25. Any Bandsters between North Bay and Orillia?

    By kyrasgrandma,
    • 1 reply
    • 700 views

  26. dreading pants

    By flower,
    • 1 reply
    • 621 views

  27. I have medicaid need to find a dr that will get me approved!

    By tmenzia,
    • 1 reply
    • 940 views

  28. Need Lap Band Buddy / Mentor Need a Mentor from Vermont

    By Carollee57,
    • 1 reply
    • 532 views

  29. metformin and loosing weight with pcos

    By moonchild713,
    • 1 reply
    • 951 views

  30. Cheers to all of us!

    By bubbles09,
    • 1 reply
    • 551 views

  31. fill doctor

    By John Stakes,
    • 1 reply
    • 883 views

  32. Expiration Date on food

    By littlefroggy,
    • 1 reply
    • 772 views

  33. My surgery is tomorrow 3/3, any last minute advice or suggestions?

    By wickedme,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,336 views

  34. Central Coast near SLO Town

    By Troxie,
    • 1 reply
    • 798 views

  35. First fill today...success!

    By SarahRN482,
    • 1 reply
    • 687 views

  36. conversion vbg to band?

    By bonzojohns1962,
    • 1 reply
    • 952 views

  37. should i have another fill

    By alyciaboo,
    • 1 reply
    • 522 views

  38. ASBS meeting

    By Trace Curry,
    • 1 reply
    • 909 views

  39. Hernia at Port site

    By Mrs Husker,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,211 views

  40. Esophageal Dilation

    By dszs1,
    • 1 reply
    • 939 views

  41. What type of fluid is your band filled with?

    By 123crod,
    • 1 reply
    • 751 views

  42. getting my first fill today

    By YadairaD,
    • 1 reply
    • 585 views

  43. Bandster hell?

    By Ninababy,
    • 1 reply
    • 702 views

  44. The weirdest thing...

    By lafsalot,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,190 views

  45. Houston area bandsters know of a great support group

    By Meme713,
    • 1 reply
    • 585 views

  46. Building Block Multi-Band Vitamins

    By kmdjkennedy,
    • 1 reply
    • 555 views

  47. Restaurants

    By ShrinkyDink,
    • 1 reply
    • 818 views

  48. Today's Anniversaries (Sep 11, 2011)

    By Alex Brecher,
    • 1 reply
    • 973 views

  49. Help, just started six month diet and GAINED

    By toribug1,
    • 1 reply
    • 917 views

  50. Rash @ Port site!!!!

    By Leslee,
    • 1 reply
    • 739 views

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    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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      Officially here for a long time, not just a good time💪
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    • KimBaxleyWilson

      KimBaxleyWilson

      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
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