Pinkjazzycat

thank you for reponding to my post. this is my second attempt to repond, but all i did was somehow re-post my initial letter. cpmputers and i don't mesh. anyway. after i was diagnosed w/diabetes, i managed to get off the meds within a year. eating right, excersizing and loosing weight. very proud of myself. i stayed off the meds for 6 years, until diagnosed w/cancer. during the entire time since the diabetes diagnosis i was seriously hungry. constantly. during chemo treatment, my sugars shot skyhigh, and i was put back on meds. now that things have calmed down, i am working on the diabetes again, but the usual things i was doing are either not working anymore or simply my sugar is being stubborn. i suspect the later, as i am eating under 15 carbs a day. eventually, the sugar will come down....e...v...e...n...t...u...a...l...l...y. arghh. can you say annoying? at the least, i am keeping off the weight i lost during cancer treatment. yay. so anyway, at 215ish, i am considering the band. . at this point i am so sick of protien. i would be very happy if i could just have protien shakes, and never eat another chicken breast. the joy of having one protien shake, or a nice salad, and be filled and satisfied for even an hour would truly be a dream come true. and i'm just wondering, can it happen? some on this board say yes they do feel satisfied. so the band is appealing to me. wishing you peace and success on your journey!

I am seriously contemplating the lap band, and am starting my research. Been reading this forum for a few weeks, and I don't think anything has impressed me more. Talk about a built-in support system. I have, of course concerns about the band and if its right for me. I was diagnosed as a diabetic 6 years ago, managed to loose a little weight, and by managing my foods, got off my diabetes meds within the first year. Over time, I lost some weight, about 60 lbs, and kept if off thru never ending hard work. I just finished fighting uterine cancer with the usual nightmare treatments, and have all clear from doctors, and w/an excellent prognosis. Also, fighting the cancer, I've lost more weight, bringing me down to 215ish. I hope I can qualify for the band. However, because of the cancer process, I lost my way with managing my diabetes, and am back on meds. Probably because of having to keep so many balls in the air during the entire radiation/chemo treatments, I am finding harder than ever to keep the weight off, and manage my sugar levels. I am hungry, ravenishly hungry every moment of every day. I am hoping the band would work with me, in keeping my appetite to a reasonable level. Even when I was managing the diabetes I was always frantically hungry. I am always on the edge of a full blown binge just because I am so hungry all the time. So I guess I am most curious about hunger levels, and if having the surgery would end the constant fretting about diabetes...a little peace w/my desire to eat would be welcome about now. any and all comments would be most helpful. Thank you...

Am thinking seriously of the lap band. Just begining my research and love this board. You all are so inpiring to me. I don't have so very much left to loose, I think I may just qualify. I became diabetic 6 years ago, and have lost around 80 lbs, slowly. Also, just finished a traumatic battle with uterine cancer during which I lost even more weight, bringing me down to around 215. My prognosis is excellent and I am looking forward to a healthy future. The thing is I am so sick of being hungry every single moment and having to fight the diabetes with every thing I put in my mouth. My main point is, has any lap banders out there have anything to say about how the surgery affected your diabetes, has it improved at all? Does the lap band really quell the hunger? These are my main questions. Thank you!