lindyva

I am trying to figure out if I really want to have theLap-Band surgery. I had a breast reduction 4 years ago and did not have anegative thought while waiting for my surgery. Best decision!!!! However, I cannotsay the same for the Lap-Band surgery. I have meet with my doctor who answeredall of my questions at the time, have friends who have had the surgery and aredoing well but I am not sure if I can do this. I have been overweight most ofmy life and I have a wonderful husband who loves me no matter how I look. Myfamily supports me in whatever I do but I still am hitting a brick wall. I havestarted the 6-month process, diet, and plan to meet with the dietitian as wellas the Psych evaluation. I just turned 50 and am thinking about the long term with aband. Will it last or what will happen to the band, as I get older. No, I didnot discuss this with my doctor but will. The diet that the doctor put me onwas 1,400 low fat calories and I have lost about 5 lbs so far. A part of methinks that if I continue on this diet that I could lose the weight on my ownand the other part is telling no, you should have the surgery. I know that Iwill have be happy with whatever decision that I make but I am still trying tofigure this out. Thank you for listening…

Hello, I am a new member and am excited that I found this website. I am competing on the Lap-Band surgery and am doing my homework. I plan to attend a Bariatric Seminar later this month and know that I will get a lot of information but I want to see what I can find out for myself. I have been overweight all my life had tried every diet in the world with some success but the weight crept back on. Now, I think I am ready for a major change. My questions are general but I would like to see what you all have to say: 1-How long was your recovery? Numbers of days in the hospital, what did you come home with and how long where you out of work. 2-Was it hard to follow the new diet, did you have those moments that you wanted to go back and eat like you did before. 3-How did you re-program your brain to follow the new diet and new way of life. 4-How much weight have you lost since your surgery. As you can see I have a lot of questions. I have two friends who had the Lap-Band and Gastric By-pass surgeries with great success. My friend who had the Gastric by-pass drop about 100 pounds since her surgery in the winter of last year and my friend who had the Lap-band surgery weight loss was done two years and her weight loss of 100 pounds was much slower. Sorry for the long note but I want to find the in and outs of the surgery and the afterlife…. Thanks again, lindyva