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Congratulations on your decision. Your strength, success and kindness will be reflected in your son and that is a gift you receive, deserve and will cherish! I am sure your success will be incredible and fully satisfying!
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Interesting! I was, in fact, told the complete opposite concerning the complications and safety facts when comparing the options. By the way, I share your view about changing my body completely which was why I pursued the lapband - even though my BME was 47 - and no, I do not regret my lapband. it has been very simple and easy for me and I have been exceptionally successful. I must warn you however; I have only had it for 1 year this month. But a 126 pound loss in 1 year is nothing to sneeze at and I have had absolutely no issues - other than the embarrassing enlightenments it has brought to my attention concerning my previous bad habits - I had NOOOO idea of how I was always sabatoging myself until I got my little, "Bandy."
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3 Years - Issues
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I am only 1 year post op, but, have from the very beginning had the tight band syndrom in the morning. My Dr. said many patients experience this and I just try to get a couple of bites in to get the ol' system started. I have found warm drinks help relieve it slightly, but, I know that any real amount of solid food just is not going to happen until about noon. This actually works pretty well for me as I never was much of a morning eater. I have also always experienced some heartburn since I got my band, doesn't sound like I experiene as much as you may. I have shared that with my Dr, and it is something he monitors, but, is of no great concern at this point. I would recommend that you certainly share with your Dr so he/she can monitor. Good Luck with your future efforts. I am only 18 pounds away from my target of 160. These last 18 are much slower than the first 124 pounds, but, I believe I am just a bit more impatient since the first 124 came off so quickly. I can already see that the maintenance phase will be challenging, but, look forward to that transition.