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Hi has anyone from MA been to umass/memorial to get lap band done? i am going to have mine done and June and wanted to know if anyone had already had a lap band done at umass/memorial worcester Ma.

Hi everyone just wanted to know how much percentile your doctors said you would lose of your extra weight from getting the band just asking because i wanted to lose more than the 50percent they estimated and just wanted to get an average of what other doctors told others

I was thinking the same thing I an getting banded in june and I was thinking about having a few great meals before the surgery and enjoy myself go for it

Hi everyone I have a date for surgery June 9th at UMass/Memorial Worcester Ma my pre-op test date is June 2nd I can't believe it is finally here scared but excited I need support!!!! YAHOOOOOOOOOOO

Just wanted to know can you use a food processor instead of the magic bullet to pureed/chop food up I don't have a magic bullet

I'm getting banded soon and just wanted to know how everyones recovery period was good or bad i just want to know in general how long I will be laid up for.?

i really liked constantine he had a lot of charisma I think he had one bad week and they give him the boot I don't know I think people feel bad for scott simon was really harsh to him and people have empathy for that also the comments from constantine mom did not help you have to praise your son and she was negative about his teenage years and stuff it will be very interested who actually wins.

I heard that artificial sweeteners boost your blood sugar and they are not good to have my sister who is thin told me that years ago when she lost a bunch of weight she said it is better to use sugar it metabolizes quicker in your body.

That is totally great I can't believe it you didn't have to go in plus size stores I am so sick of not being able to walk into a store and buy something there off the rack not yet banded hope I will do as well as you

I was just wondering girls how did your husbands or partners react to you when you told your decisions on getting the band good or bad ?

we should start a contest how many different sizes we have in our closets personally I have from 24 to size 10 I keep them all because I always have that hope I will fit in to them someday how many sizes do you all have

the main reason i want the band is that I want to keep the weight off for good I don't want to have the failure of putting the weight back on I want something in place literally to help me eat portion control and right choices of foods I want to wear nice clothes and feel good in my own skin

I think the top contenders are going to be carrie bo constantine scott did try to mend his ways with simon and anthony is so cute.

I think what ever method you choose you will have to be commited to have it work the band is probably more work than bypass and my doctors told me you lose 50p of your excess weight that isn't satisfying to me i want to lose 100 lbs myself but I am determined and I hope the band will help me personally the bypass had to many complictions and it is permanent meaning forever your insides are gone and rearranged I am not banded yet but that is the info I got from meeting and drs. what ever method you choose hopefully the ultimate goal is to lose weight and keep it offffff.

It is so funny I didn't think I looked that bad but then you see a picture and you almost puke. You just cannot believe it is you. I don't care how you slice it america thinks fat people are lazy and lack self control I personally think it is in your genes if you got the fat gene you can do everything literally starve and you have the tendency to be fat years ago when I said that to one of the diet centers I joined they said no now years later they have discovered it is in your genes look at mother and daughter couples where the mother is obese or father it is passed to their children I have tried so many diets and the only time I maintained a reasonable weight never skinny it was when I literally starved myself and ate hardly nothing. so there is my take on it all sad but true.

My doctor told me you don't get restriction until 4-5 fills they don't even fill the band at the time of surgery because you get swollen fromthe surgery itself it just takes time to get to that right point hang in there.

I think your right because she had lost her weight long ago before the lap band was even available she probably now got the band in addition to her previous bypass surgery

I thought sharon already had a gastric bypass ummmh

Alright I am so glad who is it with let me know I know youve been waiting hooray.

Does anymore have before and after pictures I think everyone likes looking at everyone successes and it gives inspiration to us

The filter is put in to filter the blood to collect any clots that form in surgery so it doesn't travel to your heart or lungs it is a precautionary thing for your safety

Just wanted to know when do you think lap banding will be more popular than gastric bypass it is less invasive and shorter hospital stay it is new technology even the doctors seem to press for gastric bypass just dont understand

I haven't got the surgery yet either but within the next month I am I too have been stocking up on post diet food or liquids and visiting this site often I am too very nervous but i'm hopeful everything will go well by the way how long are you taking off work

they stitch the skin of your stomach around the band to hold it there I believe

I just went for my surgical consult and they said if you have acid reflux at night it is probably that the band had slipped or eroded not to get you worried but you have to probably get it checked up plus the acid eats away at the band let us know how everything is.