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Hi! I had the dizziness/lightheadedness & it was because of my blood pressure. I am on blood pressure meds & because of my weight loss my blood pressure went down. Between the weight loss & the meds my blood pressure was too low. My internist lowered my meds but still dizziness. My blood pressure was still too low. My meds were lowered again & my blood pressure is now normal & no more dizziness/lightheadedness. Have you had your blood pressure checked?
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I am not quite 50 but I was banded just after my 47th birthday (close enough) & am down 70 pounds (including presurgical diet) since Dec. 06. My rate of loss had definetly slowed up now but I am certainly in the 1 -2 pound/week range. I lost 20 pounds in the last 3 months. I would not let age deter you. The band is the best!
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Hi there! I have been scanning posts as a guest for a while & finally decided to join. I don't know what took me so long. I was banded on Dec. 26, 2006 (hey, I want to find all of you other Dec. 06 folks) and am down 62 pounds (including the pre-op diet) and have about 48 pound to go. More than half way there! I wish I had found out about the band sooner! Do you all love your bands?