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I had the mgb over 2 years ago, I can eat whatever I want, decent size portions but not like preop. I do drink often and If I don't keep a tab on my diet when it starts going up, I do gain weight. This holiday season was the worst, ate everything in sight, drink 5 days a week for about a month and half, no gym hardly. I am up around 7lbs but I will bring it down as I do keep a healthy lifestyle for most of the year and workout. I cut out sugars and carbs and get active again by going to the gym with 45 min cardio and weights 5x a week at least.

I had a lapband for few years which did not work, glad i got the mgb...over 2 years now and its great. The best think I did.

I had lapband to MGB revision in late 2014. It is the best thing you can do, much better than the classic bypass. I am at my ideal weight and lost 112lbs in 16 months.

Hi I was also revised to mgb from lapband. I love it also, and yes I do feel sometimes the food gets stuck when I eat to fast just like the band. I think it is the way they do the mgb to avoid cutting through any scars you might have had from the band.

You seem happy with yourself, they why go for wls surgery? Ok, maybe to get healthy.....but there is also something called mental health. I was happy with my body and weight and had no medical conditions, just overweight by 120 lbs. WLS surgery gives your health and life back, able to feel better along with looking better. If presentation is not for you, then you are unique person my friend. I want to look good, wear stuff that does fit me, I was xxl -xxxl, now I am in a large, and yes I have purchased larger shirts where I should have stuck with xl, but I made a goal to fit in the Larger size and achieved it. Satisfaction comes to different people at different levels.

Thanks , I reduced down on the carbs and alcohol and kept up my workout routine. I lost 10 lbs this month again instead of the 5lb. 19lbs to my goal.

I was averaging about 10 lbs a month, but If I check my last 30 days as I am still in month 7. I have only lost 5 lbs. Anyone else experience slow weight loss after month 6? Will it get better and what steps you took?

MGB is a better option then the rny. But if you just want to lose 10-30 lbs, then I wouldn't do any. If you are looking to lose lets say 50 or 60lbs, I would go to a good surgeon who would tailor the mgb to your weight loss. There are only 2 surgeons in USA who perform it I believe. I had mines overseas in India by dr.kurlar and so far good. I told him my concern is I want to be able to eat somewhat. With my body type and muscle mass, he did a 7 feet bypass instead of 6.5feet he does with a larger pouch. So far I am doing 70 lbs in 5.5 months. I just want to lose maybe another 30 and I have never felt hungry or I am missing out from the food. Best of all unlike the rny or sleeve, this is reversible. Make sure your surgeon has experience revising sleeve to mgb.

My experience was overall pleasant with the staff and the hospital. The hospital is about 5 hours drive from the airport and just out skirts of Ludhiana city. The rooms were clean and had TV which had alot of indian programing and I also thing it had some english movie channels. You would arrive a day for surgery and given light meal and some laxatives before you go to bed to clean out your stomach. The surgery usually takes place early in the morning. On my day I was number 4, and I did see the patients come out of the ER in around 90 mins. The surgery is much shorter, the staff just preps you for the doctor to come in and operate. Before I was operated, I spoke to the anesthesiologist and the Dr.Kular and they answered any concerns I might have. I was having the lapband removed on the same day also, and they noticed the lapband had some damage, so it took me 4 hours to come out of the ER. Post op: Other patients (I will discuss mines after) Other patients had small surgery time frames and were kept in ICU till the next day and left on day 3 I believe, I saw about 7 to 8 different patients and all of them doing very well except this lady was feeling nauseous. They were given light Soup to drink and able to eat soft foods on day 3. The hospital has veg juice or Soups. Post Op:Me Since I had the lapband complication, I did not go back to my room for 2 nights, was being monitored in the ICU. The doctor put me on strict liquid diet for 10 days so my esophagus could heel from the lapband damage. The liquid diet was very easy and did not feel hungry at all. I left on day 5 or 6 from the hospital and stayed in India 3 weeks just to make sure everything went smooth and had no leakage. I just had my surgery 5 months ago on 9/22/14 and as of today I have lost over 67 lbs. I started above 305(I weighed 312 on my preop but I think it was all the heavy eating prior to surgery) and now I am around 238. I am hoping to lose another 30 lbs or so. I am able to eat decent size meals, The doctor did give me a bigger pouch, but bypassed 7ft instead of the 6ft due to my body type. I am young and had a athletic build with a big frame, and so far good. Just hoping I don't go below 195...would like to stay in the low 200's at 6ft tall.

I had it with Dr.Kular in 9/2014(http://www.kularhospital.com/Home) in india, Just shy of 5 months by few days and down 65lbs. He has performed the most MGB's after Dr.Rutledge and is considered 2nd to him. You can see his and Dr.Rutledge youtube videos. The hospital was clean and paid around $5k USD plus airline ticket. Was in the hospital for extended stay due to lapband removal, overall it was a good experience.

I still drink about 2x a week and my one month weight loss was 12 lbs..and this was month # 4 for me. Keep in mind, I work out almost everyday.

I have no reflux problems with the mgb.....I wouldnt say mgb has more acid reflux then the rny..from my research mgb was the best surgery to get and I am happy i had it over the rny or sleeve.

so as of my 4 month anniversary on 1/22/2015, I have lost 57 lbs. The pace has been good, hopefully will continue for few more months, I have about 35 to 40 lbs more to go.

Yes I have been drinking alcohol after one month. The doctor said it's fine but it will slow down the weight loss. Usually 2 drinks but I have been at many social events the past 6 weeks and do see a slow weight loss and increase in drinking ability, so I have given up now for at least the next 4-8 weeks.

Hello, As of my 3 month anniversary, I have dropped 49 lbs. I am not watching my diet and drinking alcohol due to the holidays this past month, but I have been spending 2 hours at the gym 5x week and did put on muscle weight too. I believe I can lose more by watching my intake, but I just wish to lose another 40-50lbs and hopefully will be there soon.

Doing well and eating decent meal sizes . I am down total of 38 lbs on my 2 month anniversary(11/22) and in the last 2 days went over to friends house and I ate pretty much everything , enjoyed liquor and had dropped another 2 lbs. So, the total weight loss is about 40lbs or 18kg

The reason I went for the MGB is the flexibility and the ability to eat. As a prior lapband patient, I had a horrible experience and didn't want to get the sleeve to know its not reversible. There is no way out from the sleeve. Mgb can be reversed and I am eating decent amount of meal now, and I dont feel like i am dieting.

I also had the surgery by Dr.Kular on 9/22/14. So far just under 2 months and lost about 16kg. Can't wait for the time to progress and see the results.

I have gained total of 3 lbs as of yesterday! hoping it's just Water.

Yes I have been also working out the past 3 weeks going to the gym 4 days a week and doing cardio for 45mins. I feel like wight loss is slow but did manage to lose 5 lbs in like 9 days. I only see weight loss if I worked out the day before. for example I didnt go to gym for 2 days in row and gained back 1.7 lbs. and then that took me 2 days to lose after working out.

it's been 6 weeks as of today, so I have lost total of 32lbs down since surgery date of 9/22/2014.

Yes, I live currently in nassau,longisland...where is your group meeting held? and did you have mgb also?

I am 1 month out of surgery with 27lb weight loss. The first 2 weeks I lost about 20 lbs, and the next 2 weeks just about 7lbs. We MGBers should start posting our weight loss weekly on this site? It will be interesting to know how everyone else is doing.

The MGB is much better option over the RNY. It is created by Dr.Rutledge, but insurance won't pay for it, since there is only 16 years worth of research compared to 70 on RNY. The MGB is more common in France, Germany,India now then any other weight loss surgery. I had it in India, and so for so good.

Hi Everyone, I had the surgery on 9/22/2014 and in 3 week have lost 10 kgs or 22 lbs. I was a lapband revision, so I did have some complications since the lapband had done alot of damage. The lapband had caused infections which healed and it would reoccur and my stomach,intestine was stuck to the lapband. I had gone to 2 different bariatric doctors and my primary, but I never had a clue, even after once my blood tests showed there was a infection in my body. my primary and I overlooked it, and I said i might have had a cold or something. I guess this was one of those things where it would be only noticed once I was on the operating table. So, the surgery took 3 hours instead of the 35 minutes and I was in the hospital for 4 nights, 5 days. The MGB went well except for the lapband removal, the doctor put me on 10 day clear liquid diet, which wasn't hard to do and then I moved on to semi solid/soft foods. There were 3 other people who had the surgery the same day and they were released the next day and were doingsemi solid after the 4 or 5th day. So on the 10th day, I tried rice and lentil's in the soft meal category and had no problem eating it. I did have some Soup with chicken bits, or soft chicken and I chewed it up well, the problem I would get sometimes is that it gets stuck, feels like i have a lapband and there is minor pain. The surgeon told me 2 stay on soft foods for another 2 weeks since the lapband and scar tissue still needs to heal. How is everyone doing with the swallowing? feel any pain in the esophagus when eating? hopefully it's just the scar tissue healing, I would love to hear from all of you.