Joei005

Hi. For those of you who have reached your goal weight, congratulations! For those of you still on you journey, I know you'll get there. I'm considering Lap Band surgery and would like to know how much "credit" do you give the Lap Band for achieving your goal and how much "credit" do you give to motivation, dietary changes and lifestyle changes. Thank you so much! Joe

Hi. I have not had weight loss surgery yet but I've had a consultation with a bariatric surgeon and I am considering it. I was wondering what types of lifestyle changes one has to make post-recovery. I'm investigation Lap Band surgery as well but this type of surgery seems to require significant changes in lifestyle post recovery. Any insights you could offer would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Hi. I haven't had the surgery but I've had consultations with a bariatric surgeon about the Lap Band surgery. I am concerned about the Lifestyle changes that are required post-op. They seem pretty restrictive to me. I was wondering how difficult it was for people to adjust to the lifestyle changes. Also, I am very concerned about "stuck" episodes. Has anyone had them? What could you tell me about them? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you for your response. I appreciate it. When I went for my consultations, they said I couldn't eat steak or white-meat chicken, among other foods, after lap band surgery. I'm on medication and they said I wouldn't be able to swallow any pill greater than the size of a tic-tac. Some of my medication is time-released and cannot be cut into smaller sizes. They also stresses how well I needed to chew my food in order to prevent a regurgitation event. It sounds like one needs to be very careful. I'm not concerned with changing my lifestyle so I make better dietary choices, become more active, etc. The above items are what really concern me. I've asked this same question on the gastric sleeve forum and the responses thus far indicate that none of the concerns I raised in this message affect their post-op lifestyle.