D'Cai Rhodes

Yes BandedDiva I've now had my third fill this past Friday. I can definately tell a difference and my hunger has slowed down substantially! I haven't lost faith yet pink dahlia and yes, I am staying on this forum... thank you all for the encouragement. I'm staying on the path, it's just been a bit depressing.

You'll only hear regrets from those who developed complications or had no weight-loss result with the band. (The band doesn't seem to work on a small percentage of people, but this can't be predicted beforehand, unfortunately.) It's the same with every weight loss surgery; not just the lapband. For obvious reasons, you'll never have a "yes, I regret that I did this" response to your question from a successful bandster!
I loved my band for one year. I had good success and my band delivered on its promises: diminished appetite and better-than-doing-this-with-a-diet weight loss. And then I developed complications. Quality-of-life affecting complications. My band sits (or migrated) on my vagus nerve and the pressure of the band provoked arrythmia, in the form of Afib which is now part of my heart's electrics (so removing the band would not solve the issue).
So my response is two-fold: I had zero regrets for the first year, and thought that I had FINALLY found a liveable, easy-to-sustain solution to my weight problem. But now I have enormous regrets, in that my life is completely changed and I wish I had never chosen the lapband.
When people ask me if they should do WLS, I always respond: Envision all the complications that can ensue, and ask yourself if you can live with any of them should you fall on the wrong side of the statistics.

Decai Rhodes, Im sorry you're having issues with your weight loss, Im not sure why you got the "runaround" from your Dr, etc, or how much research you did before being banded. I do know that not everybody loses weight right away, especially if you're not anywhere near the green zone. If you're hungry alot and can eat a fair amount, you're not at the green zone. Yet. It takes some people several fills, some only 1 to hit that sweet spot. ( mine was #4 ) You'll know it when you get there. I think it was one of the people in this forum ( B-52 ? ) who said he had almost given up, and thought it was a complete waste of time, money and effort. But he stuck with the rules, and finally , started losing ! I think youre giving up waaaay too soon ! Trust the process. Stay on this forum and you'll get LOTS of advice and support ! Good luck, and dont give up !!!!