mom2twinboys

I had the lapband procedure on October 21, 2008 by Dr. Donald Paul Schwab in Houma, La. He & his staff were so helpful & informative. He treated me like I was his family....not his patient. Anytime I have questions or need a little encouragement he is there for me. In the beginning I wasn't losing much weight (because I was addicted to Coca-Cola and was drinking a liter a day after surgery) When I brought this to his attention he didn't scold me or put me down. He talked me through it & helped me to ween myself off of the soft drinks so that I can now successfully lose the weight a little faster. He told me...."Failing is not an option & I will do anything I can to help you to get this weight off for good...I'm here for you & if you need anything my staff and I will be here to help you every step of the way". I have nothing but GREAT things to say about Dr. Schwab. My scars from surgery are almost completely gone & unnoticeable. I would recommend him to ANYONE!!!!!

I have a hypothyroid as well. I was gaining weight fast & thought something was seriously wrong. I gained 34 lbs in one month!!!! I went to my doctor & he did blood tests & found that I had a hypo thyroid. Thats when the lapband surgery was suggested to me. Im on Synthroid & I don't take my medicine although I should be. So, in the last month I told myself that I needed to start taking my meds because I noticed that I have been very tired and feeling really slow. Since I started taking my thyroid meds again I notice that my weight is coming off faster now. So, its actually helping with my weight loss. Good luck to you honey!

Lapbandtalker.....I too have an addiction to soda pop. Although mine is for Coca-cola. It is like my crack!!! I was banded 7 months ago & have only lost 51lbs to date & I know my weight would be coming off faster if I would have stopped drinking a liter of coke a day. But, like you said....it's an addiction!!! I finally came to the conclusion about 2 months ago that I HAVE to stop this or the weight will not come off!!! I went to my doctor & told him my issues.....he suggested that since Im drinking so much Coke....start drinking diet rootbeer or diet dr.pepper because they taste just like the regular drinks. As these only have 1 calorie per can and are alot better for me than regular coke. So for the past month I have only been drinking diet dr.pepper everyday....all day. Now, im progressing from having 6 cans of diet dr.pepper a day to only 1 a day for supper & drinking either water or crystal lite instead. It was tough, but Im getting there & I know that my weight will start coming off alot faster now that I have kicked my bad CRACK habit. Im so happy that I came across your thread, as I thought I was the only one with this problem. I really hope you can kick the habit...but I KNOW EXACTLY what your going through!!!!! ITS HARD! Good luck!!! And Im always here if ya wanna talk!

I got banded in October but Im new to this forum. Im looking for fellow Louisiana bandsters to share my journey with. (Not that I don't want to make friends with anyone from anywhere else...lol) Im just curious how many other people out there are from Louisiana!!!

Hi! Congrats on getting the band!! You will soon realize that this was the best decision you could have made for yourself. I have been banded since October 21, 2008 and have only lost 51lbs so far....I'm moving rather slowly but I think things are FINALLY going to start moving a little faster. I just got another fill & I think Im finally where I need to be. I noticed that after this last fill....I only have 2 bites of food & feel stuffed. Where as before I could still eat a whole plate of food (Half of what I could normally eat without the band) so I figured the band was full enough. But Im realizing that it obviously wasn't. I still have about 150 lbs to lose so Im making small goals. As long as the scale continues to go down....I'm HAPPY!!!! But good luck with your journey....feel free to send me a message when you need someone to encourage you or lift you up if your having a bad day with the band......see you in skinny ville!!!!