nativity63

I was banded January 18th and lost a lot quickly. I went from 250 to 220 then got my first fill and went to 209. I had my second fill (now 4cc's) 5 weeks ago and have only gone down to 204. I go back next week and hope to get to 199 quickly. I guess because I lost so much so fast that I expected to keep at the same pace but my doctor says 1 to 2 lbs. per week is what I should expect.

You are where I was in late 2009. I researched the lap-band option for about 8 months last year. Went to 2 different lap-band presentations by 2 different doctors in 2 different cities. I did a lot of researching on the internet and found that "lapbandtalk.com" was the best source of education. On January 5th I had my day long briefing at my doctor's office and started my liquid diet for 2 weeks. I lost about 7lbs. On Janurary 18th I had my surgery and the worst thing for me was coming out of the anesthesia but this wore off pretty fast. I received lots of first class medical attention and can't say enough about the doctor, technicians, nurses, etc. I live about 100 miles from the hospital so I stayed there overnight and left early the next morning. Lot's of support from my wife (& best friend). I did "exactly" what they told me to do,i.e. what to eat, drink, etc. and stayed home from work for the entire week. When I started I weighed 250 lbs. (naked) and this moring I weighed in at 207 lbs. Thats 43 lbs. in just over 9 weeks! I take my Vitamins including B Complex, Optisource and Viactiv Calcium and I feel great! It's really all about how bad you really want to loose weight! In my case I had high blood pressure, sleep apnea and was tired all the time. Now it's all gone. No more pills and I feel great. 75% of my decision was for health reasons and 25% was for how I looked but that was me. You have to restate why "you" want to go for a lap-band and only you can make that decision. :Banane20:

I was banded on January 18th and today is March 19th. Lost 35 lbs. so far. Had my first fill on March 16th. So far - so good. No more blood pressure pills, no more sleep apnea and no more snoring. Need to get more excercise which has always been a problem with me. Excercise is "boring".