Hello, this is my first post but I have been reading others posts for a month or so. I am scheduled for surgery Dec. 5, 05. My biggest goal is to reduce the amount of medical problems I am experiencing..Diabetes, HBP, Thyroid Disease, High Chlosterol, Deppression, Sleep Apnea and general lack of energy.

I am curious if others have experianced a reduction in health problems.

I am currently on 13 pills a day plus insulin and I am dreading all the pill crushing.

My doctor placed me on a 1000 cal pre-surgery diet starting tomorrow (4 weeks).

Hello and Welcome !!

I am just newly banded so I can't offer any info at this time. Congratulation and good luck !!

Eileen

Hi Idaho,

Welcome to LBT! Lots of people experience an improvement in their health after losing even a relatively small amount of weight--particularly diabetes symptoms. (My thyroid condition hasn't changed at all, but that's not surprising since it's not weight-related.)

So it is indeed possible, but only as long as you work with your band to control your intake. It's totally do-able, I hear story after story of people reducing or even eliminating their diabetes medications.

Good luck with everything, and hope to see you here!

Hi there! I've experienced a big improvement in my back pain and I'm looking forward to having my cholesterol checked to see if there is any difference. I think you'll be surprised at how quickly you start to feel better. Welcome to LBT!