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krasc001    0

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I know this site is called LapBand Talk but did anybody have the procedure done with the Realize Band? Thoughts? Opinions?

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Mariasha    3

Mariasha
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The lapband and the realize band are almost identical. The only difference is the company they are made by.

Everything you read here should apply to the realize band also.

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krasc001    0

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The LAP-BAND® and the realize band are almost identical. The only difference is the company they are made by.

Everything you read here should apply to the realize band also.

Thanks, The only thing is I am not seeing a lot of people saying that they have used the Realize Band so I was just curious to its success rate..

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Mariasha    3

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Personally, I had the lapband. But there are many people here on the boards with realize band. The lapband is much more commonly used hence the high number of users here with lapbands.

I don't believe that one has shown to be more effective than another. Again, they both do exactly the same thing.

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onthego317    4

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I had a choice of the two and I asked which one my Dr recommended.....he said personally, he's seen less problems with the Realize Band so thats what I got. I didnt question it any farther.

Lots of people on here have the Realize band and I have 2 close friends who also have it. No problems at all.

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ElfiePoo    109

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My surgeon used to do Lap band, but now he only does Realize Band. I didn't ask why. The choice of surgeon was more important than which band he was using.

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honk    780

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I have the Realize version. I think many people call it Lap Band because that was the first one; Kind of like saying Kleenex, or Scotch Tape (In England they even refer to vacuuming as Hoovering!).

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ashleyw889    0

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I have the Realize band. I've lost 94 pounds. I've been very happy with it.

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sabrina4you    17

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Before I had surgery, I researched both... Yes, they both do the job...I also have two friends that both had the surgery. One had the Lapband, the other had the Realize band...they both had EXCELLENT results and were great examples of both products. I eventually decided to go with the Realize band and I love it. :thumbup:

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

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