Hello Everyone! My name is Sarah and I am not yet banded. I decided about 6 months ago that I definetly want to get banded. The week I made my decision on finding a doctor and getting this thing rolling I also found out I was pregnant! So, of course now I have to wait to get the band, which is fine. But now that I know I have to wait to get it I am getting more and more excited. I know I will not be able to get banded right away after birth. I am thinking about 12 weeks after my little boy is here. That is if everything goes well. I have an appointment set for January 2011 to meet a surgeon to start looking at my insurance and possibly start running some tests. I have been overweight off and on most of my life just like a lot of other people. I lost 100lbs in high school and got down to my goal weight with very intense (and probably not the healthiest methods) of exercise and extreme diets, only to gain it back. I am 22 years old and I want to be able to get a handle on my health before it is too late. I have parents that have struggled with their weight for many years and I hope that I will not. I am posting this to anyone that wants to chat about where they are in the process or to those who have already got the lap band. I would love someone else to talk to about this whole process!

Good Luck Everyone!!

Sarah

Hello Everyone! My name is Sarah and I am not yet banded. I decided about 6 months ago that I definetly want to get banded. The week I made my decision on finding a doctor and getting this thing rolling I also found out I was pregnant! So, of course now I have to wait to get the band, which is fine. But now that I know I have to wait to get it I am getting more and more excited. I know I will not be able to get banded right away after birth. I am thinking about 12 weeks after my little boy is here. That is if everything goes well. I have an appointment set for January 2011 to meet a surgeon to start looking at my insurance and possibly start running some tests. I have been overweight off and on most of my life just like a lot of other people. I lost 100lbs in high school and got down to my goal weight with very intense (and probably not the healthiest methods) of exercise and extreme diets, only to gain it back. I am 22 years old and I want to be able to get a handle on my health before it is too late. I have parents that have struggled with their weight for many years and I hope that I will not. I am posting this to anyone that wants to chat about where they are in the process or to those who have already got the lap band. I would love someone else to talk to about this whole process!

Good Luck Everyone!!

Sarah

Hi Sarah,how much longer do you have before you have your baby?

if you've been checking this out for a while you can still ask your physican

and see exactly how much longer you do have to wait,I'm not banded yet

but hoping to get it really soon ,I've been thinking about this lapband for about 2 or 3 yrs but never took it any futher but nows the time,I dont eat much any way ,me system stopped burning fat a long time ago ao I feel I need to do something about it now,I feel that maybe your doctor will give the ok sooner than you think,it all depends on if you are breast feeding ,don;t give up just ask questions,It wont hurt anything to ask,,,I have a Dr's appt comming up on the 11th of Janurary,and things I hope will move along from there...you take care and like I said Don't give up....camille01

Hi Sarah,how much longer do you have before you have your baby?

if you've been checking this out for a while you can still ask your physican

and see exactly how much longer you do have to wait,I'm not banded yet

but hoping to get it really soon ,I've been thinking about this lapband for about 2 or 3 yrs but never took it any futher but nows the time,I dont eat much any way ,me system stopped burning fat a long time ago ao I feel I need to do something about it now,I feel that maybe your doctor will give the ok sooner than you think,it all depends on if you are breast feeding ,don;t give up just ask questions,It wont hurt anything to ask,,,I have a Dr's appt comming up on the 11th of Janurary,and things I hope will move along from there...you take care and like I said Don't give up....camille01

Thanks Camille!

I have been thinking about the lap band for a couple years now too. It can be a tough decision to make, but I know it is going to be worth it. I am almost 6 months pregnant now. Due in early April or late March. I'm thinking that I would like to get it sometime in August. I talked to my OB today and she said that I should give myself atleast a couple months to heal and that I may be at a higher risk for infection if I do not. So Im thinking about 12 weeks. I hope your journey goes well! I also have a doctors appt in January to meet a surgeon. Let me know how yours goes! :-)

Thanks Camille!

I have been thinking about the lap band for a couple years now too. It can be a tough decision to make, but I know it is going to be worth it. I am almost 6 months pregnant now. Due in early April or late March. I'm thinking that I would like to get it sometime in August. I talked to my OB today and she said that I should give myself atleast a couple months to heal and that I may be at a higher risk for infection if I do not. So Im thinking about 12 weeks. I hope your journey goes well! I also have a doctors appt in January to meet a surgeon. Let me know how yours goes! :-)

thanks Sarah8807 thats a really good Idea,and very Important for you and the baby,thats the bonding peroid between mom and baby,and he's gonna really need you,please keep me posted when you deside to get your surgery,I would go ahead and have everything set up so all you have to do is call and get an appointment for the surgery....let me know how everything goes....I'll be here,I hope already banded,maybe or marbe not....thanks.camille01

Congrats on baby!!

I am scheduled to have procedure on Dec. 21. Looking forward to this wonderful journey and the "new" me!!

Hello Everyone! My name is Sarah and I am not yet banded. I decided about 6 months ago that I definetly want to get banded. The week I made my decision on finding a doctor and getting this thing rolling I also found out I was pregnant! So, of course now I have to wait to get the band, which is fine. But now that I know I have to wait to get it I am getting more and more excited. I know I will not be able to get banded right away after birth. I am thinking about 12 weeks after my little boy is here. That is if everything goes well. I have an appointment set for January 2011 to meet a surgeon to start looking at my insurance and possibly start running some tests. I have been overweight off and on most of my life just like a lot of other people. I lost 100lbs in high school and got down to my goal weight with very intense (and probably not the healthiest methods) of exercise and extreme diets, only to gain it back. I am 22 years old and I want to be able to get a handle on my health before it is too late. I have parents that have struggled with their weight for many years and I hope that I will not. I am posting this to anyone that wants to chat about where they are in the process or to those who have already got the lap band. I would love someone else to talk to about this whole process!

Good Luck Everyone!!

Sarah

Congrats on baby!!

I am scheduled to have procedure on Dec. 21. Looking forward to this wonderful journey and the "new" me!!

Thank you and congrats on getting the band! I am really looking forward to doing it. I have been researching A LOT for the past few months and I've found some really great people on Youtube that are banded and make weekly blogs about their progress. One girl I've been watching has lost more than 100lbs and looks amazing! You should check it out. They give tons of great advice and it's really neat to watch someone go from before surgery to a year later! Its going to be a lot of hard work, but it will be worth every minute I think! Good luck!!

here is the link to one girl that has done amazing.