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Hello everyone

Hello,My name is Crystal I am 30 years old and I have already had my lapband done I am from Kentucky my surgery was Sept.22.2005 I weighed in at 306lbs the day of surgery I had my surgery done at Georgetown,Ky. with Dr. Weiss as my physician he was wonderful as of today I weigh 242lbs I can't beleive how well I have done but I know it is not just me I am a christian lady and give all my glory to our father in heaven I have two children . I was taking blood pressure medicine but as of now i am no longer on anything the only problem that I seem to have with my band is constipation. If anyone has this problem also I am all open for suggestions on what am I doing wrong

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Hey Crystal -

Congrats!!

You may want to look into a non-bulking fibre agent, like Benefiber to help you with the constipation problem. I also found that prune juice worked wonders.

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