Hi everyone!

My name is Jen and I am currently living in Ottawa, ON. I am 24 years old and weigh in around 270lbs. I have pretty much decided that the lap band is the way to go for me, but I still have some questions floating around in my head. Here are two that are on my mind today:

1. Do you ever get the sensation that you can feel your band? Not the restrictive effect, but like there's actually something inside you that if you move a weird way you can feel it?

2. I am concerned that I will never feel normal again. I will always have to eat with focus and explain to people why I can only eat a small portion.

I am trying to arrange my finances before going ahead a booking my date. I will be self-paying because I live in Ontario.

Thanks for any insight!

Jen

Hello,

I am getting my surgery on the 31st in Saskatchewan. I am 23 and around 270 lbs also. I would love to keep in touch as you start this journey! I will definitely let you know how my surgery goes and the days following!!

I just had my surgery April 21, and besides being sore where the port is attached to a muscle, I can't feel the band at all. Soon the pain will go away and a friend that I work with that had the band applied a year & a half ago, said she can't feel anything. When I lay on my stomach I can feel the port, but I guess it's only because it's still somewhat sore. Not bad though. Things are going well. I've lost 18 lbs so far and go for my first fill on May 31, looking forward to that. I pray that you can find the finances to do this. I am so happy to be off all the meds that I was on before and feel SO much better than I did before surgery.

Take Care,

Kim

Hi everyone!

My name is Jen and I am currently living in Ottawa, ON. I am 24 years old and weigh in around 270lbs. I have pretty much decided that the lap band is the way to go for me, but I still have some questions floating around in my head. Here are two that are on my mind today:

1. Do you ever get the sensation that you can feel your band? Not the restrictive effect, but like there's actually something inside you that if you move a weird way you can feel it?

2. I am concerned that I will never feel normal again. I will always have to eat with focus and explain to people why I can only eat a small portion.

I am trying to arrange my finances before going ahead a booking my date. I will be self-paying because I live in Ontario.

Thanks for any insight!

Jen

Hey Jen!

Dont worry about the band. You won't be able to feel it really.

The band gives you a better life not takes it away. I am so used to my eating habits and have good restriction sometimes I forget I even have the band ( then I get stuck and remember oh yea!). It doesnt control my life. I know what foods work and dont and my diet is simply changed to accommodate that.

I have kept my band a secret from my friends. At first I avoided meals with them until I was able to eat normally. Now we go out and I am able to get foods that I either share ( luckily in Korea everyone is about sharing so it is easy to get awa with not eating a lot) or take left overs home. At first they questioned why I ate differently but when I just said I was on a diet and then started to lose weight they stopped asking. Now they are just used to my eating habits.

Thanks for the input, I like to hear answers from people who actually live with the band. These forums are so full of supportive people. I really feel like I'm making the right decision.

-als33- It would be awesome to stay in touch! Even if I booked tomorrow, I don't think my surgery would be until July/August so you can give me lots of tips!