Hi I'm new here and tried to read the forums to see if this topic has come up before. I am waiting for my lapband surgery, and while I am very interested in help losing the weight (55 lbs), I am wondering if it can significantly reduce my high blood pressure (which requires medication) or reduce my sleep apnea (Ihave to use a C-PAP) machine at night.

Would be very interested in others experiences with lap band weight loss helping related heralth problems?

Normally I hear it eventually clears up both ass well as diabetes. I have prediabetic and hypertension too. I'm looking forward to being medicine free!!!

Normally I hear it eventually clears up both ass well as diabetes. I have prediabetic and hypertension too. I'm looking forward to being medicine free!!!

I can say this is why I got my lap band. My bp was 220/150 every day with 5 rxs...i was off all rxs with in the 2nd month. My bp now is 117/ 70 my pcp doc who I had for over 9 years still cant belive my pressure...best thing I had done good luck!

So far for me...I was able to get rid of one of my BP medications. I'm still on some others, but I am hoping with more weight loss that I'll be able to get rid of those as well.

The weight loss has definetly improved my health!

1) sleep apnea seems to be gone. I haven't used my cpap in a couple weeks, I sleep great, dream and my husband says I no longer snore. I go for a follow up appt. 8/22.

2) was borderline high BP, BP today was 110/70.

3) foot pain,( plantars fascitis) is gone

4) knee pain/swelling is gone

5) swollen ankles in the evening are gone

6) general aches and pains are gone

7) my fasting blood sugar was prediabetic, I had my labs drawn Monday and I bet my blood sugar is now normal

8) carpal tunnel is basically gone

I feel remodeled!

Joan

I don't have to use my CPAP anymore and I only snore when I am very tired. My blood sugar is normal but my blood pressure actually went up a year later. I think it's job related though.....

I used to have horrific back pain before banding that has completely resolved after losing almost 50 pounds. My GYN also said my PCOS has improved greatly since losing weight. The best part for me: no more acid reflux! I was eating Tums like candy before surgery.

I am no longer on my blood pressure meds, asthma meds, GERD meds, and not using my CPAP. Less pain in my back. Definitely the best thing I ever did for myself (barring husband and kids).

I've never had high blood pressure but my blood pressure has reduced significantly with increased fitness and weight loss, dh on the other hand is banded, lost 60lb and his blood pressure has remained high (not very high, borderline for medication but he's remained on his medication). However he no longer snores.

for myself, I managed to clear up a long running sciatic issue. I was diagnosed with bowel cancer a few years after banding though, strong family history, but my colorectal surgeon (who used to do lapbands) said that it was because of the shape that I'm in that I was able to have laparascopic surgery rather than an open incision and that its because of the shape of in that I could have my ileostomy reversed - many obese people cant have that done because it is simply impossible to get that deep into the pelvis to create a false rectum, its very delicte surgery. It also happens often that their remaining intestine cant be stretched far enough to reach because of bulk in the abdomen. So my weight has greatly improved the cosmetic and lifestyle aspects of my surgical outcome - no big midline scar and I can now eliminate like a normal person again and dont ahve to wear a bag for life. Cancer wise, well, I have a horrible family history and am still at much higher risk than the general population, but my lifestyle is at least not the factor it once was. I am correct weight and I excercise regularly.

On the downside he says CT scans of thin people are impossible to read because there's not nice cushions of fat separating all the organs!

I lost 80 pounds before surgery. Prior to loosing weight my blood pressure was 160/100 it is now about 110/80. I had a lot of knee pain for which I was taking pain killers that I think led to a blood clot that could have killed me. I still have some knee pain but after losing 130 pounds it is indescribably better.

I have lost 30 lbs and it has improved my diabetes I was maxed out on my oral meds 10 pills a day, now I am down to 2 pills a day. I also had high blood pressure, it's all gone. I still have 50 lbs to go but looking forward to not taking any meds. I am very grateful for this surgery and very happy I got it done. It's still alit of work, but I just added years to my life!

I needed 2 Knee replacement surgeries. The Surgeon told me to lose 100lbs. have WLS so it can't come back. then come back, and I will get my surgery.

I lost it, went back, and told them that I kept up to my end of the deal, now are you going to keep up to yours?

Well he couldn't believe it when he saw me. I guess he never thought I would come back, and the difference in how I looked.

He smiled, and said Shirley ! Your gonna get your knee surgery.

About 4 months later he did the other knee.

I walk unassisted, and trust me I get around, and go wherever I can.