Ok, here's one I NEVER heard before.

I have to go to a Podiatrist every 3 months...have/had problems with my feet from being overweight, Diabetes, etc.

One thing I had is SEVERE ingrown toe nails on my big toes, that would grow down the sides and go deep. VERY painful, hard to walk, and has gotten infected a few times.

Aside from seeing him every 3 months, surgery is also a option.

Well today, he said he was impressed, there was very little problems, especially with the toenail issue. Hardly anything at all!

I said thanks, but there is nothing I did to control my toe nail growth.

He said your toenails are growing normally...it's your feet that are Skinny! A lot less flesh for the nails to bury into.

So there you go...another positive for the band!

I have heard that before. I used to have cronic heel spurs, as well as 2 surgeries to try and get rid of the pain. Even after the last surgery, expensive inserts and multiple pairs of gym shoes, I was always in pain when trying to walk at the park, which at that point I just stopped exrcising all together. Then in January I had the Lap band done, now that I am 43 # down, I have noticed I no longer get pain in my heels or in the arch of my feet, even the knee pain is gettinmg much better. So as much as we want to blame the doctors for our aches and pains and treatment that doesn't seem to work, atleast in my case I can say weight loss was going to be the only cure to getting rid of the pain.