The negatives of this lap band.....

Paulax · March 31, 2006

Awsome posts you guys.

Thank you so much.

You really lifted my spirits.

I must agree the positives will outweigh the negatives. And why worry about something that may never happen. I think worrying about 'something going wrong' would just make me feel like I made a mistake spending 13,500 on surgery. But I have to remember a statistic that I just read last month.

If you are 40 and obese, you could be taking up to 7 years off your life.

Now THAT is a scary thought.

Thanks again, you guys are all awsomely awsome. :hug:

Paulax · March 31, 2006

I STILL am very appreciative of the fact that people share their complications.

Thank you all for that too.

DeLarla · March 31, 2006

Danger isn't just with the Lap Band, it's any surgery. If you were getting a boob job or back surgery you would hear the same kind of negative stories from patients that had complications. All surgeries are dangerous, but some save lives - like the band, for example.

Paulax · March 31, 2006

Thanks DeLarla. I do appreciate hearing it all, and wish you much luck in your journey.

rachele · April 1, 2006

There are negatives with every thing in life...but for me I focused on the possitvie things my band did for me regardless of my erosion. I do not regret my band for one single second. Even though I NO longer have it I am happier and healthier then I have been in years. I am maintaining my weight loss without my band and I am damn proud of that !
Do not let the negatives scare you..think possitive

You should be proud! You should be screaming it from the top of your lungs, lady! Great job!

DeLarla · April 1, 2006

Paulax, good luck back at you. I had a lot of complications and way too many band-related surgeries, but in the end I'm down 77 pounds. I have problems with my esophagus now, but that's because I can't get my eating in order. I lost my band due to erosion and am stuck with mountains of bills from it. But before the band I didn't want to live, so losing over 75 pounds and getting my life back (even if it's only temporary) was worth it.

flower · April 1, 2006

The negative is slow weight loss I'm impatient a flipped port and occasional pb but I have lost weight not gained and that is a plus I still want to lose 60 more but at 1/2 1 pound loss a week it will take awhile oh well our time will come

fiveholts714 · April 2, 2006

Delara has had such a miserable time. But most people on this board have had good experiences even if there are set backs. You can't expect to have a foreign object placed in your body and not have some consequences. Like I get things stuck - but it is my own fault for not chewing or eating bread. Otherwise, all had been well for me. Honestly, by the time you get to needing band, you've probably failed at a million other attempts and you probably can't do it on your own.