Hi All: Been laying low over the last 4 months reading all your helpful advice. Well today all your help paid off. I was banded at Abington Hospital in Pennsylvania. Due to ALL of you collective advice I was able to walk into that hospital today confident that it was the right decision.

My insurance company said no go as it is excluded from my policy by my employer. (Aetna) For the price of a decent used car I have been able to start on down the road of a much higher quality of life.

Six hours into it and feeling pretty good. I hope I can continue on your support and will be sure to respond to those who I can help. Not sure how to add in all those fancy statistics but I am a 50 year old man weighing in at 325. 42 BMI. Lost 60 on WW about 3 years ago but gained most (but not all) of it back. I have been battling this problem gor 40 years and am very confident that this tool will be the extra assistance I need to get the job done.

Wish me luck and thanks for all your support.

Congrats! It sounds like you're doing well! Keep walking! You're headed in the right direction. Good luck on your journey!

Congrats on entering bandland...sounds like you're doing well your first few days. Good luck to you!

WOW ericsmom...less than a year and you have lost 100lbs.Congrats to you.

Welcome to bandland! :clap2: :clap2: :clap2:

Took some advice from LAPBANDTALK.COM and slept in my bed last night instead of a recliner. I saw a few posts about how that may help with bloated feeling. IT WORKED WELL!

I will have to pass that bit of advice on to my surgeon at follow up.

WOW ericsmom...less than a year and you have lost 100lbs.Congrats to you.

Thanks!!! It's definitely slowed, but it's steadily coming off...God Bless the Band!!