I was very concerned about my health as I reach 52. I had thought long and hard about this and looked at other options (which I failed at on more than one occasion) I started the paperwork process around June and had my surgery last Thursday, 4 Oct. During the surgery my Doctor found a hernial which also needed to be repaired so, I'm a little sore and blaming it on the hernial not the lapband. My physician is Dr Bradley Ray at Bloomington, IN. I can't say enough about how great he has treated me. Currently I weigh 242 pounds and hope to drop 100 pounds. I do need encourgement to say the least since I'm kicking old habits and trying establish new ones.:help:

Hi, I just got banded October 3rd. i'm 53 yrs. old I feel OK, but I just started my yogurt days and i'm having trouble with gas and Diarrhea!!! We have to remain positive no matter what!! Take one day at a time. Making the decision we did was a great move. I was banded in Mexico by Dr. Ortiz who is world-renowed. It was great. I weighed at 210. I look back and think of the alternatives (diabetes,high blood pressure,heart disease) and I reassure myself I did the right thing and so did you! Good Luck! You CAN do this.