Hi I'm Ramona from SoCal,

My LB is set up for 2/29/08. My insurance denied me and getting other insurance required a waiting period of 6 months and possibly another 6 months of meeting with a nutritionist. I went through a service called Elective medical lending and was financed for the surgery. My question is since the weight loss is much slower than Gastric Bypass. Has anyone expierienced alot of loose skin and women sagging breast:thumbdown:

Hi I'm Ramona from SoCal,

My LB is set up for 2/29/08. My insurance denied me and getting other insurance required a waiting period of 6 months and possibly another 6 months of meeting with a nutritionist. I went through a service called Elective medical lending and was financed for the surgery. My question is since the weight loss is much slower than Gastric Bypass. Has anyone expierienced alot of loose skin and women sagging breast:thumbdown:

Hi Monakj

The saggy skin will depend on your DNA mostly and how overweight you are and how long you have been overweight - think of a trash bag with a tweny pound weight in it for a short time - when you take it out of the bag - the bag will spring back - then put 100 lbs of weight in that bag and leave it there for 10 yrs - when you take the weights out the bag will be saggy from where the weights were.

This whole thing about exercise, losing slowly is all a myth - exercise does not tighten your skin - it developes muscle - so if you get muscles as big as a weight lifter - then maybe your skin won't sag :thumbup:

But what's more important your saggy skin or your health - I have a few yrs on you - my body looks like crap naked - but guess what with clothes on I look just fine - I feel 10 yrs younger than i did 7 months ago and have cut my risk drasticly from having a heart attack or stroke.

Good Luck on your journey

P.S. - We have Plastic Surgeons it if really bugs you that much...:eek:

It depends on the person and the amount of weight needed to loose. I have been banded since 9/06 and I have lost 80+/- depending on the time of day. I recently set my surgery date for a tummy tuck, BL, BA, and lipo for June 08. My belly is not a huge apron because I didn't have a huge amount to loose, but I lost a lot of volume in the breasts. I went from a D to a large B, small C.

Valarie

To be related is merely an accident of DNA, but friends are God's apology for relatives

My breasts sag now and I haven't even gotten a band yet.

My breasts were already sagging , before the band. But other than that I don`t look bad. I will wear a bikini this year I think. I use to hate my oily skin, now i know what a blessing it is. Donna

Indiogirl said it best. You'll have a healthier life and the option of plastic surgery so focus on the added years you're giving yourself and worry about the skin issues when/if you have to. Good luck!