Hi

I am just looking around to see if Lap Band is the way to go. I have talked to Dr Woodhead in Delta. Anyone use him??? Any stories? I am also wondering about this 6 month pre surgery diet i have read about on here?? It sounds like most people have been happy with their bands. What is the ratio of happy to unhappy people??? Any one know??

Andi

I was banded on 2-18-08. Thank God I did not have to have much of a wait. I decided in late December I wanted to have the surgery and 8 weeks later I was done. Now I will say that for the first two weeks after the surgery I questioned my sanity in wanting to have this done. I was really sore and just did not feel good. After about the third week, I started getting back to normal and I am glad that I did it. I have never thrown up, which I am thankful for. I am not a happy person when I am fat. I am not hungry like I used to be and really like being told that I look great. And I feel great too!!

Did you have to do a 6 month diet before surgery? It sounds like things are working out for you.................i hope i am the same. I am worried that i will be one of the people who do not have a great out come and i just spent major bucks !!!! I know............don't think like that!

If would of had to do a six month diet I never would of made it. I did have to go on a liquid diet about two weeks before surgery. Also after surgery too. But that is not bad because you don't feel too good for awhile so the liquids after surgery was pretty easy for me. My insurance paid for my hospitalization but I had to pay $4,000 for the surgeon. The bad part is I am on Cobra and I am trying to get my own individual insurance and they will not insure me for 3 years on any individual plan because I had LB surgery.

I am thinking that some of the insurance companies must have required that???? I have to pay the whole shot my self...............it will be worth it if it works well for me! It sounds like i could be banded in the fall. I'm still very nervous about all this, but i am ready to make a move!