:redface:hello everyone,

i am in the process of getting approved and i'm researching which procedure to have...it is kinda driving me crazy..i want to have the lap band because of less risk and shorter recovery but i'm concerned that i'll only lose 60 lbs and stop losing... i know people have lost 100 lbs but it seems to be those who need to lose 150 lbs or more.. please write me and let me know of your situation or those you've heard of, like me... thanks so much... what a great forum ... i'll be back to help others once i have mine, for sure...

best to you! judi

Edited September 12, 200817 yr by judiboo

It is very do-able. I was banded 12/12 and am down 77 pounds...I am hoping to hit 100 by my bandiversary!

thank you all for your responses :embaressed_smile: judi:redface:

Hey there Sometimes it doesn't matter if you lose it slowly. It's taken 18 months for me to lose 95lbs and I need surgery on my arms and my stomach. When you hit a certian age skin doesn't go back to where it came from. but I would rather have that then be unhealthy again. You need to find a lap-band support group I am suprise that your clinic doesn't have one just for lap-band mine does in WI. Ask your doctor.

HI ALL! WELL I HATE TO BE A DEBBIE DOWNER BUT UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE NOT SEEN THE WEIGHT LOSS. I HAVE BEEN BANDED ON 9-13-07 AND TO DATE I HAVE ONLY LOST 18 LBS (7 LBS 5 DAYS POST-OP). I FOLLOW ALL THE LAP-BAND RULES ,STARTED WALKING 3 MILES PER DAY AT WORK STILL NOTHING. I HAVE HAD 11 FILLS IN 11 MONTHS WITH LITTLE OR NO RESTRICTION. I HAVE KEPT A FOOD JOURNAL,MET WITH THE NUTRITIONIST AND SHE SAID THE QUALITY OF FOOD WAS FINE BUT THE AMOUNT WAS TOO MUCH. I GUESS THE NEVER REALLY FEELING RESTRICTED COMES INTO PLAY. I HAVE A 4CC BAND AND JUST RECENTLY WAS FILLED TO 4CC AND ONLY THEN DID I FEEL RESTRICTION BUT ONLY FOR A FEW WEEKS THEN IT WOULD EEASE UP. I ALSO HAD AN UGI,(I AM AN X-RAY TECH SO I WOULD TAKE PICTURES OF MYSELF OFTEN WITH AND W/O BARUIM) WHICH SHOWED THAT THE BAND WAS IN PLACE. EVEN THE RADIOLOGIST I WORK WITH SAID THAT THERE SHOULD BE ALOT MORE RERSTRICTION. ANYWAY AFTER ALL THAT ON 8-28-08 I HAD PORT REPLACEMENT SURGERY BECAUSE APPARENTLY I HAD A SLOOOOOOOOOOOW LEAK. SO MY BAND IS COMPLETELY EMPTY FOR 5 WEEKS. THEN A FILL AGAIN. HOPEFULLY REPLACING THE PORT I WILL FINALLY START LOSING SOME WEIGHT. EVEN THOUGH I FEEL THAT I JUST WASTED A FULL YEAR. I CONGRATULATE ALL YOU PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOST WEIGHT WAY TO GO!!HOPEFULLY I'LL BE THERE SOMETIME. IN CLOSING I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THIS WHOLE BAND THING MAY NOT BE A QUICK FIX. IT MAY TAKE AWHILE TO FINALLY GET TO YOUR SWEET SPOT IF SO HANG IN THERE I STILL HAVE HOPE !

Well, I can definitely see how that would be a bad experience. With this doctor I have they have two separate support groups, which I think there should be for whichever surgery you choose to do. Thank goodness, I would hate to have to be the only bandster in a support group. Thank you for sharing that.