Aloha Everyone,

Been thinking of getting the lap band surgery but want to hear about it via people's experiences. You know the usual how painful is it? How long out of work? How fast do you lose? Loose skin? Nausea? vomitng? heartburn? I want to know all the gory and/or positive stories about it to help me make an informed decision on whether to get it or not. Thank you!

I think you can ask about it from others - but everyone is different on how they react and you can't judge you on others....if that makes sense.

Me personally - I was scared too...more scared about failing than anything else if I am being honest with you.

The surgery was literally a breeze.....about an hour....recovery for 4 hours and home mid afternoon....it was on a Thursday. I was at family gatherings on Sunday with minimal discomfort. I was tired from the anesthetic more than anything else.

Following the dealio has not been hard for me at all....most people say they can drink when they eat and cheat the system - if I try to drink, I throw up. I can't eat more than about half a cup of food at a time or I throw up. It doesn't take too many times of dong it wrong to figure out the right way.

Heartburn....well it comes in spurts....I had it in months three and four pretty bad and then again at seven or eight months - now in the last week or so I have had some again. But, I also ate hot wings two days in the last two weeks....which leads to my summarization of the entire thing.

This is a life-changing experience you shouldn't do if you are not ready for your life to change....but, if you are ready to change your life (for the better in my opinion), then you should strongly look at it.

Loose skin....yes...my kids laugh at me....my wife calls me a sharpey....or whatever them dogs are.....but one thing they don't call me anymore is fat....I can take the others. Not that I am still not fat....but not nearly as fat as before.

The most important thing to me is the primary reason to begin with - my health. I am off the diabetic medicine - I am off two blood pressure meds and I am on the floor again playing with the kids and nieces and nephews....that is what it is about - being around for the family.

Best of luck with your decision - I hope you choose the right one!

dab

Aloha Dab, Thanks for your reply, you are so inspiring and it's so admirable and shows a lot of strength in you for undergoing the procedure and you have real weightloss. You should be so proud. I can honestly tell you that this is the closest I have come in attemptiing to understand the procedure and all that goes with it. I am afraid of just taking medicine and now I am contemplating having weightloss surgery. I am such a chicken when it comes to pain and discomfort. I am again leaning more to trying exercise and diet one more time... Thank you so much for your honest comments, they are so appreciated. Take care, best wishes and many blessings!