I am just starting to research Lap Band. It seems there are a lot of you out there with a lot of good things to say about it. :thumbup:

I have always been a big guy and probably always will be, BUT it is getting to a point that I can't do much of anything physical anymore and that has to change...:thumbup:

I am 6'-1" and have slowly worked up to 300 lbs. - I have a craving for food all the time and work in a job (car sales) that has lots of dead time which leads to snack time.

Is this right for me???

I think this is right for you I was banded on 12/9 and had a first fill on 1/7 I have not lost weight but I am eating so much less food I am on dialysis so I can not drink the required amounts of fluids so my loss may be slower but be warned -- with a lap band you can graze all day and not eat much at a time I find this a little difficult but still I eat so much less - it is amazing - the first week with this band I wanted to tear it out - when you get a fill you go back on liquids for a couple of days and that is not fun but you get used to it

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I think this is right for you I was banded on 12/9 and had a first fill on 1/7 I have not lost weight but I am eating so much less food I am on dialysis so I can not drink the required amounts of fluids so my loss may be slower but be warned -- with a lap band you can graze all day and not eat much at a time I find this a little difficult but still I eat so much less - it is amazing - the first week with this band I wanted to tear it out - when you get a fill you go back on liquids for a couple of days and that is not fun but you get used to it

twirl

Tell me more about the first week.

Hi There - There's a ton of information in here about the lapband from real people, and it was here (mostly) that I researched the lapband pros and cons. Only YOU can answer the question, if this is right for you.

Weight loss with the lapband is generally slower than with other, more RADICAL and NON-REVERSIBLE weight loss surgery methods, and those two words I just typed in all upper case is one of the reasons I chose lapband.

I have a friend that had gastric bypass about 5 years ago. She was throwing up all of the time, lost a lot of her hair (mal-absorbtion of food she ate), and ultimately, she has gained back about 1/2 of what she lost, which was a little over 100 pounds. She stretched her pouch and there was also a recent concern of an anorism (sp) on her stomach from the surgery. Luckily there isn't.

Best of luck with your research, but I am very happy with my decision. I still feel I made the right one and still working to find my sweet spot.

I'm a self-pay, so this was a big deal for me.

Hi There - There's a ton of information in here about the lapband from real people, and it was here (mostly) that I researched the lapband pros and cons. Only YOU can answer the question, if this is right for you.

Weight loss with the lapband is generally slower than with other, more RADICAL and NON-REVERSIBLE weight loss surgery methods, and those two words I just typed in all upper case is one of the reasons I chose lapband.

I have a friend that had gastric bypass about 5 years ago. She was throwing up all of the time, lost a lot of her hair (mal-absorbtion of food she ate), and ultimately, she has gained back about 1/2 of what she lost, which was a little over 100 pounds. She stretched her pouch and there was also a recent concern of an anorism (sp) on her stomach from the surgery. Luckily there isn't.

Best of luck with your research, but I am very happy with my decision. I still feel I made the right one and still working to find my sweet spot.

I'm a self-pay, so this was a big deal for me.

Thanks for the input and your view.