K.Boone

Hello ADORAblesista, Just curious - how long have you had the lap band? Seriously, do you think I went through the surgery and all the testing that led up to it if I weren't serious about making lifestyle changes? It took a year to get final approval from my doctor AFTER all requirements had been met. I'm surprised that, even though you know practically Nothing about me other than my first post, you think you know enough to judge my lack of success with the lap band. Again, how long have YOU had the band???? We're ALL excited and pumped at first, but some do better than others for many different reasons. FYI, my doctor removed all the fill from my band today (6.2 CC's) because it has been too tight for the past 6 months. Too tight is just as bad as too loose, he said. I'll start again in a few weeks after my stomach has time to "rest", and he also ordered an upper GI to make sure the band is in the correct position. Not all failures are due to patient non-compliance, and most of us just do the best we can. So, please don't be so quick to pass judgement the next time. Here's hoping you have the perfect Lab Band experience and everything goes as planned. Good Luck! p.s. your photo is lovely.

I totally understand how you feel. I had Lap Band surgery 12/14/2010; had 5 fills over the next 8 months until the band was so tight I threw up on a regular basis. STILL, I DIDN'T LOSE EVEN ONE POUND! Drinking a lot of skim milk (not during meals) probably was my downfall. I switched to unsweetened Almond Milk about 4 months ago and I don't drink nearly as much as I used to - still no weight loss. Today I am four pounds heavier than when I went into surgery; the counselor at the Bariatric Center said I need to start exercising. I keep a 2-year-old daily from 8 to 6 and all I want to do after that is chill out. Besides, why do people like us have the surgery in the first place??? If we exercised regularly we wouldn't need the Band. I have recently been diagnosed with Type II Diabetes and am on medication; I have high blood pressure, high triglycerides and low HDL, sleep apnea and chronic insomnia; I should have refused the Lap Band and gone to another surgeon for the Bypass. Oh well, shoulda, woulda, coulda . . . I'm having some of the fill removed today so that I won't have to worry about throwing up in public anymore.