Anniejo

I had lapband April 9, 2007.  Starting weight was 209, goal weight was 125.  Present weight is 124.  Surgery performed by Dr. Aceves at Almater Hospital in Mexicali.  Best experience ever!  I was 70 yoa at the time.  I had a pacemaker placed in 2001.  No problems.  We lived in Las Vegas at the time and went to Mexico with another couple, the husband of my friend and I were the patients.  My friend has since had the gastric sleeve.  The other patient (my friends husband has lost about 90# and looks and feels great)  My husband lost about 10 or 15# in the process of me losing!  There are some problems, but nothing compared to what I would have experienced in the last 3 and a half years if I had stayed at the 209 weight, which is unlikely.  More likely would be another 20# gain at least.  The staff at the hospital and Dr. Aceves are just wonderful.  The problems I have encountered others have related to i.e., fluid bubbling up into the throat at night, some vomiting but pretty rare now, some foods I simply can not consume...i.e. bread or most wheat type products, nothing that is "thready" like pineapple, very little acid type foods like tomatos or oranges.  Nevertheless it is worth it a million times over!  I have had 3 or 4 fills and unfills and now have 1/2cc in my band.  I am off all medications except two for my heart.  I exercise a minimum of 3 times a week and aim for 4 or 5 times.  It does me good and gets me into those size 4p jeans!