flower

Alright I am so glad who is it with let me know I know youve been waiting hooray.

Haven't been banded yet but would like to know what the feeling is when you are full is it a feeling of fullness or do you feel a tightness or a pain I have never felt a fullness feeling and am worried I will overeat and PB or worse please let me know

Does anymore have before and after pictures I think everyone likes looking at everyone successes and it gives inspiration to us

Just wanted to know when do you think lap banding will be more popular than gastric bypass it is less invasive and shorter hospital stay it is new technology even the doctors seem to press for gastric bypass just dont understand

The filter is put in to filter the blood to collect any clots that form in surgery so it doesn't travel to your heart or lungs it is a precautionary thing for your safety

I haven't got the surgery yet either but within the next month I am I too have been stocking up on post diet food or liquids and visiting this site often I am too very nervous but i'm hopeful everything will go well by the way how long are you taking off work

they stitch the skin of your stomach around the band to hold it there I believe

I just went for my surgical consult and they said if you have acid reflux at night it is probably that the band had slipped or eroded not to get you worried but you have to probably get it checked up plus the acid eats away at the band let us know how everything is.

Hi this is flower thanks for all the support. The fact of the matter is that I probably have lost 300 - 400 pounds in my life BUT have always gained it back its embarrasing you feel like a failure each and every time and you are ALWAYS on a diet I am sick of it I want to lose it and take it off for GOOD I want to be normal or feel that I am normal I constantly don't want to think about how I look in relation to how I feel I want to wear nice clothes I want to feel confident I want to play with my children I hope this all works out and I love talking to all of you good luck with everything you are striving for.

I heard that you can submit a bid for approval again you might have to document consequences such as rashes, chafing , yeast infections you have to keep fighting the sqeaky wheel gets what they want.

Just wanted to hear from all the people that are close to goal and what were their triumphs and successes along the way I'm sure everyone wants to reach goal and need encouragement to get their.

just wanted to know what kind of meats give people the most trouble with the band ie. beef, chicken, pork turkey processed meats thanks

There is a book that is very informative that explains every aspect of the lap band it is Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric banding achieving permanent weight loss with minimally invasive surgery Author Jessie H. Ahroni, Ph.d.,a.r.n.p. you might have to order from a book store but they can get it in 5-11 working days it really covers all aspects and really explains everything there is not many books out and it really help happy reading

They say people usually lose 50 -60 percent of their extra body weight I guess it is just how diligent you are about sticking to your new way of eating.

I think you should get a sub. YOu use your abdominal muscles to breath and to sing you need a lot of air, and you are not going to be up to par. You are recovering and you are going to be on a liquid diet its just too much stress.

I haven't been banded but they told me it will probably take 4-5 adjustments to get the restriction and weight loss you expect great job.

When you go to the beach and are totally sweating and you have to wear a long t shirt the whole day and go in the water with it on and have it dragging soaking wet and sticky on you all day.

Went to the surgeon yesterday and my paperwork is at bc bs new england ma for approval then I set up a date with the surgeon and I will be in band land so excited can't wait. the y said bc bs approves within 14 days so well see.

I lost weight before many times and they say the hardest weight to lose is the last 20 -15 pounds your body just doesn't want to get down and it really takes a long time to lose that final weight hang in there you did so well so far.

bc bs of ma pays for it but i know it does differ from state to state it is best to call you insurance company directly and they will give you the answer you need.

I myself have not told my mother about my decision to have the band. She will be very nervous and say I am being silly. She will be extremely nervous and will worry about it constantly. I feel I am being defiant but I really don't want all the negatism and anxiety that comes along with it. I eventually will have to tell her though because my surgery date is soon.

Hi I was just wondering how many of you out their have a problem with bread? Or any type of carbohydrate like pasta, pretzels. I heard toasted bread is tolerated but I was wondering is people just never eat bread again after the band is in.??????

I heard mentioned eating egg drop soup early in the post band stage does anyone know how to make it. and also i read alot about pbs how often do all of you have these say on a weekly basis please let me know answers thanks all.

For any bandsters that had trouble with slippage or erosion just wanted to know what were your symptoms before you were diagnosed with the above problems just worried about having this problems and not knowing that it is happening.

Could you just give me an average on how long you all had to wait for approval from your insurance company after your initial meeting with the surgeon. Just wanted to get a general idea. In regards to such things as work, time-off, vacations schedules at work and so on.