desertpixie

Hi there, I have literally just joined the forum after having read it for a month or so whilst debating whether to get the lap-band surgery. I still have a tonne of questions, which I am sure I will be sending to my surgeon when I see him in a fortnight, however it would be great to get some of your opinions if possible? I am pretty active and have PT sessions about 2/3 times a week, how soon after the surgery can you expect to start exercising again? Does adding exercise to the lap-band experience help loose weight faster? Do you lose muscle mass with the surgery? Failure rate? What circumstances have to occur for the band not to work at all? I have heard there is quite a high failure rate but this forum is full of great success stories. Is it a really rare occurrence for it not to work? Finally, how often do you have fills, is it as often as you like or as prescribed or per a certain amount of time? Would be really keen to find out. I am doing this self-funded...well taking out a loan as the medical insurance here in Dubai doesn't cover it. But I think it's going to be worth every penny. Look forward to making some new friends here, thanks Desertpixie x

Thank you so much Erin, that's really helpful!

Hazel thankyou for your reply, that was really helpful. By getting to green, what do you mean by this? I think you hit the nail on the head with exactly why I want to do this, it's for the long term achievements and being able to maintain it. I work my butt off in the gym and it would be absolutely brilliant to have a toned body to reflect it. I don't know what it is but I just cant seem to shift any of this weight. I am going to get a blood test done to make sure it's not hypothyroidism, as I have lower blood pressure and blood sugars, plus I think my metabolism is shot after the liquid only diet I did. As for a back up plan, I think I need to speak to the surgeon about this in more detail. I think with 20-25kg to lose, I need something that is not just going to help me lose the weight but also maintain it, it's the maintenance of the weight loss I am most keen to achieve. I want something that is going to last and I know it's down to ensuring I dont over eat and don't eat poor quality food however to have a tool in place to ensure I stay on track would be brilliant. Thank you for taking the time to reply