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Hey everyone!! I have an appointment with my surgeon on Wednesday and made the appointment for a lap band however have been researching since making the appointment and now I am worried about the success of the band... I have joined a few chat groups and been reading into past topics etc and seems that most people who get the band regret it and end up having the sleeve done. I would appreciate any advice or experiences to help clear my head! Cheers Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Nice! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Sorry didn't mean the people were failures meant the band! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Fantastic! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I have been searching for a lap band before and after thread!! Can't wait to look at everyone's success! I'll add mine in a few months once I have had the op etc ... Cannot wait!!!! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Tara, have healthy foods available if ur allowed solids and get rid of the stuff u can't have from the house that way u have no option, maybe try half a normal work out and see how u go Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

How are u going chez? Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

No plans for babies here! My surgeon does both sleeve and lap band and he stated figure of 80% success rate for his patients the other twenty were broken into two groups, further weight loss and failures, so failures were people like yourself who it just didn't work for at all, and further weight loss were those who needed the sleeve because they weren't happy with their weight loss after 5 years, those figures I don't remember exactly but it was close to half and half. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Yeh doctor said today no sit ups please hahahahaha I was like yeh no I don't think I'll be using my torso for a bit after surgery haha Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

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Yeh when we were discussion options he said that if I had medical issues like diabetes he would make a different suggestion, I have in the past lost large amounts of weight on my own but been unable to keep it off so he thinks that the band will be a great supportive tool Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I have a high pain tolerance so I think I'll be ok there, glad the lap band healing time isn't too long! Hope ur handling ur liquids well and the plumbing is all working! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Hey! I'm in Australia as well and just had my first consult, waiting a month for super approval and then will be about 6-8 weeks till the op, so I think I'll be looking at October ... Even at the consult in the waiting room knead like argh what am I doing?? Then while I was waiting for my different consults I saw all these people coming in for fills/unfills and check ups and they were all so happy and positive, and the staff knew everyone of them by name and I just relaxed... Then I met the surgeon and he was fantastic and I felt so at ease... Now I cannot wait!! I'll be following ur journey as I plan mine!! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

That was the longest appointment ever lol feeling very happy! Have decided on the band, doctor said being young and other then my weight in very healthy he is reluctant to do a sleeve due to its permanence he said 80% of his patients who get the band have great success and that he thinks it's the best option for me in fact he said he wouldn't recommend the sleeve for me at all, he said in some cases 5 or so years down the line if the weight loss isn't where we want we can look at revision to a sleeve but he wants to leave that as a last resort Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Just parked and about to head in... Eik!! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Thigh gap!! For the win!!! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

God that's a scary thought wonder why they still offer it at all? I guess it works for some Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I love these posts because it makes me so positive I have made the right decision and it makes me cry knowing how badly I want to feel happy and proud like u are of yourself! Initial consult on Wednesday... Cannot wait!! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Thanks guys! I have had a friends do the opposite with the band and they went crazy and anted it tighter and tighter and made themselves very ill Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I am no where near pre op dieting yet however I have, in my last weight loss attempts done long term shake diets. Those who are I. The first week and struggling with energy and pain like headaches and cramps please know that it gets easier!! Stay positive!! That is just ur body detoxing and adjusting and it will stop just ride it out Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Yeh the more reading I do the more certain I am that the sleeve is the far better option Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I am in the middle of the same battle... I always planned a band but after researching I'm thinking sleeve... My issue was that I was afraid of the sleeve being so permanent and once it's done there is no removing it so thought the band was a better option but minuet to see one person who had a band who was ok with it long term... Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Thanks guys, I think I am leaning towards a sleeve... Just makes me so nervous that it's so permanent Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Wow u guys have so many hoops to jump through! I have a consult with surgeon, full physical with chest x rays and other tests, then if I pass I get a surgery date! So happy for u! I'll be watching for updates Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Off topic... Freakin love ur user name Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App