oakparker

I have a sister who the bypass 20 years ago-she gradually ate her way through the procedure and gained back all the weight she had lost. The gastric bypass is a surgery with all the complications that surgeries can entail. I had the lapband as it is a procedure that is less invasive (I went in at 6:00am and was home by 3pm same day.) My sister had vitamin deficiency problems as are a known problem-and lost alot of hair. There aren't vitamin absorbtion problems with the lapband as nothing is removed. My MD told me that my reflux would likely improve due to weight loss and it wasn't a contraindication according to my MD in Chicago.

I was banded on the 26th and am feeling 95% today. I have found vanilla low fat yogurt to be very soothing and it also makes me feel full. I went out to lunch today and had a cup of tomato basil soup which was divine after all the bland canned soups I have been eating. Back to work tomorrow...should be good as I will have to focus on things other than food and surgery.

I was banded on Feb 26th and feel back to normal-even took my son's out for lunch today and ordered a cup of soup- I always wondered who ordered a "cup" instead of a bowl!! Now I know-the bander's. I am tired of liquids but have lost 9 lbs in 2 weeks. Between the liquid preop and liquid postop diets. Just read somewhere that I may not ever tolerate bread again. I hope that isn't true.

Hi-received my band on Feb 26th-and am recovering from procedure currently