RCP'smommy

Hey everyone!!! I'm intersted in being banded and so is my mother. My mom, however, has degenerative disc disease in her back, degenerative joint disease, and needs her hips replaced. All of these things are worsened by being overweight. She went to her consultation for the lap band and they told her that she would have to work out every day like "crazy" in order to see any results and that she may not be a candidate because she has some physical limitations. She told them she would be able to walk and swim and they didn't seem satisfied. They said without excersise she could hope to lose about 40 pounds. Has anyone else only been able to do a limited amount of excersise and still had good results? I think once she started losing, she may be able to excersise more....seems to be a vicious cycle! I appreciate any info! THanks!

WOW!!! Thanks everyone for such a great response! You all had some great ideas! I love the idea of swimming laps with a waterproof MP3 player. I'm with you, honk. I don't understand how they can say that walking and swimming would not be enough excersise! Seems to me if you have to work out like a "gym rat" (LOL) everyday of the week for hours a day and diet that you wouldn't really need a lap band?!?!?! The reason she wants to get it is because she can't get the weight off cuz she can't excersise. But she can't excersise because of her pain and the added weight on top of it. I would have thought just the lap band alone would make you loose weight....you can only fit like 2 TBSP of food in your stomache for goodness sake!! Anyway, thank you so much for the info, you all sound like your making awesome progress which is very promising! Good luck and keep it up!

Hello there fellow Wisconsinites!! I am new to this site and considering getting banded in Mexico because my insurance doesn't cover anything...... and we all know how expensive it can be for self pay. What I'm wondering is if any of you know of places in Wisconsin that will fill clients banded in another country. How much does Dr. Chuas group charge for fills? Thanks so much for the info::thumbup: