Guest IDAHOFATS Posted November 6, 2005 Hello, this is my first post but I have been reading others posts for a month or so. I am scheduled for surgery Dec. 5, 05. My biggest goal is to reduce the amount of medical problems I am experiencing..Diabetes, HBP, Thyroid Disease, High Chlosterol, Deppression, sleep Apnea and general lack of energy. I am curious if others have experianced a reduction in health problems. I am currently on 13 pills a day plus insulin and I am dreading all the pill crushing. My doctor placed me on a 1000 cal pre-surgery diet starting tomorrow (4 weeks). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NJChick 3 Posted November 6, 2005 Hello and Welcome !! I am just newly banded so I can't offer any info at this time. Congratulation and good luck !! Eileen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alexandra 55 Posted November 6, 2005 Hi Idaho, Welcome to LBT! Lots of people experience an improvement in their health after losing even a relatively small amount of weight--particularly diabetes symptoms. (My thyroid condition hasn't changed at all, but that's not surprising since it's not weight-related.) So it is indeed possible, but only as long as you work with your band to control your intake. It's totally do-able, I hear story after story of people reducing or even eliminating their diabetes medications. Good luck with everything, and hope to see you here! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anwyn 0 Posted November 10, 2005 Hi there! I've experienced a big improvement in my back pain and I'm looking forward to having my cholesterol checked to see if there is any difference. I think you'll be surprised at how quickly you start to feel better. Welcome to LBT! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
