Success Rate?

[B-52 7,113]

People get upset when they realize they will have to give up. Ertain favorite foods. What did they think they were signing up for?

Exaggeration, but I would go bread and Water if it meant me reaching normal weight.

[B-52 7,113]

Thanks for the support. I'm going to make an appointment with both my first and second choice surgeons and see what they have to say. I'm not going to "settle" for a surgeon who gives me 'bad-vibes' just because he has an open appointment book. (There's probably a reason for that!)

Keeping my fingers crossed that things go smoothly from here out.

IMO pick a surgeon that's aggressive, that is one that makes the point that getting you to the green zone is the goal, as soon as possible.

I read about people only getting 1/2 cc fills at a time, 6 weeks apart.

That would take entirely too long. Many feel they are soaking you for $ adding more appointments than the next person.

But that's my opinion.

[Humming Bird 275]

IMO pick a surgeon that's aggressive, that is one that makes the point that getting you to the green zone is the goal, as soon as possible.

I read about people only getting 1/2 cc fills at a time, 6 weeks apart.

That would take entirely too long. Many feel they are soaking you for $ adding more appointments than the next person.

But that's my opinion.

I agree with B-52 on this one. I think the key to my success was reaching the green zone early in the process. I put in very little effort, so I give the band and being properly adjusted most of the credit.

I'm not sure where they get the success rate figures. They are not following every banded person. They don't include me in the rates. My % of weightloss has not been tracked by anyone but me at this point. When we reach the normal BMI weight range (25) it is 100% of excess weight gone. I am sitting at a BMI of 24, so I have lost more than 100% of my excess weight. Wooo Hooo!

[NYsLegend78 29]

It's all a state of mind. I started losing fast at first and then hit a plateu and decided to hit up the gym. Once you realize that it's not just eating but also working out is when your golden. I now get disgusted when I see people I know eating like I use to eat. Lap band is great but you have to work for it

[NYsLegend78 29]

The oatmeal is my dinner the rest is all my brothers SMH

[lbugher 41]

My surgeon told me that, in the end, the weight loss will be the same whether you have a lap band or gastric bypass. The difference is with gastric bypass you'll lose weight more rapidly in the beginning. He also said that gastric bypass is overall more risky because it's so invasive. I think the lap band is a good compromise... gastric bypass just sounds scary from what I've read.