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JudyJudyJudy · March 24, 2006

Hi

My name is Judy, I am very seriously considering having the Lap Band Surgery done soon, I am very heavy (over 300 lbs) -- but....I am unsure, and I thought I would ask this question....Are you glad you did it, and would you do it again? I hope it's ok for me to send this since I haven't had the surgery. Thanks so much

the best me · March 24, 2006

Welcome Judy! You came to the right place. Lots of great info to be read here. The Before/After pics are so inspirational!

To answer, no regrets. I'd do it again in a heartbeat. There is NO way I'd be making this kind of progress without my band. Even though my progress is slow, I don't care. I'm headed down, and when I hit a plateau, I'm not gaining it all back. That's huge for me. I'm loving my 40's so far. I was dreading them at 39. I saw a fat future with no hope, and declining health to boot. Not anymore. Yay!

Alexandra · March 24, 2006

No regrets whatsoever. It hasn't been easy, but weight loss has NEVER been "easy." What it is now, that's it's never been before, is POSSIBLE. I've lost 129 lbs and it's staying off, for the very first time in my life.

I LOVE MY BAND, and would do it again in the proverbial heartbeat.

gentlespirit · March 24, 2006

Hi, Judy~

I'm only a couple of months out from surgery and have lost 25 pounds without feeling miserable or deprived or starved. I know I'm not far into it, but I would do it again in a heartbeat. I have hope that I'll be healthy and thinner now, and hope is a priceless thing! Good luck with your decision.

Emily

PhotoNut · March 24, 2006

Hi Judy, welcome to LBT. I was banded on Jan 9th of this year and have lost 49 pounds so far. I absolutely love my band. It has helped me get past that "fall off the wagon" point that I hit so many times before in my attempts to lose weight. We were just talking about this on another thread, about how the band keeps on working even when we lose that initial motivation.

Here are a couple of threads you might be interested in.

What to ask before being banded:

http://lapbandtalk.com/showthread.php?t=15595

Before and after pictures of folks here at LBT:

http://lapbandtalk.com/showthread.php?t=4642

Discussion about why others chose to be banded:

http://lapbandtalk.com/showthread.php?t=16044&highlight=decision

Answers to the question, would you do it all over again?:

http://lapbandtalk.com/showthread.php?t=15736&highlight=decision

An hour long video in which Surgeons discuss the details of banding and show the procedure being performed (not gorey or bloody - just cool!) You will need Real Media Player. Click on View Live Webcast:

http://www.or-live.com/BrighamandWomens/1372/

juliek · March 24, 2006

Hi Judy,

I, too, was well over 300 lbs when I was banded and I have absolutely no regrets and would do it again in a heartbeat!

JudyJudyJudy · March 26, 2006

Thanks to all of you who replied to my questions, you have helped me a lot. Still not sure what I am going to do, need to research more, but seems to me, this is a wonderful sight to do that. What great people are on here! Have a Great Day!!!!

Tricia K. · March 26, 2006

Hi Judy,

You've come to the right place! LBT is GREAT!! To answer your question, yes, I am extremely happy with my decision to be banded. I would do it again, in less than a heartbeat! As you can see by my stats below, I was banded a little over 6 months ago and I'm down 66 pounds. I'm 48 lbs. from my goal weight and hope to reach it by my 1 year mark. Best of luck to you with your decision.

Tricia