SE Wisconsin lap band pre-op or post-op?

[littlelaura 43]

Hi banders-

My husband and I are going though the process of getting the lapband done from Dr Chua. We each had our psych eval and one nutritionist visit (two more to go). We met with DR Chua this week to explain the surgery options. Following a low calorie diet from the nutritionist and that's going well. Love reading updates from people. Like to hear your stories.

[2muchfun 8,927]

Keep reading. I wish I would have read more before my surgery. Would have explained a lot of the surprises to come.

tmf

[littlelaura 43]

2muchfun

What surprises did you encounter? Curious??

[2muchfun 8,927]

I thought I'd get enough restriction from the initial band placement to immediately lose fat but I almost immediately went into Bandster hell. That's the period of time between surgery and finding enough restriction/satiety to not being so hungry between meals. I went 4 months and 3 fills before I was no longer feeling like I was starving to death. Not everyone experiences this phase but it seems most do.

Stuck episodes and sliming(slime) still seem to haunt me. But, this is my own fault and I just have to learn to eat slower and smaller. Learning to eat slower and chew more was a difficult one and remains difficult. Getting used to only losing 4-8 lbs a month was disappointing too. I had fantasized that I'd lose 10 lbs every month, HA!

But it's all good and I'd do it all over again. It's just that I seemed to have these rose colored glasses like so many others and I thought I'd be the exception but I wasn't and most peope aren't. Good luck and wise choice.

tmf

Edited February 14, 2014 by 2muchfun

[littlelaura 43]

Thanks for the Info. I think eating slower and chewing more is going to be a struggle for me too. I guess I think too I would lose at least 10 lbs per month. Well guess it took awhile to put on, and time to adjust to take off. Thanks for sharing and continue luck!!