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Do it and don't look back! And...I don't think she was Dying. : ) I'm 7 months post op and glad I got banded.

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Horrible video. She contradicts herself back and forth. She says she cant eat anything without throwing up. Then says she can eat a whole plate of food. I call bullshit!!!! Dont know why but for some reason she failed and now she is trying to discourage others from success.

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So I am sleeved

I read all these horror stories about bands. I originally wanted the band and went the other way

I've met several people who went from band to sleeve or rny.

However I have been supremely open about my surgery. And last month a coworker shared with me she's been banded for almost 10 years. No one knows. She's about 5' 9, 180 pounds ish. She looks fantastic. No side effects ever. Still working for her and she's still working it.

She has completely changed her lifestyle. She's perfectly happy.

So as others have stated. Each one is different and had I known she had it and successfully ... Who knows.

I am happy with my sleeve.

I wish you the best of success. But o think you need to meet people with a lap band perhaps thru a support group and that may help you.

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Sounds to me she failed beacuawe she didn't FOLLOW the rules.
Slow eating, tiny bites, small portions. etc. etc.!!!!!

Horrible video. She contradicts herself back and forth. She says she cant eat anything without throwing up. Then says she can eat a whole plate of food. I call bullshit!!!! Dont know why but for some reason she failed and now she is trying to discourage others from success.

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Wow there are so many things wrong about this video that I'm just shaking my head. I love my band!!

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seems to me, if you dont follow the rules and expect to lose 25 pounds per week,

the the band (or WLS) fails and it sucks and its off to the races with negative.

granted some things happen sometimes but in this case...i feel the patient herself

made the lap band fail

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