Considering a lap band. Oh and hi!

raph · August 7, 2007

Hi all,

35 year old guy from melbourne in Australia here. Have a serious weight problem and am given to binge eating. Have dieted off and on all my life, I can lose weight but then it all comes back with a 10% bonus.

Am considering getting a lap band, as i am now over 150Kg and at 5 foot 8 that is a little scary for me. I think a lap band would help me control the binging by forcing me to recognise when i am doing it, and then slow me down.

I am worried about a few things though. One is that I guess I am binge eating as a way of dealing with depression or stress. I dont know what would happen if that option was taken away from me.

Secondly, I have off and on been a professional wrestler as a bit of a hobby, and am wondering whether I would still be able to do that with a lap band inside me.

Are there any other aussie lap banders out there?

thanks,

raph

TracyinKS · August 7, 2007

Jachut is an Aussie and she has done great1

I wouldn't see how wrestling would affect the band, but that would be something to discuss with your surgeon.

The binge eating........ well.. the band doesn't fix your head.. we are all emotional eaters but binging is a different more complex issue, one that would be taken up with a professional.

That said, it is the best thing I've ever done for myself!

GOOD LUCK

raph · August 7, 2007

with the wrestling, its very very high impact. Just concerned about anything not bolted on inside me. certainly it will be a question for the doctors once i get to the point of seeing some.