Playing golf ??-- with the Lap Band

[loser4life 0]

Are there any avid golfers out there? My husband and I play two rounds of 18 holes both on Saturday and Sundays during the summer months -- will I still be able to do this after Lap band surgery? ( surgery scheduled 11/18/2008)

:eek:

[RestlessMonkey 7]

Why would you not? By next summer you'll weigh less so you should be healthier and enjoy it more; that's the only change I can imagine. I don't golf, but people do things like skydive with the band. I can't imagine that golfing would be more grueling! :laugh:

[luluc 6]

my husband is an avid golfer (also banded), think he was out playing the wkends after 6 or 8 wks (not sure). i'll play twilight golf w/him during the summer a few times a wk - only 9 holes in the evening.

no issues.

[BDS_Geologist 0]

Banding and weight loss may help your game. For me, losing some girth meant that I needed less rotation to get the club around me. It gave me better control and distance!

Bryan

[xtightend 0]

I am being banded November 25th. My plan after healing is to play a lot of golf in the spring. The way I play there is a lot of zig zagging back and forth from the rough on one side to the rough on the other side so 18 holes = about 5 miles of walking.

[laurigee 545]

My family and I are big golfers. I play 3+ days a week from the beginning of the season to the end. I had no problem at all. The one thing that did change was my swing. It took half of the season to revise, but I'm back. Another was the cute outfits I can now wear. If I have a bad day on the course I still look fabulous! lol.

[ladybug_238 0]

I was back golfing a week after surgery. Rode a cart of course and alot wouldnt recommend it but it was great for me!

[loser4life 0]

Thanks for the replies. I know I will sleep better under the anesthesia on surgery day next Tuesday knowing that golfing is still in my future !! love that golf ! :thumbup:cute outfits will be nice - and also not lifting all the extra weight getting in and out of cart after lapband.