HELLO ALL!! New to the board... considering lap band

[dragonflylover 0]

Hey everyone.

I'm 28 yrs old. 1 four yr old and married. i currently weigh 245 lbs and am only 5'2" tall. I am seriously at the final straw with trying to lose weight on my own. i was able to get down to 198 a year 1/2 ago on weight watchers.. but my appetite is out of control and as i get older my metabolism is slower and cravings are increased. i'm sure you can all relate. i was considering the lap band procedure because i am pretty sure i qualify. i was just concerned with wanting more kids while banded. does anyone have info on this? and i was concerned with the extra skin i always hear about with these procedures. any advise would be greatly appreciated..

thanks!!

[amonroy 0]

Hello, one of the reasons I chose the lapband was because in case I wanted another child I could have my band unfilled and the baby would still get all the nutrients it needs, whereas bypass you don't have that option. My surgeon did tell me it is wise to wait 2 years to get pregnant, but being i'm already 35 I dont know how well that will work out for me. But as far as everything i've heard it's safe. Good Luck on your journey!

[RestlessMonkey 7]

My surgeon has his patients promise to not get pregnant for a year post band ... he feels it's dangerous. It doesn't pertain to me but I think why get the band to get pregnant right away...have the baby THEN get the band...or have the band, lose and get healthy and THEN have the baby! :biggrin: You don't want to lose while trying to grow a little one! The band won't stop you from having a healthy baby.

As to the skin....Odds are if you lose a lot of weight there's going to be skin. Whether you have bypass, the band, sleeve, do weight watchers, get stranded on a desert island, whatever...you remove the fat, the skin will sag. How badly depends on many many factors including your age, how long you've been fat, your skin type, your nutritional status, etc etc. Skin is an organ so people who work out to tighten it are misinformed...the muscle UNDER the skin tones up, but the skin will do what it will do. For many young otherwise healthy people, it's almost a non-issue. For someone like me who weighed 400 and is 54, I'm facing plastic surgery. But it's better to be saggy than fat. Hands down.