Attention Lap Banders

I need your help. Please e-mail me and tell me of your experiences, both positive and negative. I need to know when you had the procedure, and how much weight was lost and length of time it took to lose it. I appreciate everybody's help and support so much. Everything will be held in strickest confidence and nobody's name or info will be released to anybody. I need this information so I can make one of the most important decisions in my life. I thank you in advance for your help. Joe

Joe: Please feel free to have a look at my profile. Pretty much everything in my journey is in there and, if something's missing, I'm alway open to questions. Bette Dec. 2003 376/163

I can vouch for that, Bette is awesome!!! I just had mine on 2-1, so far I am down 22 lbs from the day the pre-op diet started which was Jan 25th. I feel good and cant wait to start progressing on foods. I am so sick of liquids. (but all well worth it!) Good luck ! Bree

And Joe . . . as you can tell, I've got a bit of a fan base. Bette

Hi Joe! I had my lapband surgery 10/04 and have lost 80 pounds. I was considered a lightweight because I needed to "only" lose 100 pounds. These last 15-20 pounds have been very hard to lose for me and my body is pretty much stuck here. I LOVE my band though and feel in my heart that it was the best thing I could have done for myself. I feel like a normal person - I can still eat anything, its just in moderation now, and I never feel deprived. (this can be a blessing AND a curse though! ) This has been a wonderful journey. I am happy to share my experience -- I am pretty much an open book, so ask any question you want, but be prepared for an honest answer!!! Good luck with all of your research! Kristin