SHOULD I DO IT? NEED ADVICE
ANywho, I was SOLD on the lap band until last night. Plus I've read some horror stories on here. Please, advice??? I'm really freaking out.
Info. I'm 225. 5 FT. mother of two, married. tired all the time.
thoughts anyone?
The replies you are going to get depend very much on personal experiences. People who, like me, have been able to use the band to lose all our excess weight and to maintain that loss will be positive. Those who are very new and in the first flush of enthusiasm will be positive.
Some who have not had the success they hoped for, for whatever reason, will be less clear in their views. Some who have had bad experiences will warn you against it! Three will come on and denounce the band as the work of the devil. They will quote statsitics for dramatic failure rates and appalling weight loss rates! If they do, PM me and I will send you a less biased range of studies. And did you see that the US FDA have just voted 8:2 to say that the band is safe and 8:1 to say it is effective?
All wls carries surgical and post-surgery risks. All wsl requires work by us, none is perfect! But , like many others, i love my band!
Highest 290, Banded - 248 Lowest 139 (too thin!). Comfort zone 155-165.
Happily banded since May 2006. Regain of 28lbs 2013-14. ALL GONE!
But some has returned! Up to 175, argh! Off we go again,
Read the Revision; the Failed; and the Complications forums before making any decisions, if you haven't already.
I was one of the "horror stories" ... both with the band and with my choice of surgeons.
Good luck. I hope you'll do a lot of research and find what is in your best interest.
Avoid kemmerling, Green Bay, WI
I went to 2 seminars and had consultation visits with 2 doctors before I decided on the one I had the surgery with.
Good luck with your decision.
on 2/17/11 7:16 am
Sleeves are far safer long term than any other WLS type including banding and the weight loss is far superior. It's just a much easier life than banding.
The band got me to goal, the sleeve will keep me there.
See my blog for newbies: http://wasabubblebutt.blogspot.com/