Ha. I was away forever. I come back, peruse the board, and BAND BASHING is still...

I'm not on a soap box saying lap band is the superior.  I'm also not on the soapbox saying lap band in inferior.  I'm just an impartial observer.  The band bashing is real funny, IMO.

Yeah, I laugh everyday at all the people who are experiencing REAL pain which is being inflicted upon them by their bands.
HA HA LOL  LOL  LMAFAO

Leave it to you, Pumpkin, to miss my point!

 Wow, that was uncalled for.

Pumpkin and I go way back.  Sometime it is best to just let things pass.

 You miss the pont Brock.  Telling the truth about our complications isn't "bashing" it's informing.

If you did a little self emploration as to previous posts directed your way, you could formulate the rebuttal I'm about to drop on you!

There are people, and they have always existed, who DO NOT inform, but simply bash the band!  I have no issue with gathering as much info as possible.  I have always been a proponent of that.  But those who come to this board simply to call the band inferior with no documented research to back up their assertations?  Those are the people who get my goat!

 Damn!!   They bash your band AND get your goat!?   Totally uncalled for!!   ;)

So instead of pointing the finger at the bashers, why don't you tell us just how well the band has worked for you. Give us your stats, tell us how your life is everyday with the band, inform us how it has helped you achive your goals. The best way to shut the bashers up is with your success story, which is something they can't take away from you right? 

Oh, I'm a failure.  but not because of the band, not at all.  Because of my own mental shortcomings.  That said, my day to day life is amazing.  Don't let your body define you!  It is merely a vessel for WHO you are.