Please share your success! Lap Banders! Banders to Sleeve! Pics of my 8 Years with my...

This is not a promotion of the Lap band, just my OWN personal journey and what my Lap band has done for me over the years! I am not skinny, but I am happy and can wear normal clothes, and don't have to kill myself to maintain and keep my weight down and still eat yummy foods at restaurants.

I am not skinny, that has never been my goal, however I am very healthy and satisfied with my weight and I don't take any medications, in fact I forget to even take a multi-vitamin daily, I need to get better at that.

The band is not for everyone, it's just right for me, and I would not change to anything else, I experienced a hiccup in my journey last year, after eating too much salsa and constantly eating too much with my husband on a restricted band and inflamed a hernia, I got my old band removed, hiatal hernia fixed, new band all in one surgery, and I have not had any burning or reflux since, and I am very grateful and humble that I have a new chance with my band.  I am honest about my journey and am very happy that I gave the band a second chance. This is where I started in 2005

2 years post op 2007

Maintaining my weight loss at 4 years post op

Maintaining my weight for 6 years with no problems

2012 Weight Gain after reflux and hiatal hernia

June - 2013 Getting back on track going on 8 years....Ioving my new improved lap band

Congrats! See the band does work for some people

. I know it has worked for me, almost 2 years post op. (July 25 2011)

Congrats to you too Mary! I am wishing you many more successful and uneventful years with your band.

Congrats! to you both, you have done Fantastic

Thank you Kaiya! And many blessings to you on your journey!

Hello all....

I am five and a half years post Lapband and have maintained my weight throughout that time.  I have lost 138 pounds, with much work.  A day does not go by where I do not exercise.  It has been a very hard journey, as I sometimes wish I could have had my mind banded rather than my stomach.  I struggle with slider foods and ice cream all the time, although lately it is getting better.  I feel so blessed to have been given the opportunity to have the band; however, I know that it could be a day by day thing after I read some of the stories on the board.  So I will take today and use it to my best ability and hopefully get through without any complications.

I have had to have unfills due to other surgeries I have had, but lucky for me, I have always been able to get back to my sweet spot.  I am sorry for all the patients who have not had good luck with their bands, but like I say, I consider myself blessed on a daily basis and hope to not take my band for granted because I know any given day, could be the be all end all.

Congrats on your awesome success with your lap band!! , it's still a struggle for all of us, we work hard for our success and we should celebrate it and post more of our accomplishments and never hide it.

Never think someone else problems will be yours, each person issue it unique to their body, lifestyle, aftercare and willingness to follow rules.

Be Blessed and I hope you have many more successful years with your band!

Hello NanaB. !

I love reading your posts!  I am so impressed with your candidness, regarding your weight loss journey and how brave you are in displaying your before/after photos.  I am still deciding on whether to have lap-band surgery or not.  I thought that I had made up my mind, but after viewing other posts by other persons who have had scary results, I'm becoming overwhelmed.  I am an amputee (left leg, BTK) and know first hand about the fears of surgery, as well as the dangers.  My leg surgery had nothing to do with my weight.  I am not diabetic.  It was due to a bone infection.  Anyhow, I like the options regarding the lap-band....less invasive, can be reversed, etc.  If I decide on the lap-band, I would be diligent in following the rules that my doctor would require of me...in order to "tip the scales" (no pun intended) toward success and minimizing problems.  I just wanted to touch base and extend my sincere congratulations to you for your weight loss accomplishment!

Sincerely,

JohnnaB.