do you regret the band?

I noticed that several of you had a difficult time with your band.

Do you regret it? 

Not yet..... it takes some people a year to get to the proper level of restriction others get it much sooner, its the least extreme of all the surgeries and many people  have lost well over 100 pounds with it. i,ve only had mine since oct 10/08. In a year i'll have a better opinion.

No regrets whatsoever; the band has given me my life back. This morning I did 30 minutes on the treadmill at an incline of 5 and at speeds as high as 3.8 mph. I never could have done that 50 lbs ago. As with any procedure, the band has its moments, but the benefits far outweigh the few inconveniences. Change pas ton idée steur Mme!!

So far so good Rachel,  I have not one single regret thus far.  I would have to get terribly sick to regret this.  I am still losing small amounts of weight each week and I am feeling absolutely awesome.  My outlook on life is renewed and I am so hopeful that I will lose more weight after all I haven't had a fill yet but I have lost over 30 pounds since surgery, nearly 47 since my consult on June 30th and and over 60 pounds since the end of July 2008.  ( I can't believe I just published that - you know how I feel about those numbers but I think it might give you a glimpse at my viewpoint on this).  

Today I can walk like a normal person without much pain and with a lot more stamina.  Just since surgery I feel my body has been recuperating in many more ways than just from surgery.  My joints don't hurt so much, I feel stronger than I have in years, I feel younger than my nearly 56 years. 

Regret?  Not yet and hopefully not ever.  I am beginning to see that I have a life ahead of me.  Nope - no regrets here.

Ann

Oh my goodness, no! I lost 120 lbs in a year. Have gained 20 lbs but that's my own fault. I am going back in for a fill on Thursday. I had only 2 fills in the first 2 months, then nothing for over a year. I had some taken out in late October and now I'm ready to recommit and get this weight off again. I don't have ANY regrets at all about the band!

Thank you so much for your responses.  I know it's not going to always be easy but it's a serious question that I need to know!   Thank you for reconfirming.

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