Lap Banders: Write a Letter to Washington!!
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on 7/29/11 3:16 am - Califreakinfornia , CA
on 7/29/11 3:16 am - Califreakinfornia , CA
Hey how are you and your sleeve doing ?
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on 7/29/11 3:39 am - Califreakinfornia , CA
on 7/29/11 3:39 am - Califreakinfornia , CA
I'm doing really good, I've lost 10 more pounds
I know I could have lost more, but much of my time since surgery has been spent resting in the house due to nerve pain. It is off the charts 
I'm looking forward to getting back to the gym and losing my last 30 lbs.
I'm 30 lbs away from being considered a " normal BMI "
On one hand,I think I am 10 pounds behind " the norm " , but I'll catch up once I can get back on the treadmill. WOOT WOOT.
On the other hand.....My weight loss may be slow because I was closer to goal going into the surprise revision surgery
Oh well...10 lbs is 10 lbs and that is always a positive.
I know I could have lost more, but much of my time since surgery has been spent resting in the house due to nerve pain. It is off the charts I'm looking forward to getting back to the gym and losing my last 30 lbs. I'm 30 lbs away from being considered a " normal BMI "
On one hand,I think I am 10 pounds behind " the norm " , but I'll catch up once I can get back on the treadmill.
WOOT WOOT.On the other hand.....My weight loss may be slow because I was closer to goal going into the surprise revision surgery
Oh well...10 lbs is 10 lbs and that is always a positive.
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on 7/28/11 11:34 pm - Rockville, MD
on 7/28/11 11:34 pm - Rockville, MD
I respect all of your knowledge, it's very informative, however from all the research that I've done the Lap Bands success greatly depends on the patient and surgeon skills and it does not have bad side effects such as dumping and require an extensive regimen of vitamin for life such as the GB and other more invasive surgeries. There will always be a market for people not wanting those side effects, it's not all about losing weight quickly for some people. Also for health reasons some people cannot get malabsorptive surgeries, so the Lap band still may be an alternative solution for obesity in these cases for many people.
I am still researching my surgery options, I was leaning more towards the Sleeve until I found out they experience dumping when eating carbs, etc just like the GB. Although the Lap band comes with issues just like other surgeries, the selling points with the band is that it's reversible and adjustable in case complications occur, whereas with more invasive surgeries they are more permanent. I honestly wish there was a surgery where there was a guarantee of 100 percent weight loss and no complication or bad side effects, I guess we have to pick a surgery that we can live with instead of popularity.
I am still researching my surgery options, I was leaning more towards the Sleeve until I found out they experience dumping when eating carbs, etc just like the GB. Although the Lap band comes with issues just like other surgeries, the selling points with the band is that it's reversible and adjustable in case complications occur, whereas with more invasive surgeries they are more permanent. I honestly wish there was a surgery where there was a guarantee of 100 percent weight loss and no complication or bad side effects, I guess we have to pick a surgery that we can live with instead of popularity.
IF you experience dumping with the sleeve, you can usually pinpoint what is causing it and avoid those foods. Nine times out of ten it is something you shouldn't be eating anyway, like too much SUGAR.
Sure you can eat sugar with a lap band, ironically, things with sugar like ice cream and milk shakes will feel a lot better going down than the solid protein and veggies you are supposed to eat on ANY WLS.
The issues that come with Lap Band are not like the other surgeries. You may be one of the few lucky ones who can lose all of their weight and tolerate the band, but chances are not in your favor.
The lab band is very invasive. If you don't call a hard ring placed around a tender stomach and port with tubing sewn to a muscle an invasion, I don't know what is. Not only that, but you would be hard pressed to find someone who has not had to have a follow up surgery for repair and/or removal.
Research on the lap band is nothing like living with one. The sleeve is a far superior surgery for those that don't want malabsorption. I can't think of any instance where the band would be preferable to the sleeve for any reason.
Good luck and keep looking into your final choice.
Sure you can eat sugar with a lap band, ironically, things with sugar like ice cream and milk shakes will feel a lot better going down than the solid protein and veggies you are supposed to eat on ANY WLS.
The issues that come with Lap Band are not like the other surgeries. You may be one of the few lucky ones who can lose all of their weight and tolerate the band, but chances are not in your favor.
The lab band is very invasive. If you don't call a hard ring placed around a tender stomach and port with tubing sewn to a muscle an invasion, I don't know what is. Not only that, but you would be hard pressed to find someone who has not had to have a follow up surgery for repair and/or removal.
Research on the lap band is nothing like living with one. The sleeve is a far superior surgery for those that don't want malabsorption. I can't think of any instance where the band would be preferable to the sleeve for any reason.
Good luck and keep looking into your final choice.
Phyllis
"Me agreeing with you doesn't preclude you from being a deviant."
Decision making can be so stressful. Want to do the right thing. So much depends on committment and behavior -- regardless of which surgery type. On the other hand, with each year science gets closer (perhaps a decade out yet) to getting some pragamatically sound grasp on which particular interventions are most likely to help which particular people -- based on person-specific things that are rarely even measured today. So glad to see your reserarch taking place. Good luck!
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on 7/29/11 2:59 am - Califreakinfornia , CA
on 7/29/11 2:59 am - Califreakinfornia , CA
On July 29, 2011 at 7:23 AM Pacific Time, ericklein wrote:
Decision making can be so stressful. Want to do the right thing. So much depends on committment and behavior -- regardless of which surgery type. On the other hand, with each year science gets closer (perhaps a decade out yet) to getting some pragamatically sound grasp on which particular interventions are most likely to help which particular people -- based on person-specific things that are rarely even measured today. So glad to see your reserarch taking place. Good luck!Are you kidding me Eric,
A company has been allowed to profit on a device that is physically harming people. I have lost over 80 pounds and I haven't had any regain, yet according to your statement above. It was my behavior and commitment that had caused me to experiences two slips , an erosion, esophageal dysmotility, and nerve damage ?
What could I have done to avoid the damage that was done to my body ? What behavior should I have exhibited ?
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