Anybody near 365lbs have the lapband?

AnnArnold
on 6/2/09 11:02 am

Alot of the posts I have seen show people in their 200's. Just wondered if there was any larger people who have gotten lapband?

Thank you,
Ann

Bette B.
on 6/2/09 11:04 am

Lap Band on 12/02/03

(laughs) Honey, I was 376.

How may I help you?

Banded 10 years & maintaining my weight loss!! Any questions, message me.

AnnArnold
on 6/2/09 11:31 am

Ms. Bette.

Thank you for responding to me.

I was starting to think that nobody over 300 lbs had Lapband and that the Dr.'s normally did bi pass on patients over 300 lbs.

May I ask how much weight you have lost? And how long you have maintaned that loss?

Thank you so much,
Ann

jennifer B.
on 6/2/09 11:33 am

Lap Band on 05/06/09

Bette is such a role model on this board. Click on her picture and read her profile. She is very very skinny. You will do great with the surgery too.

JENNIFER 5'7" Tall - 33 YEARS OLD - Ticker Includes 26 Pounds Lost Pre Op - 2.4cc in a 4cc lap band with a low profile port - 1st fill 6/19/2009 of .2cc - 2nd fill 7/24/2009 of 1.3cc - 3rd fill 9/11/2009 of .3cc - 4th Fill 10/30/2009 of 1.8cc - only had .4cc when I went supspect leak - 11-9-2009 Upper Gi with fluroscopy - Do not have a leak and band looks great...I finally have restriction - I love my BAND!!! 5th Fill 1/11/2010 of .2cc 6th Fill 3/15/2010 of .3cc. 1st UNFILL of .6 cc or so on 4/19/2010 7th Fill 7/26/2010 .2cc Eighth Fill 8/30/2010 .2cc Ninth Fill 10/25/2010 .1cc Tenth Fill 12/20/2010 .1cc

Bette B.
on 6/2/09 10:41 pm

Lap Band on 12/02/03

ME??!! "Very skinny"?? Noooooooo.

But I AM a helluva lot thinner than I USED TO be!

Banded 10 years & maintaining my weight loss!! Any questions, message me.

pepsi98
on 6/2/09 7:48 pm, edited 6/2/09 7:48 pm - Norwich, CT

REALIZE Band on 12/10/08

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pineview01
on 6/2/09 11:19 am, edited 6/2/09 11:20 am - Davison, MI

Lap Band on 02/25/09

This thread was started yesterday:

http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/LapBand/3946897/What-was-y ou-starting-weight-and-goal/

You will find lots of people here!

BAND REMOVED 9-4-12-fought insurance to get sleeve and won! Sleeved 1/22/13! Five years out and trying to get that last 15 pounds back off.

Renee B.
on 6/2/09 11:58 am - Canada

Lap Band on 03/12/09

At the clinic where I got the surgery done, we had a Symposium all day last Saturday. Believe me, there were people well in the 400's at the Symposium. In fact, one of the speakers, Dr Ganz was a heavyweight and is now at 180 pounds.
You can do it! Be good to yourself and think positive.
WHat I liked about this surgery is that it is minimally invasive and ulimately easily reversible if the situation required so.