Newbies considering the LapBand

I have no regrets about choosing mine. I feel 100% better than I did and my comorbidities are gone (except for the arthritis which is always a problem for me). My band did what I wanted it to. People need to research carefully and choose what is best for them. For me, going without was not an option. I was dying of obesity. Having wls at age 60 saved my life. Any problems since then do not compare to what life was like back then.

I too know people who have had all of the other wls (not on the same person) and all have had problems or failures of one sort or the other. WLS today is still not perfect. There is no perfect, problem free proceedure guaranteed to work for every one. The sleeve was thought to be nearly perfect for those who just need restriction but, sadly, even that has shown problems and failures.

I hope/ wish/pray for the development of a bariatric proceedure that will be the answer to obesity and be problem free for those willing to work their tool. It is still in the future but we can hope. In the meantime we do the best we can.

Blessings to those who hope.

I feel I did all the research I could at the time. Unfortunately the research from Europe wasn’t available to me in ’08. It is only recently that I have seen what Europe is reporting on the ten year out results.I thought my odds were better of avoiding what I am going thru.   With this data in hand, I would not have selected the band.

I have done everything possible to save/not fail my band. My PCP sent me 18 months ago to get it out but, I wanted to try “one more time." Now even my center is giving up on me.

I'm not here to upset anyone still doing good with the band.  I still have my band and still like to learn and answer questions for others.