Anyone still come here for support?
on 6/12/14 11:41 am - Flowery Branch, GA
I pop in occasionally but I'm not using my band. It's empty. I'm still going on my journey though. I've created a support group on Facebook. There's no one else with lapband but there are all women of all sizes and stages of their weight loss journey. I'm working on my last ~40 lbs just working out and eating healthy/low carb.
I had my lapband done in Mexico in 2006. 224 pounds lost and 25 to go. Biggest thing I've learned is that if you don't change your mind your results will probably not last. I know countless women who have regained all that they lost from WLS in general, not just the band. If you don't work on the emotional reasons that got you there in the first place then you can eat around any surgery and find yourself right back there. It has been soooooo hard on soooo many days....but oh my gosh I would do it again 100 times over.
I also think not as many people are getting bands anymore with the success of the sleeve and difficulties with the band. Many surgeons no longer do bands so there aren't as many newly banded people out there looking for information. I read where even the Mayo Clinic has stopped putting them in so that speaks volumes.