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My name is jana and i am from the Parkersburg area. I had my first visit with Dr Shin last Thursday. I am starting my 6 months. I came here to see what other people experienced with lap band and what to expect. Keep me in your prayers that I can with stand this 1200 calorie diet and can make it. I feel like I am seeing the light at the end of a very long tunnel. :-)
My name is jana and i am from the Parkersburg area. I had my first visit with Dr Shin last Thursday. I am starting my 6 months. I came here to see what other people experienced with lap band and what to expect. Keep me in your prayers that I can with stand this 1200 calorie diet and can make it. I feel like I am seeing the light at the end of a very long tunnel. :-)
Dear Jana,
The diet before the surgery is in my opinion tougher than the diet after surgery, because after surgery you don't have the hunger. I have the Realize Band which is similar to the Lap-Band, just a different manufacturer. My six months flew by and I was amazed to be having surgery in Sept. Today is eleven weeks since my surgery and I am amazed. My weight loss has slowed, I feel I have been battling the same three pounds for two weeks now. I have still made amazing progress. Last Feb I weighed 308. Currently I weigh 248. And Feb 2009, I wonder what I will weigh? I have dropped from 24-26W sizes to 18-20W, and my joint pain is almost completely gone. I did the surgery in a preventive measure, before I had any serious health conditions or co-morbidities.
If the 1200 calorie diet starts to wear your patience, just think of it like this: The multiple years spent being overweight versus a six month period of effort and sacrifice. There is no comparision, the results are worth the effort. The dieting is not just a random insurance requirement either, it actually helps prepare you for surgery and lowers your risks of complications. And the surgery is not the end, but the begining of a new chapter and the effort must continue on your part to be sucessful. Good luck.
The diet before the surgery is in my opinion tougher than the diet after surgery, because after surgery you don't have the hunger. I have the Realize Band which is similar to the Lap-Band, just a different manufacturer. My six months flew by and I was amazed to be having surgery in Sept. Today is eleven weeks since my surgery and I am amazed. My weight loss has slowed, I feel I have been battling the same three pounds for two weeks now. I have still made amazing progress. Last Feb I weighed 308. Currently I weigh 248. And Feb 2009, I wonder what I will weigh? I have dropped from 24-26W sizes to 18-20W, and my joint pain is almost completely gone. I did the surgery in a preventive measure, before I had any serious health conditions or co-morbidities.
If the 1200 calorie diet starts to wear your patience, just think of it like this: The multiple years spent being overweight versus a six month period of effort and sacrifice. There is no comparision, the results are worth the effort. The dieting is not just a random insurance requirement either, it actually helps prepare you for surgery and lowers your risks of complications. And the surgery is not the end, but the begining of a new chapter and the effort must continue on your part to be sucessful. Good luck.
Dr Shin is an excellent Dr. I know what you are saying about just wanting to get on with it. But the time will go by so fast. Have you done the required documented diet plan for your insurance yet? I came to realize that i dealt with being overweight for 27 years then I can do it for 6 months. A good friend of mine got the lapband done and he said it was the best decision he has ever made. There is a lot that you have to do to prepare for the surgery. A lot more then I thought. I know when I went to see Dr Shin I had to see the dietician and the excercise physiologist. It was a very mentally exhausting day because it was like , "Alright , it is all out on the table now".
Good Luck with everything!
Good Luck with everything!
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