Question:
How much weight do most people lose in the first few months after lap GB surgery?

   — suezun (posted on August 29, 2009)

August 29, 2009
I had open RNY four months ago, and have lost 70 pounds. I don't think that there's any real difference in weight loss whether it's lap or open. Hope this helps you.
   — Bev B.

August 29, 2009
I hap lapband band six weeks ago and have lost right at 20 pds. Went for six weeks post op last week. Doc said he is please and I am right on track. Lapband pts lose slower that RNY
   — BJDove

August 29, 2009
Hi Susan, I am 8 1/2 weeks out Lapband and I am down 25 lbs down. I am sure I would be more if I would be able able to exercise more. I now have siatica and it is painful to walk. I still feel that it may be slow but I am still extremly happy! Keep plugging
   — Patford

August 30, 2009
Hi Susan.... I am nearly 6 months post-op lap RNY, and since the day of surgery, I have lost 80 pounds. But I started on a diet before my surgery, and so total, as of this morning, I have lost 105 pounds. I have 32 pounds to go to make my surgeon's goal for me, or 52 pounds to make MY goal.
   — Erica Alikchihoo

August 31, 2009
Hi - I had my lap RNY May 13, 2009, and I am today out 70 lbs. I have hit a plateau for a wek once a month, but other than that I lose anywhere from 2-10 pounds in a week - just depends on how much I exercise and that I get in my protein. I did not lose any weight before my surgery. Everyone is different, however, and some will losr more quickly and some more slowly - depends on your phisiology, how much you have to lose in the first place, etc.
   — stellarsan