Well it's now been 5 months to the day that I had my Lap band surgery and I'm down 84 lbs as of today. I also got AF yesterday and I'm a bit bloated so it might be another pound or two! :) I'm not sure if anyone cares about these updates but I just figured I would post once a month. Not sure if anyone out there is looking into the lap band but again I'll say it was one of the best things I could have ever done. Not invasive at all and I was back to work within a week.

Hope everyone is doing great!

Suzanne

wow ! congrats! I have been thinking about getting that after I get a job with medical insurance. Can you tell me more about it? Like cost, pain, and risk.
Thanks You and Congrats!
Sonya

Hi Sonya,

It was one of the best things I ever did. It was done lap so no big incistions, I was only in the hospital one night and was walking around the next morning. I took one week off from work but honestly if I had to I could have went back sooner. The pain was very, very minimal and I mean that. I have a 5 year old at home and believe me just because I had surgery it didn't mean I still wasn't chasing him around. LOL! It was covered by my insurance so I can't really tell you how much it cost - probably over $20,000 when all was said and done but I only paid a couple of co-payments for doctor visits and that was it. I looked into both gastric and lap - they are both great - but I went for the lap because it wasn't really a big surgery and it's reversable if need be - though I don't see why I would ever have my band taken out. Also the risks were less with the lap. Both procedures are great and I'm not putting gastic down. It's a personal decision on what surgery you would want to get.

Don't get me wrong, the band is only a tool and you have to work at weight loss but the band really, really helps. I've never lost this much weight in my life and without the band I would have gotten fatter and fatter. I was out of control.

Good luck in what you decide to do.

Suzanne :)

Suzanne, That is wonderful, 84 lbs!!:thumbsup: Abouthow much more do you want to loose? And about how much did you weigh, if you don't mind me asking I am just curious......My cuz(she is like my sis) was always the "bigger one" and had Gas.Bypass may will be 2 yrs, and i am now the "bigger one":o We actually scheduled our surgeries the same time, but I chickened out, just a personal decision....But I know how good you feel b/c I see it everyday with my cuz....She loves to look at and buy clothes, she likes to go to the amusement parks;) She is just sooo much happier....And keep them updates coming, B/C I may not of had surgery but the weight lose is continuing to motivate me!!!!

Cindy

Susan

Congrats you are doing great. I like to hear your updates. If My medical covered lap band I would do it in a heartbeat.

For now just working out and eating right.

That is awesome! If you keep that up you will be invisible in no time! :)