Has anyone had the lap band weight-loss surgery that could share their experiences with me? The negatives, the positives, what you can and cannot eat, and so on. I'm looking into it but I'd like to hear other peoples' experiences before I pursue it further. Thanks!
2006-11-10 05:41:25 · 6 answers · asked by krissy4711 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
I had the surgery 11 months ago and I have lost 80 pounds so far. I recommend joining lapbandtalk.com where you can get all the information you could possibly want from hundreds of people who have had the surgery. Of course, the site is free and is basically just a forum for people with the band. There are even a couple of band surgeons that answers questions on that board for any band patient not for just their own patients.
Good luck.
2006-11-11 12:50:20 · answer #1 · answered by Serena S 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I think it is potentially dangerous in the long run to have gastric bypass surgery because it can be irreversible and your body wil lbe forever scarred. Any other surgery i feel is again the same situation regardless of what it is. I suggest dieting and trying your best to get into a severely serious exercise program. i woudl take whatever time off of work to get your BMI much lower as i can see you are almost double the BMI of obesity. Whatever you do, weigh your options very carefully and put your long term health first before any price.
2016-05-22 03:04:49 · answer #2 · answered by Barbara 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope. but ive had other surgeries...and they all cause lots of weight loss, whether theyre meant to or not. so be sure this one actually has lasting effects, and not just a temporary loss due to surgery. try searching the web page below or finding similar ones that list details.
2006-11-10 05:47:34 · answer #3 · answered by Joey H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My ex- wife had the surgery. We were married at the time. Besides the porions of your meals being smaller, and your intake of water has to increase, there really aren't any downsides. Its a little uncomfortable at first, but after two or three weeks, normal activities will resume. you have to go back for the addition of saline from time to time, but other than that, its cool. My ex- wife has no problem with it.
2006-11-10 07:18:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Weight loss surgery-like gastric bypass /lap band surgery / stomach stapling and gastrectomy have become very common and very safe now. My cousin got her Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery in India. She has lost more than 65 lbs in 5 months and is very happy with the results. The price for obesity surgery is very less in India. My cousin just paid 25% of the cost she was quoted in America. She got her surgery from a company called Forerunners Healthcare.
Forerunners Healthcare is very famous in India. I read a lot about them in the Newspapers and magazines. I have read a lot of their patient stories also. They arrange financing for USA, Canadian, UK and other international patients who plan to have surgery abroad for low cost, as bariatric surgery and weight loss surgery is not covered by insurance. They also have photos pasted of their International patients. You can checkout their website. There are huge cost savings. As a doctor I personally believe that your Obesity surgery can be easily handled in India, as the quality of healthcare available In India is simply best in the world. The surgeons are USA/UK trained and facilities are 5 star.
http://www.forerunnershealthcare.com
Hope this helps.
2006-11-12 22:11:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
no sorry i havnt but ive heard on the grape vine its very good
for loosing weight but i do get the mpression from some british tv programs that its a permanant fixture & is either very hard to rmeove or cant be removed
consider it well before you do it!!
2006-11-10 05:46:23 · answer #6 · answered by party69_27 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋