Has anyone had lap-band surgery and regreted it?

Question

If so, why?

Answer 1

I had lap band surgery in 2004 -- due to the hurricanes down in the Gulf of Mexico where I lived...it was almost 10 months before I had my FIRST fill... a rather amazing record. To date I have lost over ninety pounds of my 150 goal. As a 50 + year old lady, that is pretty wonderful. Sometimes I miss being able to "gorge" on food either psychologically or even physically.

Food was such a false friend for so many years! but the positives far outweigh ( pun) the negatives -- I take half the medication I used to do for blood pressure. My poor aching, aging knees thank me every day...and I am finally not the fatest person in the room!

Compared to the more radical, body changing weight loss surgeries, this has been a much more gentle but effective way to lose weight.

Answer 2

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.

Answer 3

My friend had that done, she dislikes it. She says she can only eat 4oz of food per sitting and is always hungry.
If she over eats she becomes sick ans loses everything she has consumed.
Hope this helps.