Lap-band procedure, has anyone had it?

Question

A friend of mine is thinking about doing this procedure, and I would like to know if anyone has had this, and what their opinions are.

Answer 1

Weight loss surgery-like lap band surgery have become very common and very safe now. There is one company that is very famous in India that arranges Obesity surgery for foreigners in India. They are called the Fly2india4health Consultants. I read a lot about them in the Newspapers and about their patient stories. I have also read that they arrange financing for international patients, as all surgery is not covered by insurance or by the stinking NHS.

They also have photos pasted of their International patients. You can checkout their website. The cost savings are incredible. As a doctor I personally believe that your surgery can be easily handled in India, as the quality of Healthcare available here is simply best in the world. The surgeons are USA/UK trained and facilities are 5 star.

My cousin got her Obesity surgery done there and she is more than very happy with the results. She is all praise for Fly2india4health Consultants. She paid just 20% of the cost what she was quoted in USA and it was like a wonderful vacation for her. Hope this helps

Source(s):
http://www.fly2india4health.com

Answer 2

This is just my opinion... but I think for most people that it's a mistake. If you are in jeopardy of dying from being morbidly obese, than OK. It's a matter of life or death go ahead and do it. Any other case and you are taking the easy way out. The best way to lose weight is to change your habits. Exercise more and eat more healthy foods. You will be better off this way in all aspects. Exercise has so many benefits beyond just burning calories. It's good for your heart and lungs, it inproves mood, it may even help you live longer.
These surgical procedures simply make it easy to starve yourself. You can only eat little bits of food at a time. So you feel full; but your body is, in reality, starving and burning off it's fat stores. You could do the same thing without surgery by simply not eating as much but most people lack the will-power to do this.

Answer 3

Only Blue Cross can answer this. All policies are different. However, if they determine that the reason is strictly cosmetic, the odds are they will not cover it. Doubtful that ADHD will help you qualify (the two usually aren't linked), however, if you can get a doctor to declare that the depression (and maybe anxiety) are linked to being overweight, BCBS might help. Be aware though that overweight is not the same as obese and that just being overweight may not get you coverage. Again, the reasoning behind the request must be a medical concern that is diagnosed by a doctor. And for something like this, expect to go to a second doctor picked by BCBS for another opinion.

Answer 4

I'm not going to mess with anything that means altering your body in order to please society at large. That means no operations (unless your life is in IMMINENT danger, and even then... depends on the chances for survival).

No gastric bypasses (or even lap band), no face lifts, nose jobs, etc., even if I was wealthy, because there is a price to pay for such alterations on your body.

The best thing to do is to eat sensibly and exercise. Nothing extreme, but simply a gradual change in your lifestyle and the pounds will take care of themselves..... if it is meant to be.

Not all of us are meant to look like an anorexic model. Even those models aren't meant to look like that. Fat is NOT a four-letter word.

The key here is eating right and exercising. There are fat people out there who are quite fit, so in the end, it isn't about how much you weigh, but how well you take care of your body.

Don't mutilate your body, at least not to please a society that doesn't give a damn about you.

Answer 5

my mother had the lap band years ago, it was a god sent, now the lap band is better than ever because it can be adjusted and is not as radical as gastric bypass, it is nice because if the person gets too thin then it can be adjusted to allow for weight gain

Answer 6

My daughters step-mother of 17 years and the mother of a 7yr old son had one on Oct 12 ,2006 and died Oct16,2006 of complications. Doesn't seem worth the risk to me.

Answer 7

I know somebody that had the procedure. She gained the weight back and is miserable. She has problems with indigestion and diarrhea.

Tell her to think about it and reconsider.

Answer 8

I am thinking about the same thing and your friend needs to make sure that they are emotional capable of doing it and its a lot safer then the gas tic bypass definitely don't do that one