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mloverstreet · 06-26-2008, 04:03 PM

Tiffany,

My bff had lap-band over Christmas break, and yeah, her loss has been extremely slow. She is one year younger than me and weighed twenty pounds less than me pre-surgery. I didn't start dieting/exercising until April 1 of this year and I'm only 7 pounds away from her total loss. I feel really guilty some times because she went through all that trouble and is posting much smaller losses than I am.

She had some complications post surgery too. The cuff didn't properly inflate after surgery so she went, like, three or four weeks without seeing any noticeable difference in her stomach capacity. Eventually, she switched docs and they realized her cuff had virtually no saline in it. Once that was remedied, she began losing weight. Even with the properly inflated cuff, she still has to exercise to see any weigh tloss.

She's also been disheartened by the slow loss because her mother had gastric bypass a few years ago and lost HUGE amounts of weight in the first year. She's also learned that a good number of lap-band patients require future surgeries to adjust bands which have slipped, etc. I guess you could say she's having a bit of buyer's remorse.

I used to think I'd try lap-band because I needed to lose 100-120 pounds. I always made excuses about not being able to lose weight. In truth, I was so not following any of the weight loss programs I signed up for or tried. Now, however, I've proven to myself that with hard work I CAN lose weight.

That said, you have to make the decision that's best for your situation. I agree with the previous posters. You have to research thoroughly. Best of luck!!!