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Latest post on 04 January 2011 - 09:03

Hi All,
one, if not the most important, new year resolution is to loose a lot of weight. Does anybody of you or some of your colleagues/friends/aquaintances have experience with a Lap Band ? Basically a band on the upper part of the stomach which reduces its size, hence one feels full much quicker and eats less - this results apparently in a lot of weight loss...

Any experience ? Positive or negative ? Anybody know about the price for such a treatment ?

Many thanks and a belated Happy New Year to all of you lovely ladies
L.

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Latest post on 04 January 2011 - 13:52

I have a band and any reputable surgeon will be able to tell by your eating habits if you need the band or a bypass. The general rule of thumb is - if you are overweight because you eat too much chocolate and other sugary and fatty snacks then the band is probably not for you. The bypass would be a better option though its not something I could ever have done - but perhaps I just wasnt desperate enough. I've had my band now for two years and the only people who know about it are those I've told. My weight loss has been gradual becauseI haven't strangled myself with the band. I've really had to rely on willpower, and I think what the band has done is make it possible for me to stick the same amount of calories daily as someone on the likes of WW. I eat really well and as I said previously - no ones has ever guessed the secret to my weight loss is down to a band. Having the band didnt sit easily with me, I was quite ashamed I had to go that far to lose weight, so its was very important to me I did things properly because to be quite frank with you the thought of some of the possible side effects - a certain kind of burping for eg, filled me with horror so I take the correct steps to make sure it doesn't - I do the band properly. I think I'm probably about 15 kilos behind other people who had the band done at the same time as me but I'm fine with that, Im a picture of health my skin has coped really well with whats been expected of it. I think about a year from now I'll have a tummy tuck done and that will be me. I excercise 3 or 4 times a week with a personal trainer and I've also had counselling to get to the bottom of quite a few bits of me. I know some people just have the band and be done with it but I couldn't have done that, for me it had to be an attempt at weight loss from all angles. For me the band really was about much more than weight loss. Excellent post, Desert Rose. Thank you for sharing your experience about this and how you have taken such a holistic approach to weight loss (medical, diet, exercise, counseling, etc)--lots of courage to do this!

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Latest post on 04 January 2011 - 13:36

Many thanks for all the useful information !

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Latest post on 04 January 2011 - 13:04

I have a band and any reputable surgeon will be able to tell by your eating habits if you need the band or a bypass. The general rule of thumb is - if you are overweight because you eat too much chocolate and other sugary and fatty snacks then the band is probably not for you. The bypass would be a better option though its not something I could ever have done - but perhaps I just wasnt desperate enough. I've had my band now for two years and the only people who know about it are those I've told. My weight loss has been gradual becauseI haven't strangled myself with the band. I've really had to rely on willpower, and I think what the band has done is make it possible for me to stick the same amount of calories daily as someone on the likes of WW. I eat really well and as I said previously - no ones has ever guessed the secret to my weight loss is down to a band. Having the band didnt sit easily with me, I was quite ashamed I had to go that far to lose weight, so its was very important to me I did things properly because to be quite frank with you the thought of some of the possible side effects - a certain kind of burping for eg, filled me with horror so I take the correct steps to make sure it doesn't - I do the band properly. I think I'm probably about 15 kilos behind other people who had the band done at the same time as me but I'm fine with that, Im a picture of health my skin has coped really well with whats been expected of it. I think about a year from now I'll have a tummy tuck done and that will be me. I excercise 3 or 4 times a week with a personal trainer and I've also had counselling to get to the bottom of quite a few bits of me. I know some people just have the band and be done with it but I couldn't have done that, for me it had to be an attempt at weight loss from all angles. For me the band really was about much more than weight loss.

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Latest post on 04 January 2011 - 12:49

Think you should do it together with a nutrition consultant. As my friend said:You can still eat chocolate, it melts down...

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Latest post on 04 January 2011 - 12:41

I got lots of very useful info on here a while back. I asked about gastric bypass surgery, but got also helpful info about the lap band. Have a look: http://www.expatwoman.com/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=113504

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Latest post on 04 January 2011 - 12:41

yes i know someone who had one. In the uk they cost around £6,000 privately. I don't know about here but this is a useful forum in the uk - www.ukgastricband.co.uk

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Latest post on 04 January 2011 - 12:38

Hi Lenochka, I just jumped on the forum for a few minutes and saw your thread. I have a lap band. If you want any more info or have questions, contact me at n k s h e e r @ hotmail.com. I'll help if I can.

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Latest post on 04 January 2011 - 12:35

I think this is only done in extreme cases and not for people who could lose weight using other methods.

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Latest post on 04 January 2011 - 12:33

gentle bump....no experience/info around amongst all ? :-(

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