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Post by visions5251 on Dec 9, 2008 18:12:17 GMT -5
I had the surgery on 10-30-08, and I have lost 25 lbs!
I know that won't stay that way, but it def works! I had a hard time getting used to it, but now it's second nature to me, it's a very good tool.
it's still up to you to stay off the sugar, etc, and eat healthy, but honestly most days, I am just not hungry and have to remember to eat!
Anyone want advice, etc on it?
it was quite a process to get the insurance to approve it, but I must have doen everything right, cause they approved it on the first try.
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Post by tara on Dec 9, 2008 20:40:42 GMT -5
congratulations!
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Post by Connie on Dec 9, 2008 23:39:35 GMT -5
Congrats! In my opinion after seeing a couple of people go through it.. it's a TOUGH lifestyle change but the benefits are well worth it. My landlady had it done and lost a ton of weight and is very happy with it. My dh's Aunt had it done and I don't think she has lost as much weight but she is happy with it as well! (I for some reason also never recognized her as being really overweight so it could be a perception thing on my part)
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Post by audrey on Dec 10, 2008 10:06:58 GMT -5
I'm familiar with bypass surgery, but I don't think I'm familiar with this. What is it?
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Post by visions5251 on Dec 11, 2008 13:08:29 GMT -5
My sister had bypass surgery, where they actually cut the top of your stomach off to make a smaller one. I didnt want to go that extreme, so I opted for the lapband. It is a little band they put around the top of your stomach and fill it with saline water to make a smaller "pouch", you can have it adjusted (more or less water) put in it via a port under the skin, so the "fills" feel like a regular small shot.
You can also have it removed if you want. With gastric you lose a lot of weight quicker, but with the lapband, altho the weight loss is slower, I feel its safer.
You can actually cheat with the lapband by drinking high caloric milkshakes, etc, and not lose as much weight, but if you go under the knife, the last thing you want to do is to sabatoge it. It's a good tool.
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Post by tara on Dec 11, 2008 13:48:39 GMT -5
I would think you wouldn't want to sabatoge it either way. While both may be good tools to help, but if you do NOT make the lifestyle changes to go with it, it will only be a temporary fix either way. If you continue to eat a high calorie diet and not exercise, the weight will come back. I think these options are great for people who really are willing to make the changes and need a little help but I also worry too many people think it's a fix all for what is most likely a much larger problem. I have a friend who had gastric bypass 4 years ago- she lost A LOT of weight fast (she started at over 300lbs lost half of that), but eventually her stomach stretched out and now she is almost back where she started and can not comprehend why. She really thought for sure that surgery would mean she would be skinny forever but wasn't/isn't willing to put forth the effort.
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Post by audrey on Dec 12, 2008 9:26:45 GMT -5
Tara, My cousin had the bypass surgery and lost all of the weight. Over time it all came back on Visions, thanks for explaining the procedure to me.
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