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Has anyone had this procedure done??? I'm seriously contemplating getting this

I'd especially like to hear from any Aussies.....Though any nationality is more than welcome to add the experiences

Thanx

Is it to fix a "mother's apron" or sagging tummy? or is it a gastric bypass? Or is it where the band off a portion of your stomach?

I have no clue...very curious.

i believe it's a gradual and progressional band on your stomach. It's a surgery in wish a band of some fashion is wrapped around your stomach, and at certain time intervals you return to the dr and he tightens the band, thereby making the stomach capacity smaller. It's said to be less extreme than gastric bypass. I thought I read somewhere that only a certain level of overweightness can be handle with this procedure. I don't recall the numbers though. My sister had considered this but was to heavy and had the bypass instead.

i, too, was curious. http://www.obesitylapbandsurgery.com/tecmain.html
and a test for eligibility http://www.lap-band.com:7778/lapband2/eligibility.jsp
sounds safer than gastric bypass
sorry sharni...not an aussie ;) and never had it done...hope you don't mind the links and the fact that i had nothing to add
good luck hun

Quote:

Originally Posted by maddy

I thought I read somewhere that only a certain level of overweightness can be handle with this procedure. I don't recall the numbers though. My sister had considered this but was to heavy and had the bypass instead.

You have to be considered obese with a body mass idex of 35 or higher or their weight is 60% greater than their ideal weight....

Its not so much the weight that restricts if you can have this procedure

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr George Fielding

There are though, patients for whom banding is not suitable. The first are those who have already had open obesity surgery on their stomach. This group does not do well with a band.

The second big group are those patients who are addicted to chocolate and fatty food, ice-cream and sweet drinks - these patients do less well long term with the lap band and I believe that the best first option for these patients is the bypass procedure.

The third group is those patients who have had a band who are unable to tolerate the restrictive nature and have converted to liquid food. This occurs in about five percent of lapbands and these patients are also suitable to the bypass.

The gastric bypass is not an option....things can go horribly wrong with that....not a risk i'm willing to take

But the Lap-Band is not as radical...its completely reversable too

Feel free to PM me if you dont wish to post on here

i looked around that site about the procedure. That almost sounds like the old baloon procedure from years ago...only updated. Anybody know if it is? I remember there were some problems with the old procedure but for the life of me, i just can't recall the specifics.

Now, i don't own a tiny hiney either but i just don't have the nerve to have a surgical procedure to fix the broad backside. I do wish you luck, sharni

Its a relatively simple surgical procedure......The risks minimal

I definately dont have a tiny hiney! *LOL* Or tiny anything for that matter

If i continue the way i am heading i will be at a high risk of dying of heart attack or such....i dont want to obviously

Weight has been the bane of my existance since i was 19...i'm now 37.....life is passing me by....so much i want to do but am physically unable to

Let me tell you it SUX!

This is a way for me to gain my freedom and life....i want to grab it with both hands and hold on tight!!

i do know what you mean.....i've never been tiny....ever ever ever....i've been littler than i am...and bigger and lots of spots in between but i still don't have the nerve to do it.....seems like every time i consider it, we get some patient in with dreadful after-affects and my nerve flies right out the window again.

There arent many after effects i've seen to Lap Banding....being as its reversable ppl that have any adverse reaction to it just have it removed

I think you should go for it if it'll make you happier and healthier, Sharni. Good luck with it.

I'll make a decision when some info i've sent for arrives....and some more questions are answered....i'll let you all know what happens

Talk to a doctor about the procedure, some even present to groups of interested people. There are still risks to lap band as I am sure you will find out but good luck!

I will be talking to a doctor and going to his seminars....there are also certain things you have to pass before they will do it.....

Risks are minimal...i am at more risk at the weight (i am what they class as morbidly obese....BMI of around 48) i am now, than what i could be in surgery