I haven't been banded yet, but I think diet has a lot to do with the high cholesterol. My total cholesterol was over 525 about 8 months ago and my LDL was so high that it didn't register on the blood test and my HDL wasn't great neither. I was on three meds but had problems with them so the doctor took me off and put me on one other med. I had to take them before each meal and would always forget. Anyway, since the nutritionist put me on a pre-surgery diet of 5 shakes a day and 1 low calorie meal, my levels have stabelized. My doctor was amazed by my last test results that just came back four weeks ago as everything was normal. I am now a firm believe that diet does make a difference. BTW, heart disease runs in my family and so does high cholesterol.

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Need to lose 138#
Pre-op diet - 20# lost
Banded July 17, 2008 by Dr. David Thoman in Santa Barbara
Lost since surgery -56 lbs.