I am just the opposite of you. I am a 2 1/2 year breast cancer survivor. I will be having my LAP-BAND® surgery on July 7th. The radiation took a huge toll on me and I did gain weight. I feel like you are in as good of a spot as you can be considering we are talking about cancer. Your LAP-BAND® is in place and you have I believe a better chance of survival as you are already loosing weight and hopefully after all of your treatments you can get back on track. Cancer loves fat and you are one step ahead. Please let me know what your prognosis is. I feel you will do very well. You also have one more reason to do the right type of eating. You will be in my thoughts and prayers!!!!