I love my band, and can't say enough good things about it. So far I have lost 85 lbs. I have been slow to lose, may fault as I wiuld eat more ice cream then I should and add to much fat to things. I did get a meeting at TLBC with the nutritionist who gave me a great diet of things I should have and how much and things I should avoid. Since then I have lost 21lbs , and that was in April. I and now doing more exercies, and things are going good. When I do have stress, I get tight really tight.. oh...

It has been two weeks today since I was banded. And I must say it has not been that bad. Th gas in the beginning just about killed me. It was the worst the first two nights. The infection seems to be doing well, so all is good. I must say that I can't believe that I actually got the band !
Holy cow, I will never be 250lbs again ! I guess it will feel a little more real for me when my weight starts going down. I am excited !

Well things are looking better. I am still feeling a little stresses over the red spot. It is not sore anymore, but every so ofter it burns a little. Still on the Meds.:sick one week from tororrow I go to Egypt YAhhhhhhhhhhh:clap2:

well , three days ago I started to get an infection in the port site. The incision itself was not red, but about 2 inches below, and boy was it sore. I went to energ and they gave me novo - lexin. I doubled up on the first amount and the next day call TLBC. They told me that I was doing the right thing, and if it did not get better to fly down to see them. I think it is getting better . It is not nearly as sore and the redness is going away. It still hurts a little. I have my Dr. apt on Tuesday,...

It was a hard decision for me to decide to go a head with the LAP-BAND®.
I second guesses my self a million times. All the what if's. I have been on this site off and on for about two years, but it was in August I thought that I really needed to do something to make me healither. A better me
That day a had my phone consult I booked the surgery in two weeks and was very content with my decision. It was the night before that I thought oh my god it is tomorrow. I will board the plane ,...