Anybody start at over 300? This is a discussion on Anybody start at over 300? within the General Lap-Band Surgery Discussion forums.
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02-21-2006, 03:47 PM
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#1 | | Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2005 Age: 41
Posts: 31
State: north carolina | Anybody start at over 300?
I'm pre-band, and my dr keeps pressing the RNY surgery on me, saying that I won't have good results at my very large size with the Lap Band. I'm 330 and have a BMI of over 50. I don't want the RNY, but I could use some words of support from lap-banders who started at over 300 and feel like it was a good choice. Thanks!
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02-21-2006, 03:50 PM
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#2 | | Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 26
Posts: 1,354
State: Texas |
I started at 329! I am down to 284, and I was banded on 11/09/05. Don't let anyone pressure you into any surgery you don't want!!! :)
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02-21-2006, 03:54 PM
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#3 | | The Big Dog
Join Date: Apr 2004 Age: 41
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i know people (not on this board) that started out even higher then you and have done great with the band.
one person started at 445lbs and is down to 180lbs. alot of what is left is extra skin weight.
the weight loss is slower at first with the band but after (i believe) 12 - 16 months the weight loss is about the same pace.
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02-21-2006, 04:14 PM
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#4 | | Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2006 Age: 49
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City: Alvin State: Texas |
I'm over the 300lbs. and look forward to the lap band
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02-21-2006, 04:20 PM
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#5 | | Super Moderator
Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 7,180
State: Oregon |
I was 373 before I heard of the band....and 336 when I first saw the surgeon....and 321 day of surgery...
I know of several in the 'near-600' range that have posted from time to time...who have the band, and from the limited information I have from them, it seems to work well....
good luck....
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02-21-2006, 04:23 PM
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#6 | | Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2005 Age: 36
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| 304 ...not yet banded, but will be on March 21!!!! | |
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02-21-2006, 04:35 PM
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#7 | | I'm a Loser baby !!
Join Date: Jan 2006 Age: 32
Posts: 658
State: Washington | I started at 312. Not too far into the process yet, but no regrets either. There are LOTS of Doctors, but only one You! Do what you feel is best.
Brenda
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02-21-2006, 04:39 PM
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#8 | | Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2005
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Well i was almost at the 300 mark i probably was 300 at some point but date of surgery i was 297...
Kim
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I was banded july 30 of 2005....
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02-21-2006, 04:48 PM
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#9 | | Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2006 Age: 24
Posts: 38
State: Kentucky | I Got My Band At 576...and I'm Down To 213...(Have An Appt. Monday To See How Much More I've Lost)...BUT.....I've been banded for 2 years 3 months & I've had a great success with the band!......
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02-21-2006, 04:58 PM
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#10 | | Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 39
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City: Saint Petersburg State: FL |
Started at 420, now under 320, banded on 7/19/05.
No problems, couldn't be happier!
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02-21-2006, 05:19 PM
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#11 | | Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2005 Age: 30
Posts: 242
City: Seattle State: WA |
I started at 305 and in 7 months got down to 230. I am now pregnant and not losing weight, but once baby comes watch out!
It can be done. Good luck to you.
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Monterrey, MX Proud mom of 3 (including 2 band babies)
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02-21-2006, 05:31 PM
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#12 | | Account Suspended
Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 51
Posts: 3,231
City: Boise State: Idaho |
I started at 307 (prediet) and have lost 26 pounds since surgery on Jan 9th. You couldn't pay me to get a bypass. Not noway, not nohow! The bypass will take it off quicker, but there are too many trade-offs for me. Stats show that three years after surgery, bypass and band patients have lost about the same percentage of excess body fat, but that bypass patients tend to regain the weight again.
Best of luck in your decision. And I agree, find a doctor that does what YOU want. Don't be pressured into anything you don't feel good about.
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02-21-2006, 05:31 PM
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#13 | | I found it & passed it...
Join Date: Feb 2006 Age: 22
Posts: 384
City: Dakota Dunes State: South Dakota |
I also started out over 300...just a little at 303, but I can't see why at 330 you couldn't get banded. Like the rest are saying, there are many people over 300 who have it done.
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02-21-2006, 05:32 PM
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#14 | | Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 37
Posts: 67
State: Washington |
i was 385 presurgery and 375 day of (aug 17 05) now 325 (6 months) . lap band is great i have no complaints at all . find some one else who is a supporter of lap band cause it doesnt sound like that guy is
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02-21-2006, 05:49 PM
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#15 | | Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 120
State: AZ |
I was 332 pre-band. I am now 275. We decided on the band together, my surgeon and I. At no time was there any pressure, just the comment that it was my life, my body, my decision. The doctor totally supported me. Maybe you should check into another doctor?
Good Luck
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