Lap Band Surgery In Mexico & What You Need To Know!

Lap Band Surgery in Mexico - A Cheap & Safe Option To Consider It is understandable for you to be nervous about going through lap band surgery. The thought of being operated on and having your stomach...

Diet Pills - Good or Bad?

Diet pills can be a method for weight loss for many people but is this method worth the risks? Studies show that there are many, some extreme, health risks associated with diet pills to include the...

LAPAROSCOPIC ADJUSTABLE GASTRIC BANDING PROCEDURE - WHAT IT DID FOR ME

Known by many as the 'Lab Band'  the correct name for this procedure is Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding. A hollow band made from a special material (not sure what that is) is placed around the upper...

Update on Lap Band

My surgery was on 9-16-09 and it's now 10-21-09. I have done quite well but I have a long way to go. Here's an update...... My last blog covered the post-surgery week but I really want to revisit that a bit....

My Lap Band Story

Me on the left, before my surgery.  After struggling with my weight for most of my life, I finaly decided to go for lap band surgery. My highest weight before surgery was 217lbs. Lost 16lbs post op, had to...

When does hunger come back after surgery?

 I feel like I'm totally in the dark when it comes to taking in fluids and medicine. I have to get 64mg of liquid in per day to stay hydrated and some of the liquid can be from my protein drinks. However,...

Early surgery day one 4:45am

 I have woken up twice tonight....first at 12:15am and now at 4:30 or so. Since all I'm taking in are liquids, my bladder can only hold so much. My port area is the most tender and I'm a little hungry......I...

Lap Band Surgery Day Zero

WOMEN'S HEALTH: TO LAPBAND OR NOT TO LAPBAND

The lapband is a new device that helps individuals curb their appetites and helps them to lose weight. It is literally a band that wraps around your stomach making it smaller, approximately the size of a...

WHAT IS A LAP BAND

Five years ago I was facing the onset of diabetes, hypertension and increased breathing difficulties. I was 45 years old and afraid of what my being over weight was doing to my body. My asthma attacks were...