My mum's neighbour had it done. She lost quite a lot of weight in a short period of time but had to have it reversed due to complications (not sure exactly what the problems were but she was quite sick). Since having it reversed all the weight has come back on and has spent much of the time depressed and barely left the house(she had suffered from it before too).
This probably doesn't apply to you from what you've posted but on Oprah recently they had a show about the after effects of lap band surgery. Nothing to do with ops gone wrong or anything, but about addiction. It showed people who had thought their problems would be solved by lap banding only to find that their initial problem was an addiction to food which after the surgery got replaced with something else - alcohol, drugs or gambling for example and their lives were far worse than prior to the op. As I said, not suggesting this applies to you, but just thought I'd mention it in the post for anyone who is reading this and is thinking about getting it done.
I agree that addiction to food is something that needs to be looked at prior to undergoing surgery. My mum met someone prior to her surgery at an information session that was unable to give up the bad food. He knew he wouldn't be able to fit in a mars bar so instead he put it in a blender with some milk and drank the mars bar. I agree that you may need to visit a psychologist to treat the addiction prior to undergoing surgery or it will not work.
My Mum's obesity had nothing to do with the amount of food or types of foods she ate. She has always eaten well and walks every single night. She had a full hystorectomy (sp?) when she was 33 and had a 6 year mental breakdown at 40. She has been on hormone treatment and anti anxiety/depression medication for the past 20 years. This is what has contributed to her weight gain. Because she doesn't have that mental issue with food this surgery is working perfectly for her. She had it done 3 months ago and has already lost 15kgs.
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