I am asking this on behalf of my beautiful sister.
now obviously my sister is looking into having this surgery, and she wants to hear some real life opinions/experiences so to speak.
she is about 30kgs overweight for her age and height and has tried almost EVERYTHING! and the weight hasnt shifted. She has a PT twice a week and goes to gym by herself twice during the week.
I have a meal plan set up for her but her weight isnt shifting.
so has anyone on BB had this surgery?
how much did it cost? private or public?
how long was the recovery?
did it hurt lol?
jump in and have a look at Sushee's blog hun - she goes through all the stuff to do with her lapband surgery in there
from personal (parental) experiences - if you can't make the lifestyle changes before the surgery and maintain it post surgery, it won't work. you need to be able to cut the food portions down, need to exercise - otherwise you lose a crap load of weight quickly, and then nothing. you need to NOT eat food that is "easy" with the band (pureed food defeats the purpose). if you aren't in that headspace, it won't work. it's a boost to lifestyle changes you've begun and will need to keep up LONG TERM or it will just make you ill, will fail, may burst etc.
can you tell my parents haven't had great results??
thanks lovely- now off to find sushee and her blogs!
thanks for your tips also, i will be sure to pass them along to her
do you know roughly how much you loose a week?
im a nutritionist so im not to happy about her going to this drastic measure but im happy to help and support her with what she chooses, if it helps her.
to be honest, i can't remember. mum had hers done when i was in my teens - lost heaps, then didn't stick to it - band ulcerated, stomach ruptured, she put on more weight, had to have corrective surgery (and decided to throw even more drastic weight loss surgery into the mix) - she is still drastically overweight cos the only time she stuck to the eating plan was when i cooked for her - and i wasn't living there so it was getting ridiculous. Dad had his a few years ago now - and yes, i'll give him that he can't do the exercise due to being riddled with arthritis from an accident in his 20's (he has one ankle completely locked up surgically) BUT, instead of accepting that he needs small portions of real food, he opted (demanded) big serves of pureed mash with gravy to make it go down better. he now yo yo's - he doesn't eat anything for a week, then eats the wrong stuff - he won't open his eyes that the NOT eating is what is doing him damage cos his body goes into starvation mode and when he DOES eat, it stores it all, knowing he will go into starvation mode again soon
for people witih the right motivation (like sushee) it can work wonderfully - but your head really needs to be in the right place and you have to keep it going long term. this is really just a boost to the major changes you need to make yourself
I don't know a lot about lapbanding and I will be completely honest and say for 30kgs that ;apbanding to me seem REALLY extreme but I would say if she is absolutely genuinely eating right and excercising and not havign splurges in diet and still not losing weight a trip to the dr's might help to see if there is a thyroid issue or somethign else going on. Also I have lost over 20kgs since the 1st of March and really recommend it
Lap band surgery!
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