Lap Band - Phoenix,AZ

Hi there,
My sister-in-law got the lap band about 3 years ago. I think it could have been successful for her if she followed what the doctors said but she didn't. She is a food lover and a chronic overeater. When you get a procedure like that you need to realize that your habits MUST change. At fisrt it is impossible to eat like you have been but as the weeks go by you can easily get around it. SHe would drink while she eats....which loosens the food and let's it slide down easier. She would bounce up and down so the food would 'percolate' down. She just found ways to be able to eat what she wanted. I also have two cousing that got gastric bybass that have since gained back quite a bit of their weight. This kind of procedure is for the person that is totally willing to make a lifestyle change and not just look for the easy way out. So if that is you....I say go for it. Butif you just plain love food and don't want to give it up, you are just going to be wasting your money and in the long run not getting what you want. I suggest something like weight watchers first and see how far you can get with support groups before you take the drastic, expensive approach.
Take care

J.

It is weird that you ask this....My mom and I just went to a seminar on lap band and have already had part of our first appt. (got to wait to finish the process until we get some $$$) If you are looking into the procedure i would contact the weight loss inst. of arizona they are in tempe next to tempe st lukes and from the research that i have done they are the best in the east valley

My mother had the surgery done about a year ago and says it's the best money she ever spent. It gave her the jumpstart she needed. In the past exercising was painful due to her weight and she didn't get many results even when she was exercising regularly. Now she exercises 5 days a week because she sees a light at the end of the tunnel (she keeps it simple-walking briskly on a treadmill for a half hour) and she feels and looks FABULOUS. She still wants to lose some more weight, but she feels great and says its much easier to do normal things without all the extra weight. Her only regret is that she didn't do it 20 years earlier. She went to a great doctor in Mexico, and so the cost was MUCH cheaper (at least half the price than in America). Her doctor has done some famous people and he trains many of the American doctors who do it, so he's totally legit. She did her research first (I'm glad because I was nervous about her going to Mexico for surgery). Let me know if you want his information and I'll get it from her. I'm sure she would be willing to talk to you about it also if you have questions.

She's had to make some adjustments like not eating very much at one time and eating slowly and chewing her food really well, but that's something we should all do anyways.

hi, my sister had it done in Jan. of last year and has lost 80lbs. She weighed 300lbs and was very large. It is a great and safe thng to do, but it is a very serious procedure. it is a life changing experience and is not to be taken lightly. I have watched my sister eat things that she was not supposed to or eat to much and she has gotten very sick. It is a hard change but worth it. My sister goes to the couseling classes that you have to go too and she is improving. Do the research and read all the materials out their.