Guest guest Posted May 23, 1999 Report Share Posted May 23, 1999 I have been reading letters from people haveing the more radical surgeries for weight loss. I can tell you know...Us Bandsters are pretty damn lucky. We have way less horror stories... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 25, 1999 Report Share Posted May 25, 1999 all you have to do is go to support group of some of the GBP and find out just how lucky you went the way you did! Ken Not so BAD I have been reading letters from people haveing the more radical surgeries for weight loss. I can tell you know...Us Bandsters are pretty damn lucky. We have way less horror stories... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 25, 1999 Report Share Posted May 25, 1999 Last year, in July, my sister-in -law had wls : gastric bypass. She spent four weeks in hospital, suffering severe pains. Then she spent six more weeks at home, not able to do a thing .. I had been considering this type of operation myself, her doctor recommended it to me as well. He was not in favor of the band .. Later I found out that he performed gastric bypasses by the dozen. My sister-in -law and I sometimes talk about our operation, she says that if she had known about the band she would have gone for it. Now she's a bit jealous of my band ... It seems so easy .. Four days in hospital, back to work very soon, not suffering. She still isn't able to eat solid food and is now consulting a doctor who states that in certain cases a gastric bypass (with staples) can be removed. Because her social life suffers very much, she's considering it. She would like to replace it with a band. She hasn't decided yet ... Everytime we talk, I'm more and more convinced that I took the right decision. The band is not the " easy way out " , it's " the smartest way out " It's now five weeks that I had my operation, I'm happy with the weight loss. I cannot weigh myself at home, my scales only go up to 150 kg and now I am 155. I hope to lose enough before June 15, the day I will get weighed at the doctor's and my band will be filled for the second time. Then, I'll come home and weigh myself : it's been years since I was able to weigh myself on normal scales .. Bye folks that's all for now -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: Ken Earl KEN-E@...> Aan: bandsters bandsters (AT) onelist (DOT) com> Datum: dinsdag 25 mei 1999 21:43 Onderwerp: Re: Not so BAD all you have to do is go to support group of some of the GBP and find out just how lucky you went the way you did! Ken Not so BAD I have been reading letters from people haveing the more radical surgeries for weight loss. I can tell you know...Us Bandsters are pretty damn lucky. We have way less horror stories... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 1999 Report Share Posted May 26, 1999 Dear , I have a business associate who also had gastric, she too suffered and suffered and nearly died. She could not absorb any vitamins nor could she eat enough to sustain her own. She lost her hair, her nails became brittle and on and on. She had it reversed and is now even larger. She is considering the band. I received the band January 1998 and have lost over 50 lbs so far I feel great and can move around soooooo much better. I have cut out most breads and grains (carbohydrates) and I think that has done the trick for me. I watersize 3 times a week and do a lot of relaxation techniques. Good luck to you and your sister in law. OOXXOO Liz (ibselle) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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