I am six months out of LapBand Surgery.  I'm doing fine, and yes I am a loser!  I am down 52 lbs.  I have had one fill, thus far.  I first lost 30 lbs and then I just stopped losing.  After the fill I lost another 20lbs.  Which I believe the fill was in May. 

Anyhoo, I find myself stuck again now and not really losing any weight, just maintaining.  Partly due to my lack of sufficient exercise. I hurt my ankle and was not able to exercise as much as I should have over the summer.  I am just now getting  back into the swing of things excercise-wise.  I take my vitamins and calcium religiously however.  I could probably benefit from drinking more water.  

I would say that so far I am glad I had the surgery.  Lap Band is slower, but more deliberate and safe.

Surgery went well.  Released the next day.  For the most part the experience was tolerable.  The dearth of nurses makes for a difficult stay in the hospital, however.  Good thing I was in the recovery room most of the time due to sleep apnea.  

The only real complication during surgery was that I stopped breathing on my own.  Therefore, the anesthesiologist decided to keep the breathing tube in for some time post op.  This was absoutely a dreadful experience.  I tried to pull it out, I thrashed,  I kicked, etc.  They had to put me in restraints.  Finally, what seemed like hours later they removed the tube.  All went well from that point.  

Another part I did not like was not being able to drink anything at all.  I became parched and asked for sponges basically folded up guaze dampened to keep me somewhat hydrated.  

Most of the nurses were OK.  But there was one tag team that if I could I would have got up and smacked the sh*T out of.


All in all, the pain was very manageable, and I couldnt believe how fast I began recovering and able to walk etc.