Lap band not happy with weight loss
Lap-Band patients do not experience dumping syndrome after consuming high-sugar foods or beverages. Typically our procedures are performed laparoscopically, an approach that is less invasive than open incision surgery because it is performed by placing the instruments and a camera through several very small incisions in the abdomen. No fluid should be taken with meals because it will cause the stomach to empty quickly. The same is true of high-calorie snack foods such as candy, ice cream and chocolate. Patients should eat three small high protein, low carb meals daily with no snacking. I went from exercising five to six days a week to zero, and I made horrible choices and radiated towards sliders (foods that are typically horrible for you that, ironically, slide the easiest through your band). High-calorie beverages such as non-diet sodas, fruit juice, milkshakes, and smoothies must be avoided because they will impair weight loss. The Lap-Band procedure requires no stapling or cutting of the stomach and no surgery on the intestine. The Lap-Band restricts the amount of food your stomach can hold and extends the feeling of being full and satisfied after eating a small amount of solid food. And sometimes you may not want to hear it because you focus on the promise some doctors make that you can still eat whatever you want (barring things that WILL get stuck and give you problems). You CAN — but you may not be happy with your results, which leads you to not being happy with your band. My weight gain came from stressors that hit during a very hard, hectic semester. Depending on the procedure, the hospital stay is usually a day or two, and Lap-Band patients often discharged the same day. I have a friend who was on a wait list and was then bumped three days before surgery who was mentored by a lot of us who had been banded.
I hate to alarm any of you, but there are a number of us who have become a tight-knit group of Lap-Band friends, and most of us are struggling in some form or fashion. The Lap-Band may be adjusted several times in the first six months after surgery to promote maximum weight loss without side effects. The Realities of Weight Loss After Lap Band Surgery by Beth (Virginia). The success of this procedure, however, depends on how motivated you are to change your eating behaviors. Granted, there was walking across campus, which started getting harder and harder as my body went back to sedentary mode and I gained that weight back. Over the summer and fall, I regained 32 pounds of that. The band is not a free-for-all which allows you to eat pizza and McDonalds every night (even in smaller portions) and lose all the weight you want. At the time of surgery, a small device called a port (or reservoir) is placed under the skin of the abdomen. Well, one of the realities of having a Lap-Band (and other bariatric surgeries, though I am not familiar with them) is that yes, you CAN re-gain weight. No intestinal bypass is done, so there is no change in the amount of calories and nutrients absorbed in the intestine. I spent about 16 hours a day either at school, driving to and from school, or doing homework for school, so the most exercise I got on an average day was walking to my bathroom or kitchen. I think that information gets lost in the excitement of doing something so drastic and permanent which we believe will be successful. This is done by injecting a small amount of saline water into the port. It is connected by tubing to the Lap-Band and allows the surgeon to periodically adjust the tightness of the band. Sometimes it is simply not relayed by your doctors. The Lap-Band is an adjustable silicone band placed around the top part of the stomach during a laparoscopic surgical procedure designed to restrict food intake. Eating too fast or too much can cause vomiting.
