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Breaking the stereotype that a weightloss surgery is the "easy way out"

sweetieny19 @sweetieny19 (20) • United States 25 Sep 12

I had the Lapband places around my stomach in March of 2010. I can not count the number of times I have heard people say "oh you took the easy way out" or I did it the hard way. I tried the "hard ways" as they see it. My next...

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POST OP - LapBand Surgery

pbrauch123 @pbrauch123 (1) • United States 10 Dec 09

So three years out of my lapband surgery and I have lost approx. 70lbs. I have more to go, but have hit that wall! Anyone else in my situation? What are your habits with eating? Excersize? Etc.

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Lapband

amyandrob501 @amyandrob501 (240) • United States 28 May 08

Has anyone here or anyone you know ever gotten the lapband? I was looking into it but it is so expensive! Even after my health insurance covers some of it, it will still cost me a little over $1,000! Im just skeptical to pay that...

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Considering LapBand?

simplyperfect @simplyperfect (3) • United States 28 Jan 08

I had my Lapband surgery over a yr ago. So far so good! Any questions, feel free to ask. Only honest answers I promise. Maybe you want to know what to expect. Worried about what foods to eat? What kind of pain is involved? I...

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Has anyone had lapband surgery?

swannie128 @swannie128 (13) • Australia 13 Jan 08

I want to hear about people's experiences who have had the lap band surgery. Have you lost a significate amount of weight? What are the draw-backs of the procedure?

which ways have you tried to lose weight??

raynay @raynay (45) • United States 14 May 07

A friend of mine has recently under gone lapband surgery. They put you to sleep put a band around your stomach. The band has an inner tube in it that they fill to make your stomach smaller so you'll eat less, hence lose weight....

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Advice concerning weight loss surgery

Nrealitydenial @Nrealitydenial (46) • United States 2 Jan 07

Does anyone have experience with weight loss surgery as a patient or know someone who has? I'm looking into different types from Gastric bypass surgery to lapband surgery. How do they compare?

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