Hi Denny

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Hi all

welcome denny..... ask your dear doctor if s/he has read the statistics

regarding weight loss by diet and/or exercise...... more than 98% of

people regained any weight lost (usually plus some more too!) within a

few months......then ask her is she knows the stats for patients who

have had a band.... after about 18 months (can't remember the exact

time but i am sure one of the bandsters here will know) the average

weight lost (and more importantly KEPT OFF) is about 60% of the original

excess!!! If she then looks at the health risks we run by being

morbidly obese...not to mention the emotional trauma....amybe she can

begin to see why more of us are choosing the band. Of course it is not

without risk..there are 2 bandters on this list that i know have had

probs (one more serious that required the removal of the band) but

personally i think the health risks of remaining overweight or worse

still rebound dieting are much greater!!!! the actual risk of death is

very low (my surgeon told me no higher than for any other form of

common surgery)as long as an anesthetist experienced in dealing with

obese patients is used.

I had my swedish adjustable gastric band op done on 22nd nov 1998 and so

far have lost 24 pounds...not fast or dramatic...but a HUGE step forward

for me ...and at long last i have hope for the future. I am in uk so

unfortunately can't advise on finding a surgeon, except to say, that i

found mine by going to the biocentrics website (distributors of this

band) and emailing them to ask which surgeons operate in my area. they

were very helpful.

good luck in your search..i think we do have some canadian bandsters in

here so maybe some of them can help...and i know that many americans fly

to mexico for their surgery.

Helen

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