BiBi Has A New Lap Band Video Up

BiBi is a YouTube blogger who had a Lap Band procedure a number of weeks ago. She’s got five videos up on YouTube documenting her progress. She went in for her first fill this week and talks about that process. She says she’s going well, but we haven’t seen photos yet. Anyway, here’s BiBi!

Lap Bands and Pregnancy

I just received this press release from New Jersey’s Bariatric Center’s Dr. Ajay Goyal on bariatric surgery and pregnancy. He says that pregnancy is safe for a Lap Band patient six months after surgery, though there may not have been enough weight loss in that time frame to prevent obesity related complications. Lastly, he says nutritional supplements are a necessity since you will be eating such small amounts of food.

New Jersey Bariatric Center’s Ten Guidelines to Follow for a Safe Pregnancy Post-Surgery:
1. Avoid pregnancy for one year after weight loss surgery
2. Take multivitamins (Vitamin A, B1, B12, Iron, Folic Acid)
3. Make regular appointments with your bariatric surgeon and obstetrician
4. Obtain regular blood test to check for vitamin deficiency
5. Eat multiple small meals a day (at least four meals per day) and spend 30 minutes to eat each meal
6. Eat high-protein, low-carbohydrates and a low fat diet
7. Take 30 grams of proteins in supplements
8. Drink plenty of water (40 – 60 ounces per day)
9. Continue regular low impact exercise for both body and mind
10. For lap band or realize band patients, one can remove the restriction by an adjustment if patients develop pregnancy related nausea.

Anyway, this is very good news and expected.

Lap Bands and Open Clinical Studies

The National Institute of Health maintains a website that links to thousands of open medical studies that are looking for participants. I thought I’d post the link and maybe someone will find a study that helps pay for part of their surgery, or provides the surgery entirely. Wouldn’t that be nice? I’d search “Lap Bands”, gastric banding, laparoscopic gastric banding and bariatric surgery.