Gastric Band booked! When do we tell people?

I had my band 3 days ago with Mr super he is amazing... I started telling close friends and family as soon as I had booked.. As I need all the help I can have lol

Eberyone different tell people when you feel ready to tell them.. There's still a lot of people who don't know I've had a band and that's way I like it, as long as nearest and dearest knows who cares x

I had my band last October and still lots of people don't know!

I told my close family, 3 friends & a couple of work friends and that's it! That's how it has stayed because I feel no1 really knows!

If you don't think people will understand/judge then you don't have to tell them straight away or at all!

The choice is yours :-) good luck!

It's so nice that you are doing it together!

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It's entirely up to u who u tell and when. I only told close family, a few really close friends and a few people at work who I felt I could trust and get support from without judgement. I told them all pre-surgery at different times leading up to surgery date.

Good luck to you both x

I was only 15 stone at my heaviest so a lot of people said to me not to have it I never told anyone what my weight was most probably would of only put me at 12 to 13 stone so that is probably why they said I was stupid to have a op for weight loss. The weight have come off very slowly for me it's took 6 months to lose 1.5 stone but I have nothing sagging. I onlyhave a ten ml band and last week they up a infill to 7.25 as I was not losing any weight in 4 weeks. Since this infill I've been sick a lot I wish I could of lost weigh another wY as it can be painfull sometimes. I had my band fitted at the same hospital it's ok there. If I was you I would of done the operation s a least 3 months apart or u will both be weak at the same time and you will be Rough afterwards

Thanks guys, I'm 19.6 stones (size 20-24) and my Husband is 21.10 stones and we are both morbidly obese. We always lose lots of weight when we diet. I'm sure my husband will lose more and quicker. I will be very happy to lose 4 stones, but the heavier you are the more you lose so it could be more especially if we both exercise etc. I think doing it together is great because we are both very competitive and i'm sure we'll be racing each other!! I'm really excited and nervous and I'm sure people will judge us

Oh yes also Dr Super uses the new band with the central ports. Did you have that Ammzzy? I think it sounds much better then the old large ports.

Hi, I personally would avoid having both operations at the same time unless you have someone on hand to look after you both as you both will need to heal and that can take time. Even if you have the bands fitted a month apart it will give the other a chance. With such a young family it would be a shame to have both parents needing care as well as them.

As for who you are going to tell I feel you will need to let know those close to you who you will be relying on for support, you may have someone in mind who might be busy or unable to help out.

Good luck to you both. I hope everything works out well

Yes we have my dad staying to help with the children and our youngest is staying at my friends for three days so I think we have it covered. Doing it at the same time is really important for us because both of us want to go through each step together, plus we agree that if one has it done first the second one will be put off after seeing what the other has been through I've had keyhole surgery before and the recovery was quite tough - although this is a much simpler operation. 

Well no body needs to know, its not noticeable. I had the band fitted over a year the only people that knows are close family n my boss coz I needed to request tine off work. My husband and family knew when I was researching the procedure at spire Private healthcare, and thy supported me.

I paid 7, 000 for a key hole surgery it didn't help me much only lost 12kg in one year, in 6months without the band I lost 48kg with diet n exercises. Needed the surgery for portion control, love my food

Im having my band fitted in Aug and the only people who know are my husband, my brother and my best friend. I wont be telling anyone else for a while. I may over time tell some close friends but thats it. I have just put holiday in to cover my time off so work do not know either. Its a very personnal thing to me and im going to keep it that way. Good look with both your journeys x

It's a very personal thought.

I only told my close foody buddies (apart from my best friend and hubby) at first because I thought they would understand best.....but in the end I have told most people I work with and friends as I felt with the unknown I wanted people to be there for me and if I was struggling I wanted people to help (supportive environment in a primary school). I have been amazed at how everyone without exception has been supportive and so many have called me 'brave' (not something I feel). My kids 12 and 13 yrs were of course concerned but we talked lots and they could understand that this was a necessary surgery to make me healthier and by the time of the op they were quite reassured. I found my family the hardest to share with....have always found them the most judgemental (although they all suffer with weight issues themselves).

Only you can decide but I've been amazed at how people are so supportive and really understanding that this is not an easy option!