Hey Everyone,

I am very new to this forum. I have been overweight for 21 years...since I was 6 years old. Not a little but obese. I never felt left out of anything or sad from it. I am who I am....until now. I very much can feel how overweight I am now, I want to have babies and actually live to see them grow. My sister who wasnt always overweight, but from a medication gained weight fast couldnt handle it and drastically went out and got the gastric bypass. She has many medical problems that we fill are a result from her surgery. So everyone says for me to get Lapband...I always said no I want to do it by myself. Well I realized this week, I cant do it by myself. I have done everything a person could do to lose weight. I need help. I am just starting to research everything but would like any advice and information people could provide to me. Thanks!

CHARCHAR I dont think any of us can really tell you whats best but to do your research. I thought the same way about weight lost surgery and came up with the same conclusion as you. I looked around and I knew I didnt want to permanetly cut my stomache. I have heard stories of people having other surgeries and they start gaining weight back from it. Well there isnt much they can do cause they got this switched, or cut and so on. I choose the lap band because for one I didnt want to lose a lot of weight all at once. I wanted to lose weight at a nice a steady pace so that way I am able to to work on the whole flabbie skin thing before it be comes a huge issue where with the other surgeries you drop all this weight without really having to work out but then its the issue of skin and plastic surgery and just a lot of stuff I didnt want to go through later. I think the band makes you concious of your eating and causes you to re thinking your eating and what else you can do to lose. Of course you have to go in for fills which I havent down because of where I work but the people who have been able to get fills on a regular baises are doing well and are winning at losing weight. I dont know if this was helpful or not but I do hope you find a procedure that you think will be beneficial to your needs and goals but also teaches you about eating and how to be successful in winning your own weight battle.

All the best to you!!

B.