HarleyRidingGrandma

Awesome results Diann. I am still in the process of deciding which procedure to have. I started out thinking I was going for gastric, then I read the comparisons between LB and GBS, and I then starting leaning towards LB, even though the results take longer to achieve, I am so confused as to which way to go. Can I ask how long it took you to lose your weight?

Hi. My name is Cheryl and I am a 54 yr. old wife, mother and grandmother. I have been married for 33 yrs. My husband and I love to travel and we are avid Harley riders. We have 2 grown sons and a 9 yr. old grandson who is absolutely the light of my life. I started this process quite some time ago...we have Kaiser and there was a long wait list.....I was on it a year before my name came up. I was approved and had my first intake appt. and was set up to start my 6 weeks of classes. A few weeks before the classes, I was injured in a car accident and have been in treatment and/or physical therapy for the last 7 months, so everything else was put on hold. I have another intake appt. in 2 days and classes starting in 2 weeks. One of my dear friends had gastric bypass in August and I did not see her after that procedure, until last month (they live across the country from us). We meet in Florida once a year for a cruise. I was amazed when I saw her....she was down 100 lbs. in those 5 months and her success pushed me to continue my journey. I was going to have gastric but after reading the mortality rates of GBS as compared to those rates for LB and also about the lower recovery times, complications, etc. I am leaning towards lap-band. I also would rather not have an overnight hospital stay, if possible. I found this forum via a Google search and I look forward to getting to know you guys and using your experiences to help me "weigh out" my decision.