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Good luck!!

Wow!! @ Sara I...Thanks for sharing your story....I wish you much success with both the Lap band and IVF...that's quite an undertaking all at once. good to know that i may not have to actually wait a whole year before going for IVF just one question and maybe it was a typo but you said you were rejected by a fertility clinic due to your weight at 150lbs? was that correct? I know they told me below 255...so that's what i've been trying to reach for 1 1/2 year to no avail i'm down to 275 but it's been yo-yo up and down and i get so angry when i'm working so hard at loosing and then they pile back on so easily.ugghhh so frustrating....going to the lap band seminar tomorrow...yay!! Keep us updated on your lap band and IVF progress.

Thanks for all of your encouraging words. It helps to hear everyone's stories. @Jim1967 It's great to hear from a man!! I should get my husband on here..although he's not interested in the lap band. I will mention to him that he should go back to investigating what if anything can be done to improve him sperm. He did years ago..his urologist put him on clomephine for over a year and there was minimal improvement..so I think my hubby gave up...for a while he just started saying he didn't want to have kids but I know it was just because he felt defeated. When we tried IUI in 2010 they were able to get good viable sperm after it was washed but, the IUI was unsuccessful. Within the last year he's been much more sad about us not having a child yet and he's looking forward to trying again through IUI and IVF...but now I'm the one holding up the process because of the weight....it will be another year or two until we could possibly bring a child into the world if going the Lap band route....which is a little hard to swallow...but, it is better than the alternative of possibly never having a child. The time is a factor for me also because in 2008 I found out I have Uterine Fibroids ....at the time they were small but they are growing and i don't wan't them to get so large that they cause miscarriage which is a major concern.My Reproductive endocrinologist at the time told me I should TTC right away and other issues like my high blood pressure (which I no longer have) and weight have continued to get in the way. I actually will need to have the Fibroids checked out too to see their growth in the last 2 years hopefully they are not too big. worrying about so many things has been very stressful and depressing...i think it's the reason I haven't been able to loose enough weight on my own. I believe the lap band will help my life overall. I can't wait for the seminar next week!!

Hi All, I'm just starting to look into the Lap-band and was wondering if anyone has had IVF (in vitro fertilization) with the band and how it was for you? I have been married 12 years and we are infertile (low sperm count). As far as i know i should be able to get pregnant ..had an HSG and my tubes are not blocked, no PCOS, the only thing on my end may be the obesity. I have been trying to loose the weight for years and think Lap-band is the route for me. I'm struggling to get below 250 in order to have IVF although i would like to loose a lot more than that for my health . I'm attending the seminar next week and setting up a consultation with the surgeon. I've read many positive stories about conceiving after Lap band weight loss and am hoping in 1 years time i'll be healthy enough to go through IVF. It's been a long 7 years of really TTC (I've done IUI) and i'm not ready to give up but if feel this may be the only promising option left. anyone with a similar story?