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I went to a seminar yesterday as well. I am glad I did!

I went to a seminar yesterday as well. I am glad I did!

You need to have the mindset that you are going to lose weight. Let me tell you, the lapband is still work for me and a lot of other bandsters that I know. So if you aren't willing to put in what it takes to make the most out of the band don't do it. Look at Mis73. She has been super successful and down like 200 pounds in a year. It can be done if you follow the rules. Now, with gastric, you will lose a lot more quickly in the beginning but my dr says the long term success rate is still higher with the band. I have heard a few too many stories of gastric bypass dumping and I love my chocolate too much to give that up! But everyone is different. All I can is that I LOVE my band.

yeah i couldnt live without being able to have a nibble of sugar every now and again and ive heard the same thing about gastric bypass and the success rate!

I'm type 2 diabetic. Pre op I was on metformin and Byetta injections. I no longer require medication to control my diabetes, this happened pretty much a week or so after surgery. My last hba1c was 4.9 which is considered non diabetic

I went to my first seminar yesterday, and thats a good start if you haven't already, you loose weight faster on gastric, but at the end you catch up with the band.. I've heard of people loosing over 100 lbs with band, and more with a healthy lap band life style. I can't wait to get started. Good luck to you!

Hello Alicia. I understand just how difficult of a decision this is. It has taken me 2 long years of studying everything I could find and questioning doctors and patients before I made the decision to move forth with the lapband. For me, I chose the lapband because it is not cutting away part of my stomach. I chose the least risky surgery because things can and do go wrong. I just don't want the associated chronic diarrhea nor malnutrition that can happen with the bypass. Even with the bypass, there are cases where people don't keep the weight off. I know one person who I had no idea had the bypass years ago, and she is heavier than I am now. I think people can be successful with any of the WLS options. In fact, I don't think the success depends on which surgery you choose, but rather on how diligent you are in following the plan, creating new habits and a new lifestyle. I'll admit, I'm not yet a successful lapband patient, but I will be! My honest opinion is that it doesn't matter if we need to lose 100 pounds or 200 or 300, with enough diligence and determination, anyone can be successful.

I have type 2 diabetes. I was banded 1/17/13. My sugars have been really good and I haven't had to use the sliding scale too often, however, I still use Levemir I the am and pm but I went from 28units 2times/day to 14 units. I'm going to see my PCP this week because a few times I woke up and my sugar was 49! I'm hoping that he will give me thumbs up to stop using Levemir at bedtime! I'm so anxious to be done with sticking myself!!!!

I was self pay and so my doctor only required a letter from my doctor saying i was ok to have surgery and a meeting with a nutritionist and then preop bloodwork. I did not have to do the psych eval.

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I have lost 221 lbs