Tilly Kaye

Had my first meeting with the surgeon on July 2nd. Was positive I was going to go the lapband route but after my EGD he said that is not an option (hiatal hernia). So now I'm trying to decide if I should do the bypass instead. He is strongly encouraging me to go for it but it is so much scarier than the lapband. It just seems so extreme. Any thoughts?

I had my consult on July 2nd. I will probably see you in the classes!

Hello, I met with a surgeon for an initial consult last week. Before I met with him I was confident that I'd be going the band route. He's really pushing me toward bypass. Said only 4% of his surgeries are bands anymore. I know there are potentially more long term side effects and the results are slower, so i'm not going into it blid, but I just don't know about the bypass route. How do you all feel? How did you make the decision for a lap band and do you regret not going the bypass route? I'm still leaning toward the band. Thoughts?