jackie506

Thanks so much for the thread links. My thinking is the same as yours. I REALLY like the band. Just a BIG life changing decision and I am afraid of making the 'wrong' choice. I think I just need to listen to my instinct. My thinking is that I didn;t want by-pass because I do not want to loss that fast. That just freaks me out. (not that it is not something good for others-I just don't feel it is right for me) I guess I am still one of those people that think 'if you loss it to fast it is to good to be true and it will come back plus some extra. The whole thing with the cutting and rerouting scares me. I have always tried to be an active person and if I could just get about 50 pounds off I would be motivated to MOVE again. I have lost weight the old fashioned way SEVERAL times but once I slack off on the exercising I always gain it back. I want to do it the 'right' way and I think the band would be just what I would need to be able to do that. Thanks again for the information. It helps alot knowing others are out there that struggle or have struggled with the same things.

I was wondering if anyone has any insight as to which is better...lap band or roux en Y. I was all set and thought I really wanted the lapband. Researched it, read 2 books about it and etc for 2 months. I went to the seminar last night and some of the things they told us about people who have had lap band and it did not work so they had to go back in for the other surgery and such. I am really confused. I am trying to make an INFORMED decision but I am telling you I am getting more confused as this goes along. Please give me some advise and share some of your experiences. I have read and read and read and read some more on different forums and I just don't know what to do. :phanvan