baboosh44

Hi folks, I am a newbie here. I'm pretty convinced that lap band surgery will work for me. Although I do have many questions. I've done the whole online registration process and just waiting for a while now for something to happen. I would like to talk to someone in the Doctors office like a consultation to be sure that I have made a good decision and know what to expect. I have Lyme Disease and Fibromyalgia (among other things) and take strong antibiotics daily, these tear the stomach up. I take Probiotics to help protect it along with pantoprozole. I'm a bit afraid that my gastritis will not allow me to be a good candidate. I noticed someone said on one of these forums (I think that had the same DR as I) that she was #23 on the list. Is this a waiting list ? I would love to get this done right away, is it normal to have such a lengthy process? I have BCBS insurance, I hope that there wouldn't be a problem with them approving the surgery. Could I be dreaming? I don't gorge on food, like eating a whole bag of Cookies all at once or anything like that but I do eat large portions according to the standards. My appetite won't change will it? will I still want to eat more food? I read of "dumping" what is this? Thanks for anyone who has taken the time to read my scrambled mind of thoughts.

Hi all, I'm about 70 lbs overweight and BMI 35 with diagnosis of pre-diabetic and pre-heart medications and told I have to get my weight down. I'm considering the Lap Band and wanted to see what others had to say about this. I read that there is a lot of regrets and pain. I wonder about overeating with the band, I hear you get nausea and vomit but yet I read of one lady who was bulimic with the band and would feast and purge. I have gastritis and fear that my stomach may not do well with this procedure, what do you think? I see the charts with weight loss progress and it looks like there is progress, but whats the time line, like how fast do you lose weight? Thank you for reading