Adamc1303

A few more questions. I just saw a few threads about de-banding. Does the band eventually come out? Is another surgery always needed? When was the first surgery done? How long has this been around? Thanks again, Adam

I just joined this forum. I am a 26 year old male. I wasn't over weight at all most of my life. I got married at 21 and have gained 25 pounds a year. That's right I gained about 40 pounds the first year and then more weight every year ever since. 5 years later and I am 100 pounds heavier. I think it's mainly because I now have a desk job and prior to working I was always very active. I was always a big eater but I guess I was burning it off. Now I am obsessed with eating and it has taken over my life. I can't move anymore, I get tired from anything. I am always looking for a place to sit. I am always uncomfortable in cars, regular chairs etc... I never want to go out, I hate the way I look and I am just full blown depressed. The food and crap I eat won the war and took over my body and life. I have been on diets and I wont lie they really worked but I can't be on a diet my whole life. I get very annoyed and shot tempered when I am on a diet, either because I am hungry, tired of counting foods, writing things down etc.. I just want to be normal. I can't buy any clothing since I can never find my size so I now have a very large shoe collection since thank go-d I still fit into shoes. Every time my wife wants to go shopping I end up with a pair of shoes and hate going. I work in the corporate world and I have to get pants, shirts and suits custom made which cost a fortune! Since I gained the weight so quickly and was always thin I always kept thinking that this is all temporary, just a phase in my life. Like I would look back in a few years and think I remember when I was fat. Unfortunately I have come to the realization that unless I do something drastic about this I am going to get bigger and bigger. My heart pounds after 1 flight of steps. I used to play 4 straight hours of basketball and not even feel it. I don't think I can do 4 minutes now. I have though about the Lap band before and done some online research about 2 years ago and then a little bit every few months every since. Today I just decided that I need to decide if I am doing this or not. I think I need to weather I want to or not. I read about 20 articles online and watched and entire surgery on you tube. I also watched other you tube clips where people that have undergone the surgery talk about them selves. Everyone seems happy. My issues are that I am so scared of this thing! I literally feel like I rather die of a heart attack in the future. Does it hurt? You have a ring and port in your stomache! That terrifies me. I am so scared of the band slipping? Can it slip if I exercise? Like if I am skiing? What happens if I mess up and do eat the wrong food? I also can't figure out if my insurance will cover the surgery. I don't have anyone that can recommend a doctor in NYC. Well anyway sorry for being such a big baby. Thanks, Adam