Hi all...

I am a 30 year old female and I have been overweight ALL my life.

I have a friend that had a gastric bypass and she has been hounding me to have one done (guess she is gonna pay for it? lol) but I just don't like the invasiveness of the gastric bypass surgery so I am looking into having the Lapband done. I am just in the very beginning stages of research though.

I am 5'10 and 469lbs (wow I can actually say that now). I have a pretty normal life and no major health problems due to weight as of right now...just constant back pain that hinders me doing things I like and leg pain.

What would you tell a beginner about the LapBand? Pros and cons?

Pro... It has changed my life :0) Con... If you have trouble controlling cookies, chips ,chocolate and ice cream you're going to have a heck of a challenge on your hands because the band is all about restriction and these foods will turn into a liquid and slide right through... Seriously!

But like I said it has changed my life and if I had to do it all over again I would still choose the band.

OK thank you

I am not a big cookie/sweets eater but I LOVE ice cream lol