I haven't told many people at all that I am going for the band, only a few close family and friends. I just love how everyone, especially the skinny people know absolutely everything about the lap band, and oh by the way any information I have obtained is 100% wrong, and misleading! LOL I spoke to one friend tonight that told me by pass and the lap band are the same thing, and that the lap band is not out patient surgery, and that I would be out of work for minimum of 4 months. My friend got this information from his wife who is nurse, so nothing I said mattered or was valid. My buddies wife also told him that she knows a lot of people who have had WLS and they all say they would NEVER do it again. I tried to explain to my buddy that I have done a lot of research and that he may not like it but either he misunderstood what his wife told him, or she was just flat out wrong. I went on to explain that out of the 10 or more people I have met in person who have had WLS only one of them said she felt is was trading one problem for another. The one person I know that was unsure if she would do it again had band surgery 15+ years ago when it wasn't even called a band, she has what she calls a ring around her stomach with no fill port. I'm not sure why so many of my family and friends are so against this? My one closest friend seems understand, and to my surprise has had nothing negitive to say at all, which is amazing is you knew him.

I know this question has been on here before, but just for reassurance reasons.

If you were in the same set of circumstances you were in when you got the band the first time, would you get the band again?

I am only asking this question so I can go back and tell the nay Sayers that amount of people responded, and X amount said they would, and X said they would not do it again.

Thanks

Edited June 15, 201016 yr by Warrior68

There is a lot of judgemental thinking about weight...both having too much and losing it. It is almost like some people think it is a moral problem and we deserve to suffer if we want to lose pounds and get back to normal.

Try not to get too caught up in argument/convincing of the naysayers---it's just not a battle worth fighting.

You know what's best for you.

I've told over 50 people and the majority thought it was a great idea; others could care less and only one fat chick told me it was a bad idea.

Don't argue with them, agree with everything they say and exaggerate any small issues you do have or make up something even more absurd than they are. Have fun with it.

:thumbup:yes! absolutely i would do it again! BTW-my surgery was on a tuesday. i stayed home 3 days then went back to work w/no problem!!!:devil_smile:

I would do it over, no questions, no regrets!