The day is upon me; The question now what? Having a gastric bypass in hopes that the diabetes will go away. I have heard all the hype wonder what really happens. Doctors always seem to back away from the topic. So thought I would go to the source. What do you guys think will happen. I weigh about three hundred now wondering how quick it will drop away. There seems to be plenty of info on the lapband but gastric is supposed to work faster. Any body with any ideas let me know

Thanks

Hi. This a Lap Band site so most of us have no experience with gastric bypass. You can go to Obesityhelp.com and they have forums specifically for bypass surgery. From all that I've read you will lose weight more quickly with the bypass. That being said, you have to realize that you commit to a totally new lifestyle whichever surgery you have. I weighed well over 300 lbs before I was banded and 6 months later I've lost 50 lbs and anm still losing. Lap Band is a much less invasive form of surgery but I feel that I have to work at this every day and it's something that I spent a lot of time preparing to do. Best of luck on whichever way you go. Losing weight will make a big difference in your quality of life.