Hello everyone my name is Malinda and I weigh 273lbs I have 1 more class to do and then I get my surgery date. I am confused on which surgery to get I would like to know how much weight you lose with the lap band or if you had the gastric done. My concern is saggin skin and loosing too much weight and looking sick. I heard you get sick with the gastric, but Im tired of taking meds for my diebetes

Here is a great website to compare different surgeries

http://www.lapband.com/en/learn_about_lapband/compare_lapband/

I love my lapband, but using the official lapband site to compare different types of surgeries is definatley going be slanted in one direction.

You really need to research each option on it's own and then make a decision.

Here is a great website to compare different surgeries

http://www.lapband.com/en/learn_about_lapband/compare_lapband/

I have the same debate..Band-finiky, weird food restrictions, lots of Dr. visits (with no insurance), seen lots of issues..Sleeve-sounds great, after presumably surgery goes well, but with 1/2 your stomach gone and Ghrelin, the hunger hormone gone, that also regulated temp, many sleeve people are cold. Acid and B12 issues too. Cold!! I won't even consider something that reroutes my intestines.

I have no idea what to do. Wait till something else comes out?