Am working with UMass Medical Weight Center and started the surgical program. 1st visit down, plenty more to go.

Haven't decided yet which route to take, but am eager to get some feedback from the "Banders".

BMI is about 38, and sleep apnea so Insurance (BC/BS) approval should be ok. Also struggling with High Blood Pressure, joint issues, and general fatigue.

Have tried the nutrition/diet/exercise route (through local hospital) 2 times with little success.

Stressful life.

Am taking a mindful eating class locally and it is building my awareness to how/why I eat and making good choices.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Am working with UMass Medical Weight Center and started the surgical program. 1st visit down, plenty more to go.

Haven't decided yet which route to take, but am eager to get some feedback from the "Banders".

BMI is about 38, and sleep apnea so Insurance (BC/BS) approval should be ok. Also struggling with High Blood Pressure, joint issues, and general fatigue.

Have tried the nutrition/diet/exercise route (through local hospital) 2 times with little success.

Stressful life.

Am taking a mindful eating class locally and it is building my awareness to how/why I eat and making good choices.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Lapband is a slower weight loss system but its substanable weight loss and slower to gain back and is reversable. Bypass is quicker weight loss is permanent and can cause additional health issues, as well as people I know personally who have already gained their weight back after a few years.

"At present, the general death rate from bariatric surgery seems to vary between 0.2 and 1 percent."

http://www.annecolli...ass-surgery.htm

Mortality Rate

The mortality rate for lap band surgery patients varies depending on whom you ask. According to New Jersey Bariatrics, a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence, the mortality rate is 0.2 percent. According to Norwood Hospital in Norwood, Massachusetts, though, the mortality rate is only 0.05 percent.

Read more: Death from Lap Band | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/...l#ixzz1EQQp686C

So for me 'personally' the choice was pretty clear in that I wanted a safer way of losing weight and if it doesn't work out it is completly reversable. And again I stress that lapband weight loss is slow going but your chances of needing additional surgery's due to loose skin is a lot smaller.