Hi everyone. I am new to the site. I have not gotten my surgery yet. I just finished doing all the requirements for insurance approval and had my 2nd apt yesterday. I must say it has been a little discouraging because it seems my Dr. has tried to push me towards gastric sleeve. I have been considering and researching lap band for 3-4 years not going to make a drastic decision to change. I am now waiting insurance approval. The Doctor did tell me to research lap band with plication. I looked into this last night on the computer. Apparently it's a band but they also staple your staple your stomach into a banana like shape. Seems to be like gastric sleeve without the cutting. Not sure what to think about this. It is also not FDA approved because it has not been out long enough. I have plenty of time to think about it probably won't get my surgery until the end of the school year in June. Well looking forward to this journey and talking to others who have been through it!

Hi I would recomend you to view a video on you tube called Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy: My Story and Basic Bariatric Information From Erika Jones. In my opinion this video helps you to know the best surgery option for you. Good Luck.

Good luck on your journey please do your research, my doctor also tried to talk me out of the lap band and go for more complicated surgery. I did not want to be cut inside so I stuck to my guns and he did the surgery, I think there was information out there that the band was not working as well as the other options. But I still did some more research and I still wanted the band. Good luck to you Hugs

With all WLS they're still just a tool and success depends on you.

My sis had gastric bypass lost a lot fast, but didn't work on her head hunger and ended up gaining it all back.

I chose LB b/c it's less invasive. I want to keep my parts the way God put them.lol

There are ppl here who have LB with plication and doing really well, but a lot of insurance co. won't pay for it yet.

It is your decision. Like Lassie said, do your research and stick to what you want.

Good Luck!

Thanks for the replys. I feel like I have done my research but it's hard when the professional you are going to for your procedure is trying to talk you out of it. He even said," I thought I'd be able to convince you to change you mind." Well this site is definately a postive influence to see how well some of you are doing with your LB.