i need help from successful banders.. im in the process of getting banded went to my physical, seminar, psych eval, i just need the doctor talk and 1 support meeting still a little undecixed which procedure to take. deep inside i want the lapband because its less invasive and mortality rate is 1 in 1000 as RNY (bypass) 1 in 350 havent checked on the sleeve because thats a defenit no no for me. today when i went to my psych eval the psychologist told me if i want to loose 100 lbs i would have to get gastric bypass (RNy) because with the band the average bander only looses 50 lbs at the most. im super scared to become malnurished because of the rerouting of f the small intestine.

my question is how w true this really is... i have seen some people who have lost over 100 lbs with the band i plan on exercising and eating as told nutritiously

by the way i have no health problem such as diabetes or heart problems and im currently 235 lbs want to get down to at least 150lbs

I have two friends who have lost 100 on the band. The band is adjustable . Bypass pouch can be stretched out and weight will come back . With the band they can make it smaller again . Im three days past surgery

I had the lap band May of 2011. I lost 115 pounds in a year and a half. My Doctor wanted to do the sleeve, but 2 years ago it was still a new procedure. Gastric bypass was out of the question, with a 1 in 200 death rate. I feel like with my band, if my stomach stretches, I have a "safety net" because I can have more saline put in. I have gained and lost 1000 pounds in my lifetime and I wanted this to be the last time. I watch and track what I eat, exercise, and go to monthly support group meetings. I can't imagine my life without my band!!! Hope this helps!

Such good advice on this thread. I would just add that if my surgeon said the lapband "wouldn't" work for me and pushed for a WLS that I wasn't comfortable with, I'd change doctors.

Bingo.