How would you handle this?

[Bettina 0]

I ditto everyone else, she is prob a little jealous.

[green 6]

People can be very strange. When I decided to be banded and booked my operation date my brother, a doctor, had a bit of a freak out and because he is a doctor he was able to back this up with lots of medical warnings. I almost cancelled the surgery since other folks in my life were being negative about it, too. Anyway, I didn't. I was banded two weeks ago this coming Thursday and I feel fine. I also know that I lack the will power to lose weight without an aid like this and I was getting to the point where I had had enough with my body. My interior (and external) life was getting out of hand thanks to my issues with weight.

Oof! This is the long way to tell you to go for it and don't worry about what anyone other than your surgeon thinks.

[Arcael 0]

Hi Everyone,

I've been lurking here for awhile and received my surgery date (Nov 2nd) earlier this week. The advice you all give is great and now I need some.

I made the decision to only tell a few select people about my surgery and, for the most part, that's worked very well. One of the people I told is my sister in law, who is a nurse and who is also overweight (since she has been married to my brother). Up until yesterday, things have been going ok but yesterday, she BEGGED me not to have the surgery! I was really shocked because she was so adament about it. She wouldn't really say what she was so upset about and she knows that the surgery is not at all like RNY, but I have to say I was really taken aback. I've explained the surgery to her and as a nurse, I would think she could see the difference in the risks of the lapband surgery and RNY (which was a big issue for her when I first told her I'm having the surgery). She was actually the last person whom I thought wouldn't be supportive!

Any thoughts or advice???

Thanks.

Denise

My personal trainer was trying to convince me not to for a few weeks before my surgery, I still did it and now she is really impressed with my results. Hell, I have RNY people at the support group asking me how the hell I'm losing so fast.

It's the people that think the lap-band will make them skinny without any effort that should avoid surgery until they understand that it is only a tool and there is much more to it.