How long will it be before Gov Christie joins us "sleevesters" in Mexico ? Of course HIS insurance (or political donations)will undoubtablly cover a "band revision" at any of the TOP medical centers in NJ. Of course that assumes the lap band will NOT work (which is often the case)? The "failure" of such a high profile patient will do serious harm to the entire option of having ANY type of weight loss surgery. Personally. I would be VERY interested in the reasons WHY Gov Christie (in consult with both his State physician and his personal doctor) selected the lap band as the best option for HIM ? IMHO he "wimped out". The sleeve just makes KISS sense. The surgeon doesn't touch the hole going in, or out. When you reach the over-weight BMI that Gov Christie has reached ? IMHO you need to "go all in" and have the sleeve. The appealing thought that "someday" you will be able to take the lap band "off" and restrict yourself to healthy eating (in NJ of all places) is a fantasy. You are welcome to be my "surgery buddy" Gov Christie on May 28 with Dr Aceves.

No question the guy had to do something. Although I am a liberal, I kind of like Gov. Christie (he seems more honest than most politians) and frankly I was worried about his weight. I am thinking he picked the band as a somehwhat "political" move. It's not permanent, but it shows he's trying to do something about his weight. I agree that the liklihood is that it will fail. Maybe he will be a revision in a few years. I'm kinda looking forward to seeing how he progresses!

-Kendra