I have been reading the book Weight Loss Surgery for Dummies and wanted to tell any "newbies" about it. It is a great reference for information on the surgery as well as what to expect before and after! It also compares the different types of weight loss surgeries. Finally, it contains personal anecdotes which I could relate to and which helped answer some questions I still had - even after all my research! :biggrin1:

My library had it, so it was free to check it out. :clap2: However, I found it so useful I am going to buy a copy.

Here is the info on it in case anyone else would like to check it out from their library or order it online.

[ame=http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/0764584472/ref=s9_asin_image_1/104-5074178-8171964]Amazon.com: Weight Loss Surgery For Dummies: Marina S. Kurian, Barbara Thompson, Brian K. Davidson: Books[/ame]

Weight Loss Surgery for Dummies

by [ame=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/104-5074178-8171964?%5Fencoding=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=books&field-author=Marina%20S.%20%20Kurian]Marina S. Kurian[/ame] (Author), [ame=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/104-5074178-8171964?%5Fencoding=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=books&field-author=Barbara%20%20Thompson]Barbara Thompson[/ame] (Author), [ame=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/104-5074178-8171964?%5Fencoding=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=books&field-author=Brian%20K.%20Davidson]Brian K. Davidson[/ame] (Author)

Publisher: For Dummies (May 27, 2005)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0764584472

I agree. I purchased a copy off E-bay and read it cover to cover in two nights. (I love the (Dummy" books!)

I have marked and highlighted all the things I think I'll need to reference more often.

Good information, easy to understand, highly recommended.

demsvmejm,

I'll have to go check this out!! I was wondering, your signature says that they're waiting for you to call to schedule surgery....What are you waiting for???

Oh my gosh,

I'm just sitting here thinking about calling the Dr. office to see when/set up a surgery date!

I was kinda dragging my feet with doing this because I wanted 1st off, to make sure I truly could quit smoking. 2nd My PCP ordered one more test because I have a bundle branch block in my lower heart.

I just received word yesterday that my EKG stress test came back good.

My surgeon won't operate until my PCP signs off that I have clearance for surgery.

So that's what's going on.

Me, waiting to make that phone call!

I've boughten 4 books now, one is Weight loss surgery for dummies - I love it, then I got Eating well after weight loss surgery, I recently purchased Lap-band for life (I love this one, probably my favorite out of all of them, written by. Dr. Ortiz, very well written).

The other is called lap gastric band, achieving permanent weight loss - I haven't read this one yet.

I have been reading everything I can, so far, Dr. Ortiz's book has the best information in it, however the Weight Loss for Dummies is very good too.

yeah! I was hoping they had a lapband for dummies book, not because Im dumb about procedure but that there is soo much information to remember!

Believe me it seems like a lot but you get the hang of it really quickly. The band will ALWAYS let you know when you did something you shouldn't. And there will be times that you do everything right and it still wants to be wishy washy. That is why I call my band Sybil lol.

I read the dummies book , and agree, great information. I have also purchased, " Bandwagon" , but haven't started reading it yet.