Hello my name is Michelle and I had the band Sept 2006. I am awaiting approval for my band to be converted to GB, I was submitted to insurance on Nov 20th so it should not be too much longer. For the first time today I had that what if feeling, what if I don't get approved. I have great insurance and they tell me it will be ok, but what if.

Can anyone tell me how much different then their band it feels? I have lots of restriction already, but my problem is everything gets hovering in my band and my stomach is empty still so I'm sometimes hungry but cant eat. My dietician says she says eating will feel so much better after for me. But what if I don't have the restriction and eat too much. Why am I having so many fears that I never thought about before?

I have read about people using glad ware 2 oz measuring cups, it is what my surgeon recommended for eyeballing

Hi Michelle, I had my band removed in October and GB on November 10th..after severe reflux and Gerd, my band was un filled and of course I gained the majority of my weight back. One huge difference is nothing gets stuck any more! But after 6 weeks I have not had any issues of overeating, because your stomach is literally the size of a walnut. And if you force your self to eat more, you probably will experience the "dumping syndrome"which is a bad from what I understand. Don't worry you will be fine...for me it is so much better than the band! Good luck hope this helps you some.

I have a few questions. I go for my first consultation for lapband to GBP this friday. Did u get approved? How long was your whole process?