I spoke with tha bariatric doctor who works in the hospital I work in. I wanted the temporary balloon done. He said that absolutely was an option but not a great one for be due to my chronic uncontrolled hypertension, severe reflux, borderline diabetes and obesity. He wants me to consider lap band. He gve me some information and also encouraged me to check around for info I could find about other peoples experiences. His reasoning for lap band over balloon is that I have lifetime health issues so lets not do a temporary fix. I have my official sit down in the office consult on Tuesday so I have 6 days to make some decisions and narrow some things down. What to do...

I spoke with tha bariatric doctor who works in the hospital I work in. I wanted the temporary balloon done. He said that absolutely was an option but not a great one for be due to my chronic uncontrolled hypertension, severe reflux, borderline diabetes and obesity. He wants me to consider lap band. He gve me some information and also encouraged me to check around for info I could find about other peoples experiences. His reasoning for lap band over balloon is that I have lifetime health issues so lets not do a temporary fix. I have my official sit down in the office consult on Tuesday so I have 6 days to make some decisions and narrow some things down. What to do...

Here's what you do @Tesa70. Gather information. Read about all types of surgeries and see if any of them 'speak' to you. See what the doctor says about why he is recommending the band and then take that into account.

If you are not ready for a more invasive procedure, then wait. If you feel that surgery can help you, explore that option. As an FYI, I got info on the lapband and waited more than a year till I was ready to get it done. I'm almost three years post surgery and I can say this was the best thing I've done for myself ever. I got my health and my life back.

Good luck to you.