My banding date is scheduled for November 12th (if all goes well with insurance approval). My surgeon doesn't use the new AP band "exclusively" and wouldn't have offered it to me (I don't think) if I hadn't requested it. I plan to talk more about it to him at my appointment just before surgery but was hoping some of you that have it can give me any pros and/or cons of getting this specific band.

From what I've read about it (which is not a lot) it seems to be the best option on the market. I'm just wondering why everyone wouldn't ask for it or want it? I know some of you got banded with it earlier in the year and I would LOVE to hear from you!

You have a very good question to ask the doctor, in regards to when we loose weight. I will ask him when I go in Nov. to see him. He did say when we got are fills on Monday that guys have more fat in the area of the band and that is why I only got 1cc verus my wife getting 2 1/2cc. He said the ladies have more on the outside.

Chris

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