Hey all

Iam new to this site.. at the moment I am considering lap banding.. however I am part excited and part scared.. not sure if this is "the answer" to my weight loss struggle.. but it gives me hope too..

I am 26yrs old and have had to battle my weight literally all my life! i have a BMI of 39 and the doc says that if i dont get it down i look at some serious health issues down the road.. years of dieting and exercise have got me no where.. hence this surgery..

i am scared about altering my life forever this way.. but i dont know if there is another option!

sigh! so many questions!

is there anyone who could give me some advice? i guess im just scared of the idea of having surgery.. n then with my past failures at losing weight i'm afraid that it might not work now either!

sigh!:help:

Hey all

Iam new to this site.. at the moment I am considering lap banding.. however I am part excited and part scared.. not sure if this is "the answer" to my weight loss struggle.. but it gives me hope too..

I am 26yrs old and have had to battle my weight literally all my life! i have a BMI of 39 and the doc says that if i dont get it down i look at some serious health issues down the road.. years of dieting and exercise have got me no where.. hence this surgery..

i am scared about altering my life forever this way.. but i dont know if there is another option!

sigh! so many questions!

is there anyone who could give me some advice? i guess im just scared of the idea of having surgery.. n then with my past failures at losing weight i'm afraid that it might not work now either!

sigh!:help:

Welcome , glad you found the site, is this "THE Answer" no , is it A tool that works , yes . Was it MY answer ? yes .

can it be YOUR answer ? Sure. Although I understand what you meant I dont want people to think this is a miracle , has it been MY miracle so far yes, however it requires work .

its not easy . For example I see a personal trainer 3 days a week, there was a girl there working out before me and my trainer said something about my up coming fill, the other girl said " that sure does seem like an easy way out to me " my response to her was " I dunno how easy is it , I had surgery AND im still here busting my ass working out just like YOU , so is it an easy way out ? " she pretty much shut up . :speechles

Dont look at it as altering your life, look at it as altering your lifestyle to live forever !. it requires some change , but the band pretty much forces you into those changes and then they become habit , no biggie, it really has been pretty easy for me at least.

I LOVE my band i tell anyone and everyone who will listen about my band.

you can do it . research , research and research some more. You wont regret it if you get it .

Love

Mindy

Hi, Im new too! Kinda scared about the whole thing and dont know what to expect. Going to 1st seminar tomorrow. On medicare because of a disability and dont know if they will cover it. I sure dont have the money to pay cash! Have morphine pump in my stomach and not sure if they can even do it? any suggestion would be greatly appreciated!