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Im disabled so its difficult to exercice well if i can lose and keep weight off it would make life so much esier im just nervious dont know what to expect

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not sure where you live, but lapband is rarely done in the US anymore - it's largely been replaced by the sleeve (VSG) as the non-RNY option.

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33 minutes ago, catwoman7 said:

not sure where you live, but lapband is rarely done in the US anymore - it's largely been replaced by the sleeve (VSG) as the non-RNY option.

Yup. My bariatric center wont do lapbands anymore.

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I can speak to this from personal experience. Please reconsider getting a Lap Band. I had one and it didn't turn out well. There's way better weight loss options available than Lap Band.

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My surgeon doesn't even offer the lap band.

Sleeve, Bypass and DS were my only options with him.

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Is there a reason that you are interested in the lap band instead of sleeve, DS or bypass. As others have said many doctors don’t even do them anymore.

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