Good Evening,

During my doctor appointment this past Monday, which lead to setting up surgery for a hernia, my doctor also set me up with an appointment with another doctor to talk about Lap Band surgery.

He first mention the Gastric by-pass surgery, but I told him I did not really want to do something that could not be reversed. At least the Lap Band could be removed. At least this is my understanding at this time.

The reason I now have the hernia, is due to having a urstomy (urinary by pass) over 7 years ago. I dont want to have another surgery, to 'fix' one problem that just creates another one down the road.

Reducing my weight would help the hernia surgery to be more successful and to keep it from occurring again. Plus help with the other pesky health problems I have.

I came to the forums to read and learn about the Lap Band surgery.

Good health to us all.

Hi and welcome. You have come to the right place for support and information. Check out the "stickies" at the top of most threads, they are loaded with great information.

If you have any questions, please ask, we are all here to support and help one another.

Thank you. I will be looking around the site. My appointment is next month and I want to learn about the lap band so I can have some questions ready for the doctor.

If your insurance is covering your lap band surgery, then disregard this. But, sometimes your hernia operation and lap band surgery can be done together. That way, the anesthesia and perhaps other things are covered costs and it won't hurt the wallet as badly.