Hello All,

I am new to this site and I am happy I have found it. I plan to have my surgery in next 2 months once I get my date. I do have concerns about... PBing... what exactly does that mean?... What can I do to not loose all of my muscle tone? How much pain are you in the day after surgery, i live upstairs and want to know can I climb them. what is the real recovery time.. can you really go to work in 3 days. ( I have a desk job). My BMI is at 50 and I am 4'11 / 232 will they force me get the gastric bypass, or should the 2 week liquid diet beforehand help? how bad is this gas, and does acidophillus help? I see alot of people take activia... also what exactly is w/ the pain in your shoulder.. does that last forever? I mean are the sife effects really worth the weight loss? I have my consultation with my Doctor next week and I have Oxford health insurance, does anyone have them, or has anyone been banded by Dr. Christine Ren? from NYU Medical Center??? She was on Oprah. and she has done thousands of procedures... I would love to know more about her..

Thanks in advance

hi

the side effects are worth the wt loss.i do not have pb so far but i be careful not to overeat too much.pb is a productive burp where you spit up excess food less forceful than vomiting.the shoulder pain from gas is pretty much all the pain i had from lapband surg but it hurt bad on and off for about 6 wks,pain med help. no one will force u to have a g bypass my bmi was high also because i'm 5'3 but i had the band and i have lost 45 lbs (15 prior to surg) i was bandded 11/27/07.i was able to do nromal activities by 7days post op but some people do better.

Thank you very for your information. Good Luck with your weightloss!