My mother in-law had agreed to do this surgury with me. I live in Ontario and she lives in Alberta. Then she spoke with her doctor who told her that there is no proof that anyone in Alberta has ever had any sucess with the lap-band.Then the other day her doc said going gastric by-pass would be better ,less complications and side affects. WHAT????? I lost my mind. All the research I've done tells me otherwise. By-pass is far more risky, isn't it. Tell me if I'm crazy or if her doctor is. She is also in her 50's.:drool:

My own doctor at first told me that she was excited for me to get my band and then afterwards told me she only said that as I had already booked myself to go ahead, what else was she to say? She also had asked me to get her an information pack from my clinic so she could refer people! Later she denied it. (why then did I get it?)

She had a bypass a few years ago and is now gradually putting the weight back on, but claims that she feels that the only way to lose the weight is bypass surgery.

I'm going to prove her wrong by not only losing all this weight, but keeping it off (something she's not managing). I'm not wishing her badly, but I feel that she either lied to me before I had the surgery or has changed her story now. I'd hate to ask for her advice if I ever get something serious wrong.

I still think that the band is safer and less invasive to our bodies. Heather is right, we have to work with whatever we get but I'd always go with something that doesn't permanently alter the way your body works.

My two cents!

Mary