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hello all

well i'm a male from south louisiana my current weight is 364 lbs

this pass month i attended my first weight seminar at southwest medical center in lafayette la..

i have since completed my two dietian classes and my next step will be the psyhchiatrist evaluation...that should be fun...lol

my doctor is Dr gary stevens at southwest....he would like to see me get the RNY gastric bypass....but i want the lap-band.....i just can't get passed the idea of re-routing my plumbing....

so after careful research....bandland here i come....

cajun

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Hi Cajun, and welcome to LBT! I completely understand your concern with "re-routing your plumbing". That is exactly why I chose the lapband as well.

Keep us posted on how things are going.

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Hello Cajun!!

I am a transplant from New Orleans!! I have been moved to El Paso Texas and I am going to have my surgery on Tuesday the 16th!! I am so excited about finally having it done!!

I wanted to wish you the best and I know that you will do well.

:lol:

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Hey Cajun. I hear ya on the RnY thing. Seems kinda drastic to me too. I'm only about 5 weeks post-band, but so far it's been both effective and easy, without the weird digestive issues that RnY and DS pts sometimes have.

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Hi Cajun and welcome to LBT! Good luck on your journey to Bandland. You have found a good source here for advice and support. Keep us posted on how things are progressing for you!

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Hi I am also having my surgery at southwest.. but cunningham will do it. they wanted me to get the bypass also they dont seem to believe in the band... not sure why. But I am sticking with the band no matter the pressure :cry_smile:

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im louisana to,does any one knopw if u can lose 150 pds or more on l;ap band?mine is almost ready to submit to bcbs thur ill have my psycho test done and another cant wait im bossier

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