I went to dr. dewitt seminar tonight in b'ham, and I still dont know what I want to do. I'm on the fence between the realize band and the rny. both are apealing to me and both have their draw backs. The VSG sounds pretty good the best of both worlds but he assured me insurance wouldnt pay for it. The one downer tonight was when he said that as far as the band is concerned men loose weight the best then white women and last black women because of the way or metabolism responds. I am so scared to get this surgery and it not work or me not loose half of the weight. I have over 200lbs to loose. I think I might be leaning towards the rny.

If you are a praying woman, get to it. The realize band wasn't available to me in Apr when Dr. Dewitt did my band. He tried to sway me in the direction of gastric bypass but I was not having it. I suppose the the information on how black women respond the band was also not available as Dr. Dewitt never mentioned it to me. I was banded Apr 08. Lost great in the beginning and it continued quite well until I injured my knee and could not exercise for more than two months. I have lost a little more than 50 lbs in the six months or so with not much exercise. If I had it to do all over again, I think I might give the bypass more thought. Not sure I would've chosen it but would have been open. As you have probably seen on this site, there are lots of people who have done extremely well with the band but from the pictures, I haven't seen many black women. It is a little depressing to know that there is yet another thing that that does not seem to do as well for us. However, if we push ourselves I'm sure we can meet our goal. Which ever proceedure you choose, I'm sure you will do well if you stay focused and dedicated. God Bless.