Hi every one............

My name is Lori. I have been investigating the lap band surgery for a while now. I know all the authorizations that are needed to before I actual made an appointment with a surgeon I talked to my primary doc, my Psych doc, my therapist and then I went to a seminar on the subject. I was 100% sure that I wanted the lap band sugery before the seminar, But when they showed a graph on the differences between the lap band or the by pass I almost changed my mind and was willing to go with the bypass. So on my regualr monthly weight check-in with my regular doc we talked about it more in dept. During the seminar they gave statistics on the health benifits, I am diabetic, have high cholesterol, and sleep apnea. They made it look like that the best way to treat these are to have the by pass. I am so glad I have a primary doc that is great. The main reason I wanted the surgery was to help with my medical problems. My doc told me that the statistics that were shown are statistics that were shown were stats from 1 month following surgery, it didnt show the stats for after a year. So with My docs blessings I am going to do what I first intended on doing, I want the lap band, first off for medical reasons, but Im not gonna lie vanity sets in there too. I want to be able to go to a store and buy clothes in the normal department, not the Big girls department, I want to be able to look in the mirror and see my whole body. Im pretty sure I can handle all of the restrictions, the one that freightens me is the liquid diet for a time before the surgery. I will do it, I want this done so bad. I wish all of you luck.

Lori

Hey there Lori!!

I had been investigating it, also. Wenrt to consult last week and am scheduled for surgery on Jan. 9th. ( as long as financing goes good) The more I come to this website the more excited I get. Good luck! Tonya

Welcome Lori. I started out wanting the RNY and after going to the pre-op WLS seminar changed my mind. Knowledge is power, I guess. I am very happy with my choice (I am 6.5 months post banding) and have not had a moment of regret. I hope the same for you.