hi my name is maria and i just started to read this forum guys i am reading this forum for last three days and i had the lap band sergery on 31st of may but now i am very confused after reading ur stories so i postpond my sergery yesterday i am 104 kg and my BMI is 41 and i have no any medical issues i am very scared that if i go for sergery than i can have all these pains like stomach pain tightning in chest gas and so on . i want to quick fix but i don't think it is quick fix for me i tried so many things like shakes i went to dietician but every time i loose my weight around 6 to 7 kg and then gave up and it came back again.i can't do exercise i never done in my whole life and still don't want to do so if i go for this sergery than i still need to do exercise its look like i am buying pain by giving money am i right plz help me i am very upset don't know what to do i am going to see my doctor today to discuss all these things .
plz give me ur views am i doing right to don't go for this lap band and try to loose weight with shakes as i am already on shakes for pre op diet.
my personality is like that i cant take pain and if it happens to me that i want to remove the band and u know its gona be waste of money.
plz guys help me what ur experiences say.