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Boy you took the words right out of my mouth...I am in the process of the 6 month visits and have the same feeling that the Lap Band can be removed if something should go wrong, I like the option of not having permanent stomach surgery and very little chance of it being reversed...I am going to be banded in late Feb or early March and just did the sleep study and do have mild sleep apnea, so c-pap fitting next week...oh the joy's of being overweight, I AM SO EXCITED TO FINALLY be able to get the help I need and hang in there, I think you will make the right decision for you!

Great thread, I am now in the beginning stages of going through the full process before I get the band in March 2012. I am fat because of a few things: 1 I am a snacker at night, and I don't eat when I should...I can go until 12 noon on two cups of coffee and the I eat all day (snacking mostly) on carbs...I am a huge sweat eater, and have to keep it out of my house, which is tough because I have two kids under 6...I regulate their treats, but not my own...sadly. I also have pustular psoriasis which is a rare form of blistering and seeping scales on my heels and can't walk much. I can walk a bit with an open back shoe or flip flop, but not long distances. I do love to circut train with weights so I do this twice a week and love it, however, its not enough to lose tons of weight or the 80 lbs I need to get off. So, it took me 13 years to and two kids (which made me gain more weight and can't get that extra 15 from those kids off either) to make this decision for myself to get the band. I never eat seconds and don't eat a ton at meals, I would rather have little things throughout the day...my mother's side of the family are all obese 9 children and only 1 is not obese, I suppose I don't have great genes to boot. Well, thank you all for sharing your stories, the first step is seeing it clearly and then doing something about it is the big relief!