SarahAnn

Wow.....that article was scary! I would check to see if the surgical center is a Center of Excellence and research the Surgeon a little more. When I met with my Surgeon last week she said that the Death Rate for Banding nationally was 1 in 3,000 and for gastric by pass it is 1 in 343 nationally.

Good Luck!

I can really relate to your comment - I'm the same way! ~ "I am an emotional eater and turn to food for comfort. I now try to turn to other things like exercise, reading, and yes, surfing this site gathering information. I still struggle with a fair amount of emotional eating and/or making bad choices, but from where I was the begining of the year, it is much improved." ~ I'll be working a lot on the emotional eating in the next few months. I'm thinking it will be early 2012 when I have my surgery.

I wish you the best of luck on your Weight Loss Journey with the band. I'm just starting my journey to surgery so thank you for sharing your thoughts it helps to know others are going through this too.

Wishing you the best of luck, comfort and peace during your surgery and after. Your words were so honest and inspiring! Thank you for posting!