Hey brittney, my name is Beverly Defevers and I am currently working on my 13th. mth. of having 'lapband surgery and I have to say it is the best thing I could have ever done for myself. I think they just put all the scary stuff out there so u can look at all ur options. It was very scary for me at first but after that 1st initial visit after ur surgery and u start to see a diff. you will know u made the right decision. I personally knowof a few people that had the 'gastric bypass' and within a yr and a half they gained ALL their weight back. I just think this is easier to stick to / with, but like everything else it's ur own personal decision but I hope whatever u choose u will grow fond of. So far in my 13mths. I've lost 40 pds. and at times I've gotten discouraged but my Dr says it's actually better to lose it slower than all at once, the slower it goes off the better chance u have of it staying off. So "GOOD LUCK" .