Thanks to everyone for posting on this thread. I am 5' 1" and 325lbs making my BMI 61.5! I am scheduled to be banded on June 14th with Dr. Malley in KC. My husband is scheduled to be banded on May 24th, so we are taking the journey together. I am a nurse, an old OR nurse in fact, so there was no way I was going to have or let my husband have an open procedure. But even when lap bypasses came along, I did not like the nutritional complications that still existed with that procedure. I was so excited to find the LapBand - I truly believe it is the answer for both of us. We both need major help with portion control.
Tasha - I would encourage you to speak to your primary care physician as well as a gynecologist. My gynecologist is very supportive of my choice and wrote a very good recommendation to my insurance company. She helped me through 3 miscarriages and eventually a successful pregancy, so she knew more of my issues than my PCP. Even though I don't have outward co-morbidities at this time - it is only a matter of time before they start. If I could have made this choice at 20 I would have!
Good Luck to everyone no matter what stage in your journey you are.
