carol1951

carol read your blog of 1/6/09 it makes me sad, I ended up with the band because my surgeon discovered some complications with my stomach that made it a bad idea for bypass I was very skeptical about the band and remain so but I am learning to listen to it its just a lot of work that I didn't expect but I imagine I had unrealistic expectations about the bypass as well. It sounds like maybe you should speak to someone that can help you explore the issues that make you eat I have several triggers that I wasn't aware of prior to my surgery,also sometimes there are conditions that just impede the band and you may want to consider looking into further surgery like duodenal switch or bypass my insurance requires me to try this for 3 yrs and if it doesn't work I'll be right back on that o.r. table. It may sound crazy but I will lose this weight come h--- or high water. to date I am a little over 8 weeks post op and have lost only 34 pounds.