AngieHH

I truly appreciate your response and also the responses of others. We're about the same proportion-wise because my BMI is 30.8. Are you married? If so, was your husband supportive of this? How did you approach it? I've mentioned it once to my husband and he sort of laughed it off (as though I wasn't serious) and then we got sidetracked with our 3 kids. And do you have a doctor near you now who you can see to fill/unfill? I'm not sure my husband would be thrilled if I had to travel to Mexico from our home in VA. So I'm wondering if doctors do it here in the states. Sorry for all the questions. --Angie

I am new to this list and after reading some of the posts and the things many of you have gone through, I hope and pray that I don't sound insincere with my questions. I am 50-60 lbs overweight. I have been overweight since before my 3rd child was born almost 6 years ago. I've tried every diet, program, liquid, herbal remedy out there to lose and the most I've ever lost was 24 lbs and then gained it all back plus some every time. Each year my weight creeps up more and although I exercise, I still can't lose the weight permanently. I have no medical problems (YET) that I'm aware of, but I really don't want to wait until I do have problems to do something about it. I want to not only stop gaining weight, but I want to lose this weight I'm carrying and avoid serious health problems. Heart disease runs rampant in my family so it's just a matter of time. So my question is this: is there anyone here who had the lap-band surgery done who was *only* 50-60 lbs overweight and didn't have health problems? Believe me, when I say "only", I don't mean to sound smug in any way at all because I am absolutely not. I am very unhappy with myself for not being able to lose the weight the "normal" way. To ask in a different way: Do I really need to gain more or acquire a major health problem or go on a 6 month hospital diet in order to have a doctor do this surgery? I know my insurance will not cover it, so I'll be paying cash, which I do have right now. Thank you all for any input/experience. AngieHH