BobbyH

Hi there I am Bobby, I live in NC and I am 28. I have always been a big man all my life. When I was in 10th grade in high school, I weighted roughly 419lbs. I lost a little weight since then, but I am still morbidly obese. I have stayed in the range from 360 to 380lbs. I have tried diets from all veggie down to 500 calorie diets, not eating just taking Vitamins and drinking Water and milk. During that process I may have lost 6 to 10lbs but then I gained 20 to 35 back. I was told about the Bariatric Surgey about 4 years ago. I was recently told about the Lapband Surgery by my new doctor her in NC. So I have been researching it for about a month. And I didn't really find anything out about the outcome of the Lapband. Some say you have an external object outside of your body, so the fills can be done. Can anyone help me figure more out about the outcome of lapband surgery? I know the weight loss out is spectacular from the photos I have seen. But if that valve(if you can/could call it that) is outside the body. I doubt this surgery is for me.. But I could also be very wrong, It maybe perfect for me. Thank you for you help and time.. P.S. I am just worried if the object is outside my body.. I will damage it in any/some way..:phanvan

Thank you Victoriana, I have been Obese all my life.. Like A LOT of other is the world. But, I recently got married to a wonderful and most beautiful woman. I feel its time for me to take full control of my life. So I will have time to left to spend with her.. instead of 10 to 15 years i want it to be 60 or 70 more... So I feel am Would be making the right choice to have the surgery, wheather is RNY(open or lap) or LapBand.

Angie C. I want to thank you for having me go to that site. That really helped me alot. And Thank you to everyone who posted to my thread.. And to Tricia...I was looking for a surgeon in my area.. and I was on a different site that helps talk to you about the RNY.. And I found out that this surgen accepts medicaid..I just have to get my Dr. to refer me to him.. Which he said he would do once I found a surgen that accepts medicaid.. Thanks everyone.. I will be letting you know what happens soon!:clap2:

Thank you for helping me with some great information. I will look at that website right after I am done typing this. I want to thank everyone for welcoming me to LBT.. As for my last post. I edited it.. and Do to my seizures, I feel lapband Is the one for me. If I had the open RNY i could fall and bust it open and that really would not be good for me or anyone for that matter.

Ok, honestly... That truely help me to determine what I want. But, their might be one other peoblem.. Will medicaid pay for LB? I have been On SSI and SSDI because I have seizures... So, Thats why I was mainly wanting to go with LB.. because I do NOT want to fall and have a seizure after I have the open rny...