ekabara72

Hello, my name is Ethel. I have been reading everyones blogs on this site for a while and have learned a great deal. I have been approved by my insurance company for bariatric surgery. I have attended a six hour class about the surgery. I had made up my mind to do the lap band, but the surgeons I am working with say that because I am diabetic with high blood pressure, I would be much better off to have the gastric bypass. This is something I will have to give some thought to. If any of you have some insight as to why gastric bypass would be better, I would love to hear from you. My surgery is supposed to take place in May 2009. In the meantime I have been instructed to lose as much weight as I can. I am nervous about alot of things but am willing to take things one day at a time. I am nervous that I will get very thirsty and will only be able to drink ONE OUNCE of fluid! Somebody, please tell me that this is not a big deal. I have decided that I will have to do whatever it takes, this is too important, but I still have the questions and these things do come to mind. I look forward to sharing this journey with all of you. :thumbup:

Thanks so much to everyone for the advice. I'm pretty sure that I am going ahead with the lap-band. This is what I am most comfortable with. Right now I am just playing the waiting game. I have an appointment with my surgeon on March 18th and have already completed the phych eval and been medically approved by my insurance company(HAP). Does anyone else out there have HAP? I have been told that there may be a $1000 dollar copay. That's OK if there is, of course I'd rather there wasn't but it wouldn't be a deal breaker.