dyingtobethin

the way my doctor told me to shrink my liver was to do the atkins low carb diet for 1 week before the surgery and that would be all I would need to do.

Shelyn me and my husband will also be having surgery in the same month and would love to follow your story and share ours. Feel free to leave me a message on here if you would like

Readyfornume i will be getting banded around january or early february and my husband will be getting the bypass. The reason he is getting the bypass is because he has dibeties and that is the best solution for him. I agree it will be great to go through this together. It will be good to be able to know what the other is going through. We have also been married for 15 years. I would love to keep in touch and learn more about your story and your sucesses. Feel free to leave me a message if you want to.

Tessierose you should check out the chat room you will love it.

Bristlecone thanks for being supportive no matter what decision I make so many people in the lapband forum here seem to be almost nasty to you when you mention bypass. I have herad a lot of good and bad with both surgeries so it is a personal decision.

Thanks I will ask my insurance company if the band fails if they would then cover the bypass. if it fails after I hit a normal weight I do not think they would then because I would not qualify. I will check with them though. Thanks for your input.

Well i read what you had to say then read three more post that people with the bypass tend to gain it all back so my question is which is it they lose to much or gain it all back. I think some go to far and lose to much and I think some do gain it back. I have read so many stories and it seems like everyone has a different opinion which only causes me more confusion. I will meet with my surgeon and discuss with him and then make a decision. Thanks for the input.

Wow it is as if I could have written your story. I am 42 but 5'6 and 270. I have been overweight since I was 9yrs old. I currently only have slight high blood presure so I have been thinking all along I was going to have the lapband because even if it takes me a long time to lose the weight its ok because I do not have any health issues to worry about. However for the last 2 days I have been thinking more about the bypass because I know the weight loss is more permanate and I am a sweets addicted idoit. My husband is having the bypass and now I am just confused as to which one I should have. Feel free to email me directly at mcarpenter8586@yahoo.com

Well for me I called my local hospital and they have a program that offers a free weight loss seminar and they already have a group of bariatric doctors who come there and do the surgerys and we just choose from the surgeons that perform the surgery there. contact your local hospital and see if they have surgeons that perform these services there. Hope this is some help to you.

Help I am wondering if I should have bypass instead of lapband. I have researched the lapband only for the past 3 months and now I am unsure if it is the right move for me. I want to be sucessful and I am a big sweets fanatic and from everything I am hearing the bypass would be the best option for me. Just the thought of the bypass makes my stomache do flip flops. Did anyone else feel unsure about which surgery was best for them?:w00t:

I would start with the local hospitals in your area most major hospitals have a weight loss surgery program and they will set all your appointments and get your insurance approval for no extra money only the cost of the surgery itself good luck to all and sorry about your nightmare stories.