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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.

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:

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.

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.

good luck evilqween i will get mine since to ins in dec so i am expecting to be banded in jan.

You look wonderful and should be so proud. congrats on the upgrades that is exactly my goal to lose the weight and then touch up what ever needs it the most. Thanks for the inspiration.

I AM WAITING TO BE BANDED AND WOULD LIKE SOME INFORMATION FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN BANDED FOR MORE THAN 6 MOS. HOW HAS YOUR WEIGHT LOSS BEEN GOING? ALSO HAVE YOU HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH BAND SLIPPING OR ERROSION OR SEVERE THOWING UP AND FOOD COMING UP IN YOUR THROAT. I AM REALLY TRYING TO GET A CLEAR IDEA OF ALL THE GOOD AND BAD OF BEING BANDED. THANKS SO MUCH FOR EVERYONES HELP.:Yawn:

Thanks so much for your input your story is an inspiration.

Thanks for your input sorry about the capps. i should be banded in januray and I have read a lot of horror stories and just want to talk to a few people that have been banded a while to see their experiances.

How long have you been banded i see you have lost a great deal of weight. Have you had any problems with band slipping or thowing up and stuff while you are laying down. I should be banded early januray and am hearing a lot of these nightmares.

i have now had all test and just have to get a retest done on my thyroid and then submit to ins. I am still hoping for january. Lets all start the new year off right with getting healthier and hotter.

Fordgal88 you look wonderful you look like a model. What an inspiration you are to us that are waiting to be banded.

Thanks dan i wish you and your wife all the best. My husband and myself are both having surgery he is having bypass due to his dibeties and i am having the lapband. It will be early january for both of us. I am very excited he is not just feels it is necessary to fix his dibeties. I can't wait to be banded and start the process of feeling better physically and better about myself. Thanks for the support. Take care

Jachut, you hit the nail on the head. I have not been banded yet but know from doing every diet in the world that the band is a plastic band it does not have a brain we have to use ours in order to make it do what is was designed to do. I have always suceeded in life at things when i have a plan or when there is instructions to follow so i think the band will be great for me because you are given instructions on how you are suppose to use it to suceed. You must eat small amounts and work out together for the best result.

Well i told my boss it would probable take 4-6 months to go through the whole process because that is what i was told when i started the process. Well it has been less than 5 weeks and all i have to do is send to insurance. When i told my boss that i was through with all of my dr appointments she said it is still going to be several months before your surgeries right? I said well i am not sure how long it will take to get through insurance and surgery to get scheduled. She said well year end is a really bad time to take off because we need to get all the money in we can by ear end. So i told her if it was better that i wait until the 1st of the year i would and that i would give her a 2 week notice. I work in the business office at a doctors office. It did make me mad through because i am never out i have been there 2 years and missed 3 days which 2 of were vacation and 1 sick. Oh well come jan 1st i will schedule no matter what date they set for me.

HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD A PROBLEM THE LAST FEW DAYS GETTING INTO THE CHAT ROOMS. WHEN I CLICK ON CHAT IT DOES NOT COME UP LIKE IT USE TO IT NOW SHOWS LOGGING ON FOR OVER 20 MINUTES AND NEVER COMES UP. I AM NT SURE IF IT HAS BEEN UPGRADED OR SOMETHING. I LOVE CHATTING WITH PEOPLE BUT CAN NO LONGER GET ON. ANY IDEAS ANYONE?:thumbup: