Jayala_NM

I have been comtemplating getting lap band. I am attending a seminar on saturday to get further information. I think the best source of information can come from all of you who have been through this already. Everyone keeps telling me I do not need to get it. the exact phrase "you are not that big." I say don't let how I carry my weight fool you. I am 5'3 and 215 lbs. This is the biggest I have ever been but I do not see myself becoming any smaller on my own. I am tired of wasting money on senseless diets that get me no where. There was one time in my life I made it to a size 8. That was due to having surgery on my mouth after an accident which left me on a liquid diet for 3 weeks. After I dropped the weight I became gym obsessed just to try to keep it off but as always within a cpl of months it all came back plus more. My reasons for loosing the weight is more then vanity it's for my health. I have been diagnosed with PCOS ( a girlie thing ) and it makes it difficult to loose weight as well as being a cause for diabetes which already runs rampid on both sides of my family. Well enough of my sad song.... Please any info.... Let me be your sponge I need to soak it all up.... TTYL and happy journey.

Hiya Melissa, Thank you for responding to my post. I am happy to know that there is a great doctor to see out here. I really didn't know where to begin and so I figured going to a seminar to get info would be a great first step to a better life. Right now I feel my body slowing down almost giving up on me when it comes to losing weight. Truthfully I have been thinking about this for a cpl of years but before I never saw it as a problem. I was the type of person who always thought if I want to loose it I will. Now that I want to I can't. I can't continue to be hard on myself for something I try very hard to control. So 4 weeks ago wow! Congrats..... Whats it like so far? I know such a broad question... :thumbup: Do you feel very much pain if any at all? Thank you for the info on the meetings. Did you go through your primary doctor, and if so are they through lovelace. My primary is with Pres and I am wondering If I should change to a lovelace doctor just to keep it all within the same place. You have a great day. TTYL -Jessica