Kitkatwa

I had kicked around the idea of gastric bypass after my cousin had it done. It was like a miracle for her. I was afraid and waited for 2 years before I finally realized I was only putting on more weight. I had started taking high blood pressure medication and had knee pain. I have a young child and decided I needed to take care of myself so that I could take care of him. The by pass to me seemed to extensive and the recovery time was longer than I was able to take from work. So I decided the Lap-Band was a better choice for me. Had the surgery done 3/25/10 and have already lost just over 50lbs. I wish I had done this a long time ago. I was scared proir to the sugery of possible pain or the thought of a long recovery. To my surprise, I never needed the pain meds once released from the hospital. I am glad I choose to stay the night because I did get sick from the anesthesia. That was the worst of the whole experience. The weight loss has slowed down and that does concern me and that's why I am here now.