Heimlichwaiting

I am in South Jersey. Have checked out Dr's in Rancocas,Cherry Hill and Voorhees. Two won't do high BMI banding at all and the other wants me to lose 90lbs before he will.:huh2:

Congrats on your sucess! If I may ask What was your starting BMI?

Sorry but I went to see him and he wouldnt even DISCUSS the Lap-band with me. He said someone of my size would only have results with the Sleeve or traditional by-pass surgery. When I told him I didnt believe in rewiring of body systems he got rather snarky with me and when I also pointed out that after 3-4yrs studies have shown the Band and the Bypass weight losses to be asbout equal with the only difference being you dont lose it all in the 1st 18months witha Band as you would with a Bypass. That seemed to absolutely tick him off and he said we had nothing more to discuss then and I said well if he wouldnt do it then who would? He half spat a name at me and left. He is a cut guy all the way and wants to have the people with the fastest weight loss for his walls/meetings. Sorry but its MY body and no one is going to force me into a procedure I dont want!

I am supremely bummed! I went to my appt w/ the surgeon today. I was really jazzed to meet w/ him as he does NOT believe in the other forms-ie. re-wiring of body systems-of bariatric surgery. Anyway he tells me because of my high BMI-70(5'3" 402) that I have to lose 90LBS!! to get me into the acceptable BMI range. 90LBS!! If I could lose that much I wouldnt NEED to worry about being banded! I was soooooo hoping to have this done before the end of the year esp because I didnt want to have to pay a $1,000 deductable again after the 1st of the yr AND I dont even know how much longer I will even be able to hold onto my job because my health issues are making it hard for me to do my job. Dont get me wrong I am usually a very positive person but it is just so hard to hear a number like that when I already have everthing else done--clearence from all specialists and all documentation. I was just sooooo ready to go and get it done ASAP so I can start losing and get back to where I can start living again. I am so tired of feeling sick,sore and tired all the time. I understsnd there are concerns on doing surgery on someone of my size but what I DONT understand is how its ok for me to have a Sleeve or even a full bypass procedure at my size--which takes longer under anthesia and is MUCH more invasive--but its NOT ok to have the banding?Hell I had umbilical hernia repair surgery last yr and I was only about 45lbs lighter(was before I broke my heel and was confined) and no one batted an eye. So is there anyone on here that had a BMI in the 60's and had the banding surgery done? If so WHERE are you located? I am in Southern New Jersey. Cause IF I can lose SOME of the weight to knock me down a few BMI points and find someone else that WILL do it and it isnt across the country I would love to know.