Heavy drinker considering surgery

[Llyra 3]

If you read the product information of the LAP-BAND® System, you will see that one of the contraindications is if you have alcohol or drug addiction.

Ardelia is absolutely right. If you drink too much and can't quit, you are addicted and that is the end of the line as far as Lap Band surgery is concerned. So- how bad do you want the surgery? Enough to quit drinking?

I have 13 years clean in NA. Getting clean was a piece of cake compared to losing weight and maintaining the weight loss- and compared to anything else, getting clean was a monumental struggle. I know what you're up against and I know the best way to deal with it is to quit looking for a way around it. Good luck. I sincerely hope this time next year, you will have a different and much happier story to share with us.