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[81cassandra 0]

Hi I am new and have a tonnn of ? Hoping this site helps me have some insight to the props and cons!!!:-)

[81cassandra 0]

I was seen by my doc today he recommended being banded and that it would help my wieght and also rid me of of my early stages of type 2 diabetes and I was like okay let's see what it can do! I will be calling the specilist tom how long does it take to go through w the surgery and I have pcos and has caused a lot of fertility issues due to been over weight will this help? And what does every one mean by a fill sorry just don't know the terms feel free to message me and help me any way u can thanks

[alicesandra 98]

Welcome to the forums! Most typical pre-surgery scheduling stages depends on your doctor & insurance requirements. Mine took 5 months, but that was just because I went to an early seminar in feb and started seriously working on working up to lap band by late may. My insurance also had no dieting pre-req for it.

A fill is what people call when your doctor injects saline into the lap band. the more they add, the tighter the band may feel/more restriction you get. There is a section here where you can find out any information about them possible that you might be questioning.

Other than that, sorry I couldn't be much help, but I am sure a lot of people will be in here in no time helping you with whatever else you may have questions about!