New To All This !

[Yoda 0]

Please tell me why u all have selected Lapband over Gastricbypass? The weight seems to come off faster & the big thing Ohip covers it. I had no choice due to other stomach surgeries.

It is different for everyone. Despite it being harder work with the band, the other surgeries were not an option for me due to the increased risk; I wasn't prepared to leave Mr. Yoda behind for something like that.

As for your nervous feelings....all normal!

[CLOE 0]

Me too. The thought of having my organs rearranged, was a real no-no for me. I wasnt sure if I wanted the surgery at all, becaause I was so nervous. I picked lap band because I thought if it didnt work out, I could take it out and my guts would still be normal.

[Yoda 0]

Oh Cloe....lets face it, your guts weren't "normal" in the first place!!!

[CLOE 0]

Ha, Ha, Ha, YOU ARE SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO FUNNY!!!!

[Elisabethsew 50]

Yes, it does get easier after surgery as you gradually move towards solid foods. Most people choose lapband because you don't lose weight via malabsorption like it other weight loss surgeries... no manipulation of the GI tract. It's also a reversible surgery.

As for not understanding the posts... avoid the drama and stick with posts that are specific to lapbanding and support.

[green 6]

I really like the idea that it is adjustable and reversible. If I did -

god forbid! - ever get cancer, have to be on chemo, and lose too much weight as a result, the doc could loosen my band. I know that I am being morbid but this is how my mind works. I always want an escape clause or hatch.

[Yoda 0]

Yes, it does get easier after surgery as you gradually move towards solid foods. Most people choose lapband because you don't lose weight via malabsorption like it other weight loss surgeries... no manipulation of the GI tract. It's also a reversible surgery.

As for not understanding the posts... avoid the drama and stick with posts that are specific to lapbanding and support.

Drama?? Ain't no drama HERE....this is the fun lovin' CANADIAN thread not the juvenile thread that is referred to above!!!

Just friendly Canucks here who KNOW how to play nice!

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[kattiegirl 0]

Sorry it has taken so long to reply, but I took my son to University today and i'm blue, very blue. I am very new to the pc so please bare with me.

[Yoda 0]

Hiya Kattie.....don't be blue! (I know, I know....what do I know!).

Is he going to school far? Is this the first time he has left the coop? You prob see him at TGiving though right....just a month away!!!!

Cheer up!!!

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