Went 2 The Seminar Today and Disappointed

MissyC · December 11, 2006

I highly recommend research as well as the seminars. I am slow, I actually read and researched for over 2 years before I ever made the WLS decision.

I looked extensively into all the different alternatives. There are laundry lists of pros and cons with DS, RNY, and lap-band.

Doctors will always have their preferences and that will always be what their "pitch" will focus on.

My preference turned out to be for lap-band, although I seriously considered bypass, I decided against it and glad I went for lapband.

Its just hard to to be fat for your whole life, struggle with weight and all the "issues" that accompany it and not want to view WLS as the

Miracle Cure. Its not. I am a nurse, I worked on a unit for 4 years that did 6-10 RNY's per week. (this was 2000-2004), I saw first hand the side effects of that, I would say about 70% of our pt's were back in the hospital within 3 months for one thing or another. Fast, fast wt loss at first, but many were gaining again within 3-5 years.

And while lap band has its share of side effects, I think the overall percentage of serious side effects is much less.

I am happy with my lapband. I think it was the right decision for me.

bkwalling · December 11, 2006

good luck don't let one doctor change your mind attend several seminars

I attended two before I found my doctor

kwhenrykerr · December 11, 2006

Stay the same? Quit Give-up

We will not stay the same if we quit and give-up. We will get worse, joints will hurt more, health will fail at a ever faster rate, self-esteem will not get better unless we go NUTS.

It does not matter how we get it done, it matters that we get it done.