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I went to the doctor for the first time yesterday. He told me that i wasn't a candidate for lapband. That he thought I would benefit better from Gastric Bypass surgery.

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he said i needed to lose to much weight. And that woudn't work. i have seen many people lose over 100 pounds on here.

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I agree with southern miss. Have a consult with a second bariatric surgeon.

There are many on the forum that have lost more than 100 pounds. Look around, there is a whole section for people that need to lose over 100 or have a higher BMI.

I'm sure you've looked into the differences between the two surgeries.

Many advantages to lap band with the biggest difference is rate of weight loss. GBP wins that.

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I had the same problem yesterday when I saw the surgeon for the first time. He said he would do the lapband but it probably wouldn't work for me. I really DON'T want to do the gastric bypass. I'm thinking I am going to go with my gut feelings and stick with the lapband and if it doesn't work then thats ok.

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On the TV show "Big Medicine" last night. A girl that was over 300 pounds wanted GBP and most surgeons wouldn't do her becasue of lupus and clotting disorders she had. But the Dr on the show said he would do surgery and he thought Banding would be better for her becasue it was less risky for her other problems. Her ins would not pay for band only GBP, so they did the GBP.

But she had lots to lose, too. so I don't understand the thinking of some Dr.'s. I know they say you can eat "around" the band. But you can eat around GBP, too. difference is, banding is safer procedure.

Many of the GBP patients have low Iron and blood counts after GBP, and that puts them at more risk with PS procedures or any surgery later in life.

Just my two cents. But you can check on this forum and there are people that have lost 150 pounds.

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