New Michigan Member

[leelanau 0]

Hello All,

I have been considering bariatric surgery for a few years now, and just found a group I would like to work with. Now that I found physicians, I need to decide between Roux-en-Y or Lapband, which I found out is not as easy as I thought.

I'll be visiting occassionally, as I homeschool and run a business, so I have limit my time online for 'other' things. I am, however, a voracious researcher, so I'll be reading a lot - but probably lurk most of the time.

I look forward to hearing both the positive and negative from everyone in my Quest to lose the equivalent of my younger sisters weight.

Thanks,

Leelanau

[jnbwilds 0]

Welcome to the forum! You are very smart to research your options thoroughly so that you can make the right choice for you.

Enjoy reading through the forum - hopefully you will get a lot of good information from reading the posts here. Don't ever feel shy to ask questions - there are a lot of veteran bandsters here, and also many others in the early research stage, so you'll get answers from all over.

Good luck!

[readytochange 0]

HI I am new here too, just starting to think about surgery, a couple years ago the doc wanted to do the whole by pass, remove most of the stomach, I just couldnt do that, it just went against the grain. I didnt know about or perhaps it was not an option for the lap band, I feel better about that and think it is the way to go, I have not yet even discussed it with my doctor. can you fill me in more so I have info when I go in to talk to her?

[BRENDAFRANCES 0]

Leelanau I felt the band was quite easy. I have had no complications at all. I am so happy I decided on the lap band!!!

Brenda in Attica MI

[kathystrick 3]

Good luck making your decision. This is definitely a great place for information and if you can't find what you're lokoing for, you can always just ask!

Welcome!