Working toward banding

[xtightend 0]

Hi everyone,

I am working on getting approved for banding. I am 90% sure I want to do this. I am 6'5 312 lbs but have a CPAP machine for sleep apnea, a difibrillator for cardio myopathy, asthma, and no gall bladder. In addition to flat feet, I have bad knees, shoulders, and even three unhealed cracked ribs left over from football days. The docs tell me I should qualify for insurance because of "co-morbidities".

I have been on every weight loss program there is and have worked out in the gym at least 200 days a year for the last 20 years. Even at 6'5 312 lbs I was doing 45 min of cardio a day. I was in the gym working out doing 150# seated military presses the day they told me I had cardio myopathy. I need to rid myself of fat and muscle and get back to the 215 lbs I was in college to get pressure off my heart.

As I go through the approval process and hopefully get a surgery date. I will keep you informed and will read with interest all your great posts.

[RestlessMonkey 7]

Welcome and good luck to you! Just a caveat...don't get the surgery until you go that extra 10%. Take whatever time you need to get your questions answered and decide if it is indeed the right step for you!