Will they want to do surgery or have me continue on my own?

I had my first appt at the Royal Alex on August 6th/09. Since then I have dropped 75 lbs through a calorie reduced /healthier & more active lifestyle. Losing weight this time around has been extremely easy for me and I owe it all to food journalling and trying new things outside my comfort zone but I'm still wanting the surgery - lapband is my first option.
I have a long way to go yet and I'm curious if when I get to see the doctor next month they are going to say I don't need surgery and can continue on my own. Has this happened to anyone?
I can't say I won't be surprised or disappointed but I don't know what the qaulifications are like and I can't be in the program forever.

they say that they go on your acceptance weight.  but the qualifications are either a bmi over 40 or a bmi of 35 with comorbiditeis.  Have you seen a surgeon?

Well my BMI is still 45. I'm 252 @5'2" so I'm still high in ranking on that.

I am nearing the end of my tie with the program. I see my RN, dietitian and doc next month. My RN, Corey says he'll be signing me off and once I meet with the doc, I'll get an appt to see a surgeon.

I'm really not sure what to expect after that. I know there is the chance that I get a NO to lapband and that they may suggest something else. I also know that they may ask me to revisit the surgery option in a yr and see what my weightloss and mantainence would be in that time frame.

I have lost 18% of my body weight in 5 months. I am not the norm in the program and have been told this. I was asked to loss 5-10% over a 6 month period and then maintain that weight for another 6 months. I wasn't expecting the weight to just "fall off".

Just nervous and scared to see what kind of fork in the road I'm going to come across.
I'm excited to meet a surgeon though and get their thoughts. I'm 25 lbs from 100 gone myself and I hate that others think I am giving up and getting the "easy way out " but it's not like that and extremely hard to convince others. I'm wanting to do what is best for me and my family and any feedback would be super!!
 

Thanks:)

congrats on the loss so far!  chances of being approved for surgery are still quite high as you still meet the qualifications.  I started the program with a bmi of 45. I was approved for surgery in sept 09. my surgery was 2 weeks ago and i had surgery at a bmi of 40.6. i have lost a total of 43.6lbs since the start of my journey and now have a bmi of 38.1

Hello

I started the program at 278.....surgery I was 241....I had the option of all three surgeries....RNY is the one I choose...didn't want the bother of a lapband...

So, yes they will more than likely still do surgery.

Brenda

Why did you go with the RNY over the lap band or the third choice.

the reason that i chose the rny is because it is the cadillac of the surgeries, and has the best overall weight loss in the long term.  I didn't go with the band because i didn't want to have to worry about the fills.  i didn't do the sleeve because there just wasn't enough history behind it.

Thanks for the awesome feedback!!

I'm just so excited to be thinner and share my healthy and active lifestyle with others.
Thank you for you all to be here to support others in their journey to healthy!