Thinking of Lap Band Surgery in AK, Questions?

I'm really thinking of having the Lap Band (Bariatric) surgery this November. I have been reading about it online and would like to have a few questions answered before I agree to this. First me: 36 years old Mother of 2 (daughter-3, son-1) Been married 12 years (still very happily) Current weight: 263lbs Height: 5'7" Family has a history of Diabetes and Heart Disease I've been this weight for about 12 years and have tried every diet out there and every prescription diet pills on the market. They work for a short time and then I gain all the weight back that I had lost and then some. I currently work out but can't loose anything and only seem to gain more weight. I'm at my wits end. I have heard several great things about this procedure and haven't heard anything really bad but what I have heard has worried my husband. I'm hoping that everyone here who has gone thru it with Dr. Todd can confirm or disprove them. 1) Dr. Todd removes your gallbladder when he is placing the Lap Band in? 2) You go on a feeding tube? 3) You have to go in for vitamin shots after the procedure, not sure for how long afterward? 4) You have to take vitamin supplements to off set the lack of food you are consuming? 5) My husband is a federal employee so we have Federal BC/BS insurance and am wondering if anyone has used them and if they paid everything or if they even paid a dime for it. Any help everyone here can give me is greatly appreciated. I'm about 90% sure this is what I want to do but my husband is a little worried that this is another "miracle" cure-all for my heavy weight and that I'll be in the same boat that I'm in now but only now I've had surgery. Again, thanks for everyone's help in trying to help me make this choice.