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Hi I Am Donna from Bunkie La and I am trying to decide which surgery is best to do can anyone give me some information? I am toping out at 378 and I have never been this high and need to lose weight . I have tried every diet in the book and then some but it keeps coming back... I also have only Medicaid insurance and need to see if I can have surgery with just that insurance.Please let me know any information that can help me decied with bypass or banding is more for me . Thank you. Donna

Hiya Donna, you should look at this link, it can answer a lot of questions about the types of surgery: http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/m-surgerytypes.phtml Good Luck!

Donna, It's hard to say which surgery is best, it's more like which surgery is best FOR YOU. Do lots of research and talk to as many people as you can who have had WLS. WLS is a very personal choice. What's best for your health and your lifestyle and what restrictions are you willing to live with. Go to a seminar or two and listen to the Doctors and the patients. I had the Duodenal Switch procedure in Feb. 2005 with Dr. Warden of Surgical Specialists of La. They have seminars in several locations around the State. Check out their website, it is WhyWeight.com Good luck. Paulette

Good luck on your surgery. But it may be that you should see what your insurance will pay for. Some insurance companies will cover only certain surgeries, others cover more choices.