Not sure what to do

I have been concidering this surgery for sometime now... I have attended an Initial consult with Dr Aslam, After doing so Heard some horrifying things about Him and this surgery ingeneral... I am a Wife of a wonderful and Loving Man who supports me with any decision I make He does not feel that I am in need of this procedure Because he Loves me the way i am But I don't think he understands what I am going through he has never experianced being over weight , I have a Beautiful Daughter that loves me and depends on me very much!!! However I am not happy with myself My Doctor Says that i need to do something about my weight. I have tried and failed Many diets... I exercise I eat low carb low fat low everything Nothing seems to help..I come from a family of bigger people to be polite about it..... I have some health issues I also concider everytime I think about the surgery. Arthritis in my lower back High BP and in Feb of 2005 dislocated my Knee cap ... the Doctor said I should totaly recover and be back to normal within 6-8 months And well i'm not I fall down Sometimes for No reason Because my knee gives out on me I belive this is due to my weight ... I am not here looking for a pitty party or anything like that Just maybe some friendly Advice As to Am I crazy to want this surgery to better my life .... Is there more risks out there that i am not aware of Would not mind to hear from some People that have had experiances with this surgery Thank you for reading this and Hope to hear from ppl soon

Dixie, I would love to invite you to the support group for Gastric Bypass Patients in Lewiston at CMMC. We meet 2 times a month and the next meeting is Monday May 15th. I will be facilitating this meeting and we will be having a general open discussion with much time for questions. Also, CMMC is in the process of creating a Bariatric Center that shoud be running in a 50-60% form in just a few weeks and in full swing September 1st. Also feel free to e-mail me with any other questions. [email protected]