Congrats on the appointment!  The doc will help you decide what is best for you.

In my case, my hubby had alot of influence on what procedure I went with. He was afraid of the complications that can happen with RNY, after several friends of ours had problems with theirs. One had internal bleeding, another had an infection and was told if she hadn't come in, she would have been dead in 24 hours. So he asked me to do Lapband, and after hearing these things, I decided to go that way.

But you can have things happen with Lapband, too.  The risks are lower, recovery time less, but the time it takes to lose the weight is longer, too. I've stalled (yes, my own fault, I haven't been exercising for the last 2 months) after losing 65 lbs. with another 100+ to go. And lap band requires more visits to get fills, and can take awhile to get restriction. But it also is something that can be adjusted for things like illness, pregnancy, etc, where RNY can't be adjusted without surgery.  My friend who is a nurse says if she had it to do over, she'd have had lapband rather than RNY. I can't help but wonder if it would have been better for me to have RNY to lose the weight more quickly. But I feel healthier and know I am the only one who can get my body going and losing again!

So, there, you can see I can see pros and cons to both. Good luck with your decision!  By the way, are you interested in meeting with others in Williston?