Lab band or Gastric by-pass which is better?

I go Tuesday to make my payment to start the program. My insurance (Cigna) requires a 6 month diet history before approval. Which one should I choose? I love sweets and hate vomitting. I don't know if I can handle the Gastric. Please help!

"i love sweets" then band is not for you! too easy to eat sweets and cheat in my opinion.. i assumed youre going with Dr Bour, and he will tell you at your first appt when you tell him about yourself and your habits that if you like sweets then band is a bad decision. Talk to him and educate yourself on the issue, youre doing this to be healthier, not to cheat and be able to keep eating the sweets.. jen

YOU'RE LIKE MOST OF US & THAT MEANS THAT THE BAND IS NOT FOR YOU (in my humble opinion). READ THIS BOARD ... READ THE PROFILES. THE LAPBAND IS TOO EASY TO CHEAT ON & CAN BE REVERSED, SO LIKE MOST OBESE PEOPLE, YOU'LL JUST GET TIRED OF IT & LOOKIE HERE ... LET'S JUST TAKE OUT THE BAND ... WELL, WHAT WOULD THAT DO TO HELP YOU? LISTEN TO US HERE AS WE BARE OUR SOULS ... THIS IS A MINUTE-TO-MINUTE STRUGGLE FOR EACH OF US THAT WILL LAST OUR ENTIRE LIVES ... JUST WHEN WE THINK WE HAVE IT ALL UNDER CONTROL ... WHAM ... SOMETHING COMES ALONG & WE GET DERAILED. BUT, WITH THE RYN/GASTRIC BYPASS, WE HAVE A PERMANENT TOOL THAT WE CAN REPEATEDLY USE TO HELP US GET BACK ON TRACK & STAY ON TRACK LONGER & LONGER ... NOT MESSING UP FOR MONTHS & YEARS AT A TIME, BUT FOR HOURS OR DAYS AT A TIME ... SO, WE HAVEN'T TOTALLY MESSED EVERYTHING UP BY A SMALL SET BACK HERE & THERE. WE CAN GET RIGHT BACK ON TRACK. IF YOU'RE NOT READY TO GIVE UP CERTAIN FOODS, IF YOU'RE NOT READY TO REALLY FACE YOUR DEAMONS, IF YOU'RE NOT READY TO MAKE WISER & HEALTHIER DECISIONS ... UHHHH, NOT BEING MEAN, BUT IF YOU'RE NOT READY TO GROW UP & DO WHAT IS RIGHT TO SAVE YOUR OWN LIFE ... DON'T PUT YOURSELF THROUGH ANY OF THIS ... THIS IS TOUGH EVEN WITH THE HELP OF LAP BANDS & GASTRIC BYPASS SURGERIES & ALL THE SURGERIES COME WITH THEIR OWN HORRIBLE RISKS. SO, DON'T DO ANY OF THIS UNTIL YOU ARE READY, THEN YOU'LL HAVE SUCH A BETTER CHANCE OF LONG-TERM SUCCESS. THAT WASN'T SAID TO SLAM YOU; WE ALL HAD TO DECIDE IF WE WERE READY TO "GET REAL" WITH OURSELVES ... IT WAS SAID TO WARN YOU ... THIS IS NOT, NOT, NOT EASY & IT DOESN'T GET EASIER ANY TIME SOON. THE WHOLE BATTLE IS IN YOUR HEAD ... THE TOOL (LAP BAND OR POUCH) IS JUST A TOOL THAT CAN HEL*****T, DEPENDING ENTIRELY ON THE DECISIONS YOU MAKE. YOU CAN LOSE OR GAIN WEIGHT WITH ANY OF THE PROCEDURES ... JUST GO TO SOME OF THE OTHER BOARDS & YOU'LL READ HEARTBREAKING STORIES OF SUCCESS, THEN FAILURE ... STATISTICALLY, ABOUT 15% OF US WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL DUE ALMOST ENTIRELY TO US NOT CHANGING OUR "RELATIONSHIP" WITH FOOD ... IN OTHER WORDS, BECAUSE WE DIDN'T MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS DAY IN & DAY OUT. MY CHOICE WAS THE PERMANENT, NO EXCUSES, NO REVERSAL, LAST-CHANCE, LIFE-SAVING RYN GASTRIC BYPASS ... BUT, SAYING THAT, THE FINAL DECISION HAS TO BE YOURS ... BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF ... WHAT ARE YOUR STRENGTHS? WHAT ARE YOUR WEAKNESSES? WHAT ARE YOU WILLING TO DO TO REGAIN YOUR HEALTH? WHAT ARE YOU NOT WILLING TO DO TO REGAIN YOUR HEALTH? HOW SERIOUS ARE YOU, REALLY? ARE YOU READY FOR A LIFE-LONG CHANGE THAT YOU MUST STICK WITH CUZ, THIS IS THE LAST STOP ON THE WEIGHT-LOSS TRAIN. IF YOU DON'T MAKE IT HERE, WHAT ELSE CAN ANYONE DO TO HELP YOU? NOTHING. THE FINAL POINT IS THAT IT IS ALL UP TO YOU ... FAIL OR SUCCEED ... WITH OR WITHOUT SURGERY ... YOU, & ONLY YOU ARE RESPONSIBILE FOR YOUR FAILURE OR YOUR SUCCESS. SO, UNDERSTAND, THIS IS THE EASIEST WAY TO LOSE WEIGHT, BUT THE HARDEST THING YOU WILL EVER DO ... & DO ... & DO ... FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. I KNOW YOU CAN SUCCEED NO MATTER WHICH PROCEDURE YOU CHOOSE ... AS LONG AS YOU ARE PREPARED TO DO EVERYTHING IT TAKES TO DO SO! WE SEND OUR BEST WISHES & PRAYERS ... DAWN & NICk