New to the board

Welcome aboard I will be having the rny done in october and for me and my health issues it is the best choice for me.I did alot of research and asked a ton of questions when I met Dr.Jawad.I havent had the surgery yet so i cant answer to many questions.

Josh,
Welcome aboard!!!!

I had my RNY 4 months ago and couldn't be happier. Actually I wish I had done it sooner.

I looked at the lap band versus the rny and I found the lap band to be high maintenance. Going back every month or so for adjustments and just having a foriegn object in my body wasn't appealing to me. Also, the RNY definitely had a better weight loss track record and the failure rate is also lower.

Just, do your research and make the choice you are most comfortable with.

I've now taken the first step and scheduled to attend the lecture given by one of the local outfits.  I'm also lucky that I know several people that have had a variety of surgeries (don't know anyone with DS, but have the other 3 common ones covered).  So I've been bugging them with my questions.

thanks for the warm welcome and the replies.