On the Fence

I saw the Dr about last week.  He gave me the canned speech for both procedures.   I am approved thru insurance.  I am just waiting for them to call me back for a operation date.  They said maybe the end of Sept or 1st week of Oct 09.  As of right now i am going with the Lap Band.  I really want the Sleeve but my insurance will not cover it, at least until there is a code for it.  So I decided to give the Band a try and if it don't work out maybe I can revise to the sleeve at that time.

 no one said anything about being a dead man... what most people on the mens board will tell you was without surgery, I would have been a dead man.  I am like you in that I am scared.  I chose the lap band because I know I can succeed with it.  Neither surgery will do the work for you.

I AM ONLY SPEAKING FOR MYSELF WHEN I WRITE THE FOLLOWING:
I am a *****  I over react.  I know that every twinge I felt would end up with me thinking i have a bowel obstruction.  That is one of the main reasons I chose the band.

Hey Chad. We're practically neighbors. I live about 2 hours due west of you down US 67.

I looked at lap-band for several years and just never pulled the trigger. I decided to go RNY when one of the few guys in town who was fatter than me got one and dropped over 100 lbs in the first 4 months. Another selling point for me though was the fact that he had his done via the scope. I watched my wife recover from 2 Cesarian sections and I was afraid of being opened up. The first 10 days post-op were a ***** but since that time I haven't regretted my decision one iota. I went from 455 to 255 in about 11 months, and have since regained up to 280. But I'm on my way back down now through beinc careful what I eat and vigorous exercise. I went through a exercise routine today that burnt off about 1300 calories, and their is absolutely no way I could've done anything close to it for the 10 year prior to surgery.

Go for it.