One..then the other? Hmm..

Okay, So I thought I almost officialy made my mind up to try for lap-band..but now now my mind and heart's leaning towards RNY...I have alot of thinking to do. I just realy don't want to get the lap then regret not going for RNY instead. I went to a Weight Loss Surgery Seminar last Saturday and got alot of information on the two surgeries..I filled out a Surgeon Referral Sheet, the women said his office would get back to me in a few days.. So I'm waiting, I guess I'll go over everything with the surgeon when he decides to make and appt w/ me. It seems so close in reach, yet I get impatient even when I know it takes time to get my answers. Anyone else go through this? If so, let me know how you dealt with it. I was also wondering, If I should set up an appt. with my doctor instead of just going through the surgeon..My mom said it realy doesnt matter either way I'll get my answers and if the surgeon doesnt want to operate on me, he might refer me to someone who will. We'll see. -maggie

I understand your confusion. I just had the RNY Gastric Bypass. I'm eighteen. Afterwords my doctor had said that he was so glad that I opted for the RNY Gastric Bypass as oposed the the lap band- lap band can be anywhere from 25%-70% effective and you don't want to be caught in the 25% range. That's what he told me. Also- for lap band they have to keep tightening it, with a needle if I'm correct- so that's alot of return visits. And you don't really learn how to eat again, as you do with RNY. Hope I helped. Let me know how it goes!

Hey Maggie! I understand what you're going through, though personally I didn't really go through any indecisiveness between the two surgeries, but I'm sure you know that you should go through with whatever fits YOU best. There's always going to be pros and cons with each type of surgery, therefore you just have to sit down and determine what best fits your needs now and in the future along your journey of losing the weight overtime. I hope you get all the information you need and I wish you the best along the way!

I had the lap band in February and am down 57 pounds so far. I was only in hospital one day and then back to work in 1 week. It was the best decision i could have made. I am learning to eat a more healthy diet and don't have ti worry about vitamins. I have had one fill so far and it wasn't bad at all. My granddaughter is 17 and wants to have it but is having a problem finding a surgeon to do it until she is 18. Good luck in your decision. Barbara

Maggie, You should look over the Lap Band forum. There is a young girl who had the surgery, and 11 months later is down 160 lbs. You need to do the research yourself because a lot of mis-information gets spewed about the band. It's not only from posters, but from surgeons too. Just look at reliable site, and you shouldn't get info from anyone who HASN'T has the surgery. Try the lap-band forum they're nice people. I'm gettign banded hopefully in April next year when I turn 18. My surgeon wont do it on anyone under 18. Good Luck with your search.