type of surgery

I know about lapband and bypass but don't know about any other.

A little info re me

type 2 diabetic, high bp, cholsteral and unable to evercise to to ANOTHER medical conditionfor which I take up to 8 tramadol and two amatripalen a day.

sorry about the spelling would love to wake one morning and not be in pain.  If i can get help to half my weight it would help greatly with all the other things

my bmi is 45 and I am 21 stone

comments  or advice please

Hi--if you go to the blue band above the headline for this forum you'll see "Forums" and when the dropdown menu opens you'll see the various forums for the different surgery types.  Go there and check out the descriptions of the surgeries and then lurk to read the various discussions.

Good luck!

Hi karl, I keep looking at this post but shy away from answering - question to difficult i think.... but thats just the cowards option, so I'm gonna give it a shot.  

All of the surgeries are great, some will suit you better than others, but that is really for you to look at by analysing the way you eat and your personal preferences.  
I really was after a gastric sleeve with duodenal switch (known as ds on here) it gives both restriction and malabsorption and the success rates online show it to be more successful, however the surgeon I chose doesn't perform many of them, so in the end I decided to go with the rny and have not been disappointed.  I think what I am getting at is that you should keep an open mind and nothing is cut and dry.  I can see now how the restriction element of the rny has helped me, and it makes me realise that I would probably have been pretty successful with a band or a gastric sleeve too.

I often ask myself what I would chose now I have the knowledge of hindsight - the answer is an open verdict - I love my rny, but had I had any of the others, I can bet you any money I would be thrilled with them too.  I know this doesn't help an awful lot but the truth of the matter is that for a bmi of under 50 all of the options are viable and helpful and the rest is down to personal choice.  For bmi of over 50 my surgeon told me that the band is less successful for losing all the excess weight, but you fall quite clear of that.

I would love to know what your closing thoughts on the surgery is - I really wish I didn't feel the need to sit on the fence, bu****ch out for those who brush off surgeries because of personal experiences or hearsay.

Good luck