I have no personal experience with the surgery … but have 5 friends who had gastric bypass and 1 who had the lapband.
The commitment is to change one’s eating habits. Period. One person did and has maintained a healthy lifestyle. The other 4, including the lapband did not change their eating habits and didn’t exercise and all have gained back weight — weighing less than before but still not healthy.
I can’t give you an opinion … all I can do is suggest that you make a list of all your questions and speak to a few doctors and a few facilities to find out as much as you can about everything!!!
August 23rd, 2010 at 2:32 pm
I have no personal experience with the surgery … but have 5 friends who had gastric bypass and 1 who had the lapband.
The commitment is to change one’s eating habits. Period. One person did and has maintained a healthy lifestyle. The other 4, including the lapband did not change their eating habits and didn’t exercise and all have gained back weight — weighing less than before but still not healthy.
I can’t give you an opinion … all I can do is suggest that you make a list of all your questions and speak to a few doctors and a few facilities to find out as much as you can about everything!!!
Good luck!
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