MissDani
The consult/ band or bypass I must decide
Feb 26, 2009
I went and saw Dr Spegiel.on Tuesday for a consult. I had my mind made up about the lap band. However Dr Spegiel recommended that I have a bypass instead of a band because I am 287 5"3 I should be 150 pounds so I would need to lose 130 pounds I want to lose a100 lbs. He said that with the band I am expected to lose 50% of my excess weight with the bypass 80 % I would hate to have the band only to lose 50 pounds. I undestand that this is a major lifestyle change. What scares me about the bypass is the intestines are rerouted and the excess skin.The band I'm nervous about erosions, slippage and possible replacement 5 or10 years.I don't like needles so those fills yikes. So now that I have that info from Dr Spegiel I need to figure out what to do.So i will more research on bypass. because I have done a lot research on the band already. Ok I will keep posting unitl next time OH
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