Ive had my heart set on Lap-band . Ive done copious amounts of research . Im constantly checking lapbandtalk.com to find out more more more ! But this morning I checked my BMI . Its 48.5 ! Lucky me being short ! ugh. Anyway , now im thinking maybe Gastric bypass would be another option for me. I just wont know for sure until i meet with the surgeon. Another thing to consider is the recovery time for the bypass. I have a new baby at home and i really dont think I can swing that. Theres of course Pros and Cons to both of these procedures . So here they are .
LapBand - Pros
Not major surgery
Recovery time is short
Lose 50 - 60 % of your weight
Little long term health risk
You can still eat a regular diet pretty much . Just less.
Can still carry out a pregnancy healthy
Easily reversible
Lap Band - CONS
The port sticking out the side of my tummy : /
Getting & maintaing fills
Mechanical device in you forever
Cost of fills
Getting sick " Pbing "
"Sliming " extra salava when band is too tight
Getting "Stuck " - Food getting stuck in the band
Erosion may occur around the band
"Slipage " may occur
Extream amount of weight loss will require plastic surgery to clean up the after math .
Gastric Bypass - PROS
70 - 80 % of your weight is lost in 1- 2 years ! 80% wow !
No fills to worry about
Very small amount of food. About 1oz. (This could be a Con as well).
No real maintenance required other than occasional Drs visit
No Device on my tummy
Gastric bypass - CONS
RECOVERY TIME IS 3 MONTHS !!! whaaat?!!!
Invasive surgery
They reroute your lower insteins
"Dumping " - getting sick
The scars are much worse
EXTREME weight loss requires plastic surgery to clean up the after math and then some!
Well, thats all I can think of right now . I also dont know everything there is to know about either of these procedures but this is what I do know so far. I wish i knew more people that ive had the Gastric bypass. There dont seem to be too many on the forums I visit.
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