Did Dr. Chua decide for you or did he let you pick what surgery you wanted? 

My insurance would only cover rny or lapband.  I chose the band for several reasons--it's adjustable and even removable if needed, and with our family history of cancer and the resulting treatments, that's a consideration for me.  Two--no cutting and rerouting of intestines, and the recovery time is faster.  The fills/unfills don't hurt, and lap-band is the least invasive of the surgeries.  I actually wanted to have a slower weight loss.  My aunt needed massive plastic surgery after losing her weight really fast with rny, and I didn't want to have to go through that myself.  Three--I had dumping syndrome after my gall-bladder surgery--almost didn't make it to the bathroom a couple times.  I just didn't want to go through that again.  I would rather do a million fills than crap my pants while doing an eye exam on a patient.  Four--no concerns about vitamin, iron, and other levels.  Since lap-band is not a malabsorptive procedure, I don't have the same concerns about that as my aunt does.  Five--all the surgeries have failure rates.  However, if mine does for some reason fail, most of the failures are fairly easily fixable, and if not, I do have the option to go to any of the other procedures.  However, I wanted to go the lapband route due to lower morbidity/mortality, faster recovery, and quicker return to normal activities. 

I know I'm always going to have to work at my weight, but the lap band will make it considerably easier, as would any of the other procedures.  There is no wrong answer in the choice you make. Each person chooses their surgery for a variety of different reasons in consultation with their surgeons.  My reasons for choosing my surgery may be very different from yours or anyone else's.  Read up on all the procedures, ask your surgeon lots of questions, talk to a lot of different people about their different surgeries and experiences.  Ultimately, though, you have to be happy with YOUR decision.  You're the one who has to live with the final results.

born and raised in milwaukee and still livin there.  i'm thinking a coffee day may be in order just to hang out but who knows maybe