socialbutterfly, you might get a faster response on the WLS forum (go to the main page of this forum, click on the heading Forums, underneath that, click on LapBand, and post your question there. Take care Anita
Darlin', you have a BMI of 54. You do NOT want the Band. The Band is the least effective form of WLS, and the higher your starting BMI, the more ineffective it becomes.