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Hi, my name is Laura. Homeschool mom in NE. Looking to have lapband surgery, but have not informed my family doctor yet; I'm afraid of his reaction. I am married with 4 children, 2 are grown and gone, 2 at home; 12 and 3, and I have 1 grand-daughter and another grand child on the way. Congratulations on your surgery and weight loss thus far, I hope that I will be able to post the same someday soon. Blessings!

Don't be afraid of talking to your family doctor. He should be concerned enough about your weight (depending on what it is) and all the horrible things that obesity can do to a person to help find a way to heal yourself. My mom is terrified of her doctors and I keep telling her, "Doctors work for you. They are your employees. If you don't like them fire them." Find a doc who cares about you as aperson and not as a billing source. Or a least find one who will listen to you. Your family doc should be a great help to you in this matter. And they need to be well informed about surgeries and you need to be informed as well. As a homeschool mom you know the value of being informed about controversial things, add WLS to the list. Get your hands on info and read everything, good and bad. Ask questions and talk to others. Tell your doc your concerns and hopes. He might be the best source of hlep you'll have. If he's (or she's) not a help find someone else who will be a help. Look into everything and once you've made a descision stick by your guns. Do this for you and your health. You homeschool and that was a big descison WLS is not very different. Just know what you are getting into. Good Luck.

Thank you Jennifer for your words of encouragement. I truly appreciate them. I will be seeing my doctor in two weeks, mostly for my A1C and thyroid check-up but I am going to mention the surgery to him at that time. My husband has just been informed that our health insurance will be changing the first of July as well, so again, this could be a deterant or a help, depending on their policies, we'll just have to wait and see about all that though. But you are right, home schooling was a huge step to take, especially since my family wasn't too supportive of it, but they have since come around and ask lots of questions when they see us, so hopefully surgery will be much the same. Take care, Laura in Lincoln