As you can probably tell, no one surgery is the CORRECT ONE. Each has it’s pros and cons, successes and failures.

For me, since I am a large volume eater, and don’t really care about sweets – I chose the band. And in the research that I did, the Realize band was my choice.

IMHO, in order for any of these operations to be successful you need to do a lot of soul searching and determine the type of eater you are.

If you’re a large volume eater – the band or sleeve may be the correct choice

If sweets are a major stumbling block – the bypass may be your choice

Then you need to take into consideration medical conditions, and which operation address those concerns.

The final thing to remember – all these operations are ONLY TOOLS. You will need to WORK AT IT. Also know, these operations cannot address (prevent) emotional eating. Always know they put the tool for your stomach, not your brain.

We will see, I am worried about the money since I have to pay it all before I have surgery so I need the pre approval.. and plus I have to have it at the hospital since it is a lower body lift and can not be done out patient so if not covered by insurance I would have to pre-pay the hospital too..

Who did your surgery? If you have time send me an e-mail, [email protected] I would love to speak to you more.. I am in Newton too..

Thanks

Stella