hello jan,
i just had gastric bypass and now going on 2nd. week. Its tru that hunger goes away because at least in my experience, you're in so much pain at first who has time to think about food, you just want the pain to go away. But I felt so much better after the 5th. day. Yes, I love to eat! but i know that its so hard and i have to mentally start thinking No, I can't because I worked so hard to get this far and don't want to risk anything physically. Yes, you don't feel as hungry as before because stomach will tell you its full plus you also have to see the benefits of it. My benefit is that i don't have to take my diabetis medicine anymore and reduced other meds. also am 19 lbs lighter the last 9 days. I sleep better. But going back to you, the Lap Band has had some not so good ratings. I've heard that alot of repairs had to be made on people that got them done and they don't work, that's why i decided to go the other route. You'll have to decide what you want to do by first starting to check on whether its working internally. and maybe get a second opinion. i don't know what state you're at but i know that my doctor does alot of those repairs. Good luck.
