KellieBaby

Gastric bypass and stomach stapling are the same thing. Only you can truly decide which is the best for you. I personally think the gastric bypass is better than lapband since lapband is so new. I have heard of countless people who have had the lapband who later had a revision done to have gastric bypass. There are other forms of bariatric surgery you can consider depending on the area of the country you live in.

I had they gastric bypass done in Dec. 07 and it was the best decision I could make. My health had begun to fail me and because I was so obese and unhealthy it made dieting on my own impossible. I have lost 50 lbs. so far.

cannot tell you what to expect to pay because it all depends on your insurance provider. I can tell you that my hospital bill was well over $53,000 and I have not seen all the bills yet.

The first thing you need to do is talk with your primary care physcian. If you have medical conditions which hinder you then your doctor may recommend for you to have the surgery. What she/he will do is refer you to a bariatric doctor. Generally you have to attend a seminar which will set you all up with seeing the doctor and so forth. You will more than likely have to have a 6 month doctor supervised dietplan so this is a good time to make those appointments and get into see your doctor once a month to be weighed. There are also various tests you will need to have performed. Your primary care phsycian can set you up with those too. To qualify for bariatric surgery you must have a bmi of at least 35 with 2 co-morbidities such as high blood pressure and sleep apnea or diabetes and high blood pressure. There are many co-morbidities but this is just a couple.

The best advice I can give you is to go to the below listed website and research this as much as possible. Having surgery isn't something you would want to consider lightly and truthfully with any surgery there are risks so be sure you know all of them. Gastric bypass is a life changing experience, everything changes and nothing is ever the same. Not only do you loose weight but your tastes change and the amount of food you can intack is very small and will remain so for the rest of your life. Cigarettes, alcohol, and drugs you will have to give up permanantly because you cannot not do these things after you have surgery because they will disenegrate the band and will stretch the pouch. Having bariatric surgery is also not the easy way out as so many uninformed people assume. It is one of the most difficult things you can do and unlike fade diets you can't just go off of it and start eating again.

There is just so much information that I could not possibly give it all to you here. I do encourage you to check out obesityhelp.com. You are also more than welcome to follow my progress and see first hand how life changes by checking out my vlog listed below. I wish you the best of luck on your journey.

Take care. Kellie