Hello;

I've decided to get the surgery and am trying to decide between the
lap band and the banded gastric surgeries. I'm leaning more towards
the lap band because of the length of time in the hospital and because
it has less side effects, such as the mal-nutrition and the dumping.
My cousin had the lap band about a 1 1/2 years ago and seems very
happy with it. I'm not a healthy eater anyway - and don't need more
assistance with the mal-nutrition part. I have found over the years,
that I have food intolerances. And there are very few vegetables that
I can eat without getting sick. I guess that's part of the reason why
I'm in this position. There are salads that look and smell so good and
I want to eat them, but when I do, I get very nauseated. My sister, a
nurse, is pushing for me to get the banded gastric bypass instead of
the lap band - but I think I can have as good results with lap band
and less time lost from work etc. I've worked out with a trainer and
know that I can do the exercise part to accompany the surgery. So I
guess I'm just looking for a little bit of feedback.

Thanks,

Cathy