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Originally Posted by San  So, you couldn't have done it on your own. What will happen once the band gets removed then? You clearly haven't learned anything, you let the band do the work for you. Once it's out (and you will have to have it removed eventually), you will HAVE to do it on your own, otherwise you will gain the weight back in no time at all, and then some.
I disagree about 'trying to do it on your own'. Actually, it's a known fact that if you do it on your own, and do it right (meaning lifestyle change, not fad/crash diet) you are more likely to keep the weight down than any other way. You can have as many surgeries as you want, as long as you don't learn about nutrition, eat right, exercise and have the self control not to eat yourself silly, nothing will make you slim. Simple. |
Ok. I've had the band and the band never has to get removed - in fact it very rarely is removed. Bands are placed every day and there is a very low complication rate. For those of us that are or were morbidly obese we didnt' get there because we liked food. We got there because we had an addiction and/or we never felt satiated.
The band helps people feel satiated faster. Yes, you can cheat the band and not get regular fills but the band enables people who want to lose weight to lose weight.
If you are afraid you will not be able to control your eating and you have to eat bad foods then bypass is probably the surgical option for you. These are all only options after
dieting has been tried. In fact, my insurance company made me undergo a supervised
diet for 6 months before the surgery.
Everyone who is overweight has been struggling with their weight for years and we have all tried diets. Losing weight saves lives (heart disease, diabetes, etc.). Oh and did you know that the lap band and gastric bypass almost always
cure diabetes?
I think self control is nice in theory but it rarely works. What has worked (and if you read other forums you will see others results) is surgery. It worked for me.
In answer to the original question, you may consider changing jobs or checking out the different insurance policies within your company. PPO's tend to cover
weight loss surgery. If you check a site called obesitycoverage.com and type in your insurance or the insurance that is offfered at a job you are looking at you get an email back stating whether or not wls is covered.
You said, 'Actually, it's a known fact that if you do it on your own, and do it right (meaning lifestyle change, not fad/crash
diet) you are more likely to keep the weight down than any other way.'
Its also a known fact if you consume less
calories than you expend then you will lose weight - that is what the band did for me.
Good luck and I applaud those willing to truly look into other options and not just say pure will power will make me lose weight.
Tasha
