Munchkin
Full of Fairy Dust
Sorry but the crapband is not worth the cost of the plastic to make it. Yeah, I know they say it is outpatient and minimally invasive. Totally reversible. All true but they don't tell you it doesn't work and it has the highest stats for additional surgeries because of problems down the road! You should go out to dinner with a bandster! Welcome and I hope you do a LOT more research before you commit to anything! I live in Vegas too and you are right, it will be a battle. I don't know all the docs here but I don't know of any I would let operate on me. Luckily we are close to Cali and MX.
So here's the real logical deal. Any surgery that's restrictive only means you will have to live the rest of your life on a starvation diet or darn close to it. The best restrictive only option out there is the sleeve. You still get to have a real stomach and you preserve your pyloric valve. Plus, the sleeve is half of the DS so when you regain the weight, you can get the other half done. There are some people who don't have much to lose who are perfect for this surgery.
Then there is the RNY. IMHO, it's butchery and cruel to boot. Here's the cruel part, there is minimal malabsorbtion so by the time you hit the 2 year mark, your body has adapted and many start regaining even though they are still following the plan. You are stuck for life with the pouch and all it's issues. No eating and drinking for one. In Vegas, that's hard. For half the year we have to drink constantly.
Obesity is a disease, not a character flaw. You deserve a cure, not another punishment. Forget doing this fast and take some time to really learn. Every surgery will force your body to drop a few lbs. Then there is a honeymoon period where everything just works right. Every fatty knows they can lose 100lbs. But they can't keep it off. Focus on people who are 10+ years postop for the real story. Ask the real questions. Where will I be in 10 or 20 years if I have X surgery? What will my quality of life be in 10 or 20 years if I have X surgery? What diseases run in my family? Am I likely to develop diabetes at some point?
Be a critical thinker and follow the money. Any doc you see, will sell you on the procedure they do and quite possibly dis the other options. They are in business to make money and they want yours. This is not a whole lot different than walking into a used car lot. Fresh meat! Doctors do not always dispense the best information for their patients. They are only human and greedy.
Ask yourself the hard questions. Why am I fat? Will a lifelong diet do it for me? You need to know why you are heavy to know what surgery you need. Someone else already told you to think twice and cut once. Good advice! You are a young beautiful woman. Pick the surgery that will serve you best for the long term.
Read everything and learn!
So here's the real logical deal. Any surgery that's restrictive only means you will have to live the rest of your life on a starvation diet or darn close to it. The best restrictive only option out there is the sleeve. You still get to have a real stomach and you preserve your pyloric valve. Plus, the sleeve is half of the DS so when you regain the weight, you can get the other half done. There are some people who don't have much to lose who are perfect for this surgery.
Then there is the RNY. IMHO, it's butchery and cruel to boot. Here's the cruel part, there is minimal malabsorbtion so by the time you hit the 2 year mark, your body has adapted and many start regaining even though they are still following the plan. You are stuck for life with the pouch and all it's issues. No eating and drinking for one. In Vegas, that's hard. For half the year we have to drink constantly.
Obesity is a disease, not a character flaw. You deserve a cure, not another punishment. Forget doing this fast and take some time to really learn. Every surgery will force your body to drop a few lbs. Then there is a honeymoon period where everything just works right. Every fatty knows they can lose 100lbs. But they can't keep it off. Focus on people who are 10+ years postop for the real story. Ask the real questions. Where will I be in 10 or 20 years if I have X surgery? What will my quality of life be in 10 or 20 years if I have X surgery? What diseases run in my family? Am I likely to develop diabetes at some point?
Be a critical thinker and follow the money. Any doc you see, will sell you on the procedure they do and quite possibly dis the other options. They are in business to make money and they want yours. This is not a whole lot different than walking into a used car lot. Fresh meat! Doctors do not always dispense the best information for their patients. They are only human and greedy.
Ask yourself the hard questions. Why am I fat? Will a lifelong diet do it for me? You need to know why you are heavy to know what surgery you need. Someone else already told you to think twice and cut once. Good advice! You are a young beautiful woman. Pick the surgery that will serve you best for the long term.
Read everything and learn!
