Through My Eyes
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Hope So I went to the seminar at Cottage Hospital on Bariatric Surgery. The gastric bypass surgery is way too radical for me. Your stomach becomes the size of your thumb. You can never have caffeine, fruit juices, alcohol, or carbonated beverages again. Not to mention the constant sipping of water you have to do and you can�t drink anything when you eat. Not the right surgery for me at all!! However the lap-band sounds promising. No cutting of your insides, just an adjustable band that reduces the size of your stomach. You average 1 to 2 pounds of weight loss a week. No restrictions on diet, just simple portion control. They can also expand the band if I become pregnant, so there�s no risk of malnutrition in the baby, which is a possibility with the bypass. So I did a lot of online research and I�m pretty impressed by the results. I�m calling my primary care doctor and the Bariatric surgery center at Cottage to make my initial appointments. I�m really excited about finally getting this part of my life in order. |