First and foremost, I feel for you, bro. My prayers go out to you and your family.
I'm a fan and success story of the lap band. Back in 2006, my doctor suggested that I see a gastric bypass surgeon and only days after my doctor appointment, I had an appointment with the gastric doc. But all of his info about me was so phony that I told my primary doctor that I didn't want any part of his fake ass. For example, although I was kicking close to 375 pounds, the gastric doctor had me weighing 12 pounds more than I did just 4 days earlier at my doctor's visit. I knew there wasn't enough Big Macs and fries to get me to gain 12 pounds in less than a week. He also had my BP at death zone. On top of that, I would have to pay $650 for the down payment of the surgery and $250 per seminar (at least 3 were required). So I told my doctor that I'd just do the weight loss as I've always done it, on my own and carefully. But since I was suffering with celluitis, he suggested that I seek weight loss surgery ASAFP.
About a few months later while sitting on the computer, a lap band center commercial came on TV and they stated that I could register online and even go to their seminars onlines. And my PPO insurance can cover everything. So I went to their website, registered, and the rest is history. Since then, I've lost over 120 pounds and joined a professional powerlifting team. I honestly never thought that I'd ever get kicked out of the "300 (Pound) Club".
Sadly, most of my friends who have had the gastric bypass surgery done have lost little weight but gained it all and more back.
