knickerbocker
Like many people here, I have been overweight my whole life. I think I have gained and lost weight equal to several adults over my lifetime. My first real success in weight loss came 8 years ago when I went from a lifetime high of 400 pounds down to 230. I felt great and sustained my weight for several years. I then gained all of it back over the course of the last four years and now find myself back to 370 pounds.
I made the decision to look into WLS earlier this year when my first child, Caleb was born. I know I need to live a healthier life for him and my family. I had a consult in early August and have a surgery scheduled for October 29, 2008.
I have decided on the Realize Band because I am still very young and would rather have a lifeling solution which I feel the band provides more than RNY.
