I was all set to have the gastric bypass, but backed out. I know 10 people who had it done and 7 of them had major problems. The very least was horrible hanging skin the worst was not being able to eat anything and living on ensure. It scared the snot out of me. I am going to look into the lapband and see what my Doc says. Part of my problem is some of the meds that I take. They suppress the metabolism. Whatever you do, I hope and pray that you get the results that you want and that everything goes well.