I thought that they put you on a diet to get rid of some of the fat in your stomach. I thought it was to give them some room to work? I'm not sure though.

With all the research I have been doing, I see that they advise you to lose some weight first. I always laugh when I see that. After all we are getting the surgery to help us lose weight right?

I'm confused? Why wouldn't anyone in the US be offering this type of surgery yet? Or are they? I don't know if I would travel to another country to have some weight loss surgery. What if their...

Yes, that is something to think about. I get hiccups a lot too now and I have not even had the surgery. I'm going to go and look some more to see why you would get more hiccups after this surgery.

When do you think these procedures will be coming to the US? After looking at these costs, I'm not sure I can afford it. Do you know if your health insurance will cover any of it?

I think with all weight loss surgeries you have the chance of gaining the weight back. You have to be ready to stop over-eating when you have any surgery. Our stomachs will stretch if we make them....

That is terrible. I cringe every time I hear a mom or someone say to a little girl that they are chunky. I just don't think they know what it does to them. I have never been anorexic, I was in...

Angel - that is awesome. I wish I had more information on this. Almost everywhere I look on the internet I'm seeing the same thing. It's a start - you can lose a lot of weight and then have a lap...

I'm not too sure about Alli. I have a friend who started it and she seemed to have problems with loose bowels all the time. I don't know if it was the food she was eating or just that the Alli...

I've been to several doctors numerous times for help with weight loss. I can't tell you the number of diets I've been on and how many of them have failed. The newest doctor I just went to see has...