Big difference between bypass and band. The bypass they alter your whole stomach size. The gastric band is an adjustable band that has subcutaneous port which leads directly to the band. The MD adjusts it till it is right for that person by injecting or removing saline.
You see, apparently, as soon as something encloses around your stomach you lose that always hungry feeling that a lot of meds give you.
A point to note, there is no use getting it done unless you are serious. I know of some people over here who had it done because they were told they needed it because of their health, and it was just like a smoker having to give up smoking, it didn't work. Why, because you can still have all the liquids you want, so ice cream, coke, stuff like that will put on weight.
To get it done here you need to be classed as morbidly obese according to your BMI and have two weight related illnesses. With me, I am about 5 kg shy but my MD reckons because of my psych probs, my back, my knees etc, I fit the criteria.
Diet wise, well it's a matter of eating sensibly. You can't eat anything like bread or shitty take away like the skin on KFC or Mc Donalds which I won't anyway, and you have to chew your food very small, not scoff it down like I do now.
Worst comes to the worst, you can remove all the saline and go back to normal, or, you can have it removed. It's all keyhole surgery.
Mate, it's almost considered cosmetic surgery now.
