C.H.
My mother had the lap band after years and years of fighting it. It did not work for her and she has many problems with it and still carries the weight. But for many ppl it works great for them. I have an aunt who also had it done and boy does she look great and is walking without canes again after being bed ridden with arthoritis at 42. If you feel you are doing everything you can and I do mean everything and still nothing works to get the weight off you need to concider the long term effects of being heavy and raising kids. If you decide to have the surgery check out the ratings of the surgeon that will be doing it. Just because he is local and does everyone in the county does not mean he is a good one. Check him/her out it's your life on that table not the doctor's.