| Hammer, this is a decision that only you can make for yourself. I would suggest you research it, perhaps find a forum where you could talk to others who've went through it to find out both the positives and negatives to this procedure from people who've been there themselves.
We see people in the urology office I work in who now have problems with kidney stones after the procedure, individuals who have never had problems with kidney stones prior to diagnosis. The individuals I have spoken to have had very significant weight loss, and have been able to get off their BP meds and diabetic meds.
Our insurance (plan self-funded by my employers) will not cover any weight loss meds or procedures, so its not an option for me, even if I wanted to have it done.
THe local hospital that does the procedure offers evening question/answer meetings for anyone interested. Check with the hospitals in your area and see if they have something like this...or if your doc has other patients who have had this done....often they are willing to talk to others considering the same surgery and your doc could pass along your phone number to them...that's what we do with our prostate cancer patients..they counsel others considering procedures they've had done.
Above all, get the best information you can to make an informed decision.
__________________ T2, diagnosed 8/31/06.
Byetta 5 mcg
HCTZ 12.5 mg every other day for BP
Enalapril 20 mg 1 daily (ace-inhibitor)
Lower carb dieter (approx. 75 total carbs/day, more on weekends), taking chromium, multivitamin and fish oil tablets Initial A1C 8/06: 9.6
11/06: 6.2.
03/07: 5.3
06/07: 5.4
10/07: 5.3
05/08: 6.2 (right after dealing with shingles and bronchitis)  | 
