Gastric byp?

I have had a gastric byp. It has been 3 months ago and I have lost 70lbs. But I am not at my goal weight yet. The way I started is I asked my coworkers about it. There are lots of people at work who had it done. The people at work were able to reccomend a doctor to me. A good source for doctors is a href="http://www.obesityhelp.com." rel="nofollow"http://www.obesityhelp.com./a They have reviews of doctors and also a forum that tells you the expirences that people have had with different insurance companies. I went to a seminar with my doctor. They tell you what the surgery does and the risks. They also give you information about insurance requirements. I had to go on a medically supervised diet and have a psychological exam before I could have surgery. I had the operation and it was the worst pain ever. I was in the hospital 4 days and I had to stay with my parents for a week after the surgery. But its much better now. The operation made my stomach smaller, so I can only eat very small amounts of food. Eating is not as much fun as it was before the operation though. If you eat sugar, you start feeling sick really quickly. Fat makes you sick too. Sometimes, especially when I eat meat, food gets stuck. It is very uncomfortable. You cannot eat and drink at the same time either. And you still have to watch the fat and calories and excercise. The surgery is just a tool that makes it easier. I would reccomend the surgery. I would reccomend it overr the lap band. The lapband does not make you malabsorb food, it just makes your stomach smaller. So if you have the lap band, you have to follow a more strict diet than the gastric byp. If you have the gastric byp, if you eat sugary and fatty foods, you will get very sick. I have had an aunt who had the lap band and she lost lots of weight. Her band slipped and she got very sick. They removed the band and she gained all the weight back. She is now looking into having the gastric byp. I live in Texas. I have seen people with Texas Medicare get it. But this was 3 years ago. I do not know if they allow it now. I hope it helps.