Just been thinking about this again, Rolanda, and if with like me, Tony was suggesting that you may not be ready for surgery but would be suitable for the balloon (after some therapy) then he isn't totally ruling out the surgery.
He's using it with me as a staged approach to surgery - if I can lose weight with the balloon, cope with restriction and handle my emotions without the need to turn to food then these are good signs for the bypass surgery - should I decide that I still want to go ahead with it after six months with the balloon.
If I can't or don't lose weight with the balloon, or don't like the restriction or can't find other ways to cope emotionally then its likely that I will need to accept that surgery might not be for me and will need to work further with Tony on self-esteem and other issues.
It sounds like he's going down the same track with you so don't lose hope, the surgery is not totally out of the picture.
Hope this helps.
he's a complete tit ive met you and ya entitled to this just as the rest of us are and ya reasons are very valid for wanting wls, he's an opinionated, anti wls pratt ! x 
Not really ... I am from Sheffield & have not had to go within a mile of a psycologist. I was asked pertinent questions at my first appointment with the surgeon but that was as far as it went. It really is about time the whole country followed the same guidelines 
