how many people wish they would have had rny instead?

ddematteis
on 7/2/12 5:09 pm - FL

how many people wish they would have had rny instead of the lapband?

SueBee01
on 7/2/12 5:11 pm - Orange Park, FL

Lap Band on 01/30/12 with

Hard to answer if you don't have it. I am happy with my band choice.

Sue

cheynne03
on 7/2/12 5:18 pm - West Monroe, LA

Lap Band on 04/22/08 with

Even if I had never had the lapband I dont think I would have had the RNY. Nothing against the surger just not a direction I was willing to take.

                S 254/C168/G150
          "Patience is the companion of wisdom." St. Augustine

Nic M
on 7/2/12 5:18 pm

I wish I had had no WLS, actually. The more I research all the available options, the more it scares me.

I did have the band, which turned out to be a colossal nightmare, but I am not convinced that RnY would have been better for me, honestly.

All of the options have pros and cons... I guess it's just a matter of deciding what you are prepared to deal with?

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Heather :o)
on 7/2/12 5:54 pm

I am 8 yrs post op, I have seen a lot of regain with RNY. My regret is I didnt know of VSG when I had surgery bc thats the route I would have went.

Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense. - Buddha

Jo 1962
on 7/2/12 6:11 pm - NearHouston, TX

Lap Band on 08/25/10 with

I'm happy with my lapband too but even if I wasn't, Rny is not something I would ever want.

5.50 cc in a 10cc lapband (four fills) 1 unfill of .5cc on 5/24/2011.
.5 fill March 2012. unfill of .25cc May 2012.

Jost Dreams
on 7/2/12 6:24 pm

I had the lap band for 5 years before it slipped and was removed via emergency surgery. I've had the RnY for 10 months and it is much better than the band. I wish that I'd gone with the RnY originally. Two surgeries would have not been necessary along with 4 yrs of pain.

BuckeyeGirl
on 7/2/12 6:38 pm - MO

VSG on 12/01/10 with

I'm glad I didn't have RNY, but I wish I had skipped the lap band and started with the VSG. I wouldn't have wasted as much time being fat.

Best,
Lindsey

kathkeb
on 7/2/12 7:05 pm

REALIZE Band on 06/05/09 with

Not me.

I am happy with my band ---- and would consider VSG if I ever lose my band and find that I cannot maintain a healthy weight without another surgery.

Personally, RNY and malabsorption are outside of my comfort zone.
I don't have diabetes ---- or any other co-morbidities.

Kath

Cheryl N.
on 7/2/12 8:55 pm - Des Moines, WA

Revision on 08/01/11 with

People can regain with ANY type of WLS due to not working the program.
I gained weight on band.

I had the band, then got rid of it and went RNY. Wish I had done the RNY in the first place.

246 in Dec 2008 before banded 1/28/09 at 215 lbs, band crapped 9/09 at 170 lbs and struggled with it and regained to 203 revised to bypass on 8/1/11 and am very happy.

S M
on 7/2/12 9:34 pm

REALIZE Band on 05/28/10 with

RNY was never an option for me....

Empty 11cc band. Fill 8/10/10 3cc Fill 3/1/11 .5cc total unfill 6/12/12 slightly dilated esophagus, 7/17/12 UGI shows improved motility, no dilation. GES 2/21/13 normal, except for food backing up into esophagus, manometry 4/9/13 severe achalasia, motility 0% consult with Dr Pellegrini 5/30 to determine surgical plan

Hislady
on 7/2/12 9:57 pm - Vancouver, WA

Lap Band on 10/19/07 with

I also wouldn't have gone RNY but would definaltely have gone with the VSG instead of the band. I regret ever having the band, biggest mistake in my whole life! But not interested in a malabsorbtive surgery like RNY or DS.

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He who can't be Named
on 7/3/12 11:04 am

While I'm quite bitter about my band experience, I would not like the RNY either.

I do wish I'd have researched more, and been aware of the sleeve or DS.

Some times dingle berries are the lowest hanging fruit.

adorkbl
on 7/3/12 11:22 am

Lap Band on 01/17/08 with

Not me. I could have had RNY covered by my old insurance... but I was not comfortable with the procedure. Still am not. So I opted to self pay for lapband.

I am relatively happy with my decision to have the band. I am not where I thought I would be by now... but I am still working on it. Bumps and all.

I would be more apt to revise to VSG.

01|17|08 lap band 08|12|08 gallbladder 01|17|11 port replacement
07|09|12 hiatal hernia repair & band repositioning

justjudy
on 7/3/12 2:40 pm - Canton, MI

Lap Band on 05/25/07 with

Knowing what I know now, and had any other oprions been available to me, I would have had a sleeve.

If my band ever needs to come out now, I would consider the sleeve or a RNY, with sleeve as the first option.

Judy
Progress, not perfection

crystal M.
on 7/3/12 3:37 pm - Joliet, IL

REALIZE Band on 03/24/09 with

It really depends on the day and mood I'm in. There are times I think it would have been a better choice. But it all worked out for me in the end...I lost 154lbs.

shawniece101
on 7/3/12 10:44 pm - Baltimore, MD

Lap Band on 01/28/11 with

I like the band because it almost forces you to replace bad habits with good ones in order to be successful. Where I see people that have the bypass and other surgeries living the same lifestyle they were prior to surgery. At the end of the day weight loss is weight loss, regardless of the method...who am i to judge? But I have to say if I would have not had such a difficult time losing the weight so slowly like i am...I probably would not make the lifesyle changes that I am making now.
If anything i wish i could have made these changes by myself without wls intead of wishing for a more drastic surgery.

Zee Starrlite
on 7/5/12 7:42 am

VSG on 06/06/11 with

No free ride with any surgeries! You get what you put in especially long-term. No one, I repeat, no one gets to see the Wizard if they don't change their food selections, amounts, and adopt a body movement routine.

Many Blessings Shawniece

Laylah

3/30/2005 Lap Band installed 12/20/2010 Lap Band REMOVED
6/6/2011 Vertical SLEEVE Gastrectomy

shawniece101
on 7/5/12 1:29 pm - Baltimore, MD

Lap Band on 01/28/11 with

I do believe that some surgeries require more of a lifestyle change to initially lose weight. I agree that in order to see long term results with any surgery lifestyle changes have to be made. With the gastric bypass malnutrition does play a huge part in intial weight loss so i do think that is is of greater assitance to those that have chosen that route. I have known people that have lost a signficant amount of weight with rny that did not work out of change the foods that they choose to eat; however, they regained their weight. Where as if i do not work out of eat right I will not lose anything, I will actually gain weight. So i am not saying that its a free ride, but i do think that regardless with rny u will see results wether you workout or change your food chooses, far as short term results are concerned.

MsBatt
on 7/8/12 9:37 am

DS on 12/11/03 with

On July 5, 2012 at 1:29 PM Pacific Time, shawniece101 wrote:

I do believe that some surgeries require more of a lifestyle change to initially lose weight. I agree that in order to see long term results with any surgery lifestyle changes have to be made. With the gastric bypass malnutrition does play a huge part in intial weight loss so i do think that is is of greater assitance to those that have chosen that route. I have known people that have lost a signficant amount of weight with rny that did not work out of change the foods that they choose to eat; however, they regained their weight. Where as if i do not work out of eat right I will not lose anything, I will actually gain weight. So i am not saying that its a free ride, but i do think that regardless with rny u will see results wether you workout or change your food chooses, far as short term results are concerned.

With the gastric bypass malnutrition does play a huge part in intial weight loss

Let's HOPE not!

There's a huge difference betwee malnutrition and malabsorption. Many MO people are actually malnourished, due to poor food choices. The malabsorptive forms of WLS (RNY/gastric bypass and the DS/duodenal switch) cause malabsorption of some calories, but they don't cause malnutrition---poor food choices do that.

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how many people wish they would have had rny instead?