Lap Band Vs RNY

Hello I am an egyptian living in germany (married to a german). i am 32 yrs and i have 2 kids (3yrs & 18 mnths).i was always fat but after the 2 pregnancies i gained 50 pounds which i didnt lose till now.i am currenty 260 pounds. i went to a consultant here in germany and he suggested for mr the gastric bypass (RNY, right?!). I was in sachsenhausen/frankfurt. yet when i read about it and the lapband, i know that RNY u lose more weight in less time but i am afriad of the surgery and i dont want to be taking vitamins and minerlas my whole life! the doctor told me with the lapband, i can lose maximum about 60 pounds. is that true?! i need ur opinion as i dont know anyone who did the lapband or the rny! i c that most of u had rny! why did u go for rny and not lapband?! thx

Hello well I have also an RNY. My insurance is not paying for a lapband so I had no other choice but even if i had I would never get a Band . i heard so much bad thinks about it abd I do want to lose weight for sure so the only thing for me was the RNY. Anyway I am a sweet eater so the Lapband would not even be a good idea. If I would be u I would talk to prof. Weiner about your concern and ask him what he think. But Like I said i would not make an Lapband but that is just me .

I am going to try and give you the info the way I understand it.......lapband allows you to eat sugar which is BAD!!!! With Gastric bypass you HAVE to change the way you eat for life. This works better for me cause I want this to be a permenant weight loss. The Band does not allow you to lose as much weight and you may have to go get it adjusted several times. Just read as much as you can . Vitamins for the rest of my life is a great trade off from being able to get heavy again. Danielle 260-160!!!!

Hi there, I had rny because I was told it was the 'gold standard' of WLS. I really wanted something that was really going to work for the rest of my life. I felt that I could get around the lapband, by eating sweets and greasy foods. You can't with RNY!! And taking vitamins is really no big deal, its worth it!! Let me know how you do, Jackie

I also live in Germany and had a lap band put in in 1997 (Prof. Dr. Weiner) I couldnt eat anything but soups so I lost 70 pounds in about a year.In 1998 I had to have surgery again because my stomach slipped out of the pouch and then I slowly started to gain everything back.....YO YO effect WITH band! I kept getting sicker...sleep apnea, Diabetes, just had a heart attack 4 months sgao and since 3 weeks I am also on an oxygen machine. I went to see the Prof. again (he is one of the best doctors in the world) and he said that I should get the RNY or else I wont live my longer. I am only 44 years old and the single Mom of an 11 year old boy. He was sitting next to me when the Prof. told me this. I am soooo very scraed but I have no choice! Where do you live? I live near Darmstadt....