HAS ANY ONE WENT FROM RYN TO LAP BAND

GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE

Has anyone gone from RYN to Lap Band and have any problem or been successful?

Thanks

It is not uncommon to have a band placed over a bypass if the bypass alone is insufficient. Look up BOB - band over bypass. Success rates vary. Heathercross on here is very successful, others aren't! Some people now have bands put in at the same time as the original bypass operation. 

Thank you Kate. I will go over there and post my message so i ask more questions. Have a great day.

You would probably be a million times better off long term if you got your RNY (Roux-en-Y) revised to a full duodenal switch.  This is by no means an easy task.  You would need an extreme RNY to DS revision expert (my doc is one in NYC). 

The most successful RNY to LapBand that I knew of and admired  had to have emergency surgery because of the band (she raved about the band for years and her story seems like the most horrific story I have read about the band so far).  You can find her on the other board.  She went by the name LisaBreeze (Something like that).  She now has converted to a full DS.

Good luck!

L

Thank you Zee

I will look into that and talk to my doctor on my visit in December.

Everyone that I know with a band over their bypass has had to have it removed a few short years later.  Some with massive and severe consequences.  It doesn't last forever but it does cause forever damage possibly preventing you from getting an actual fix to the problem.

I've know several who have good luck with Band over Bypass.  It's becoming routine enough that OH might want to consider a separate surgery forum for it.

Airhead also had massive problems with erosion and a host of other issues.

A bob really is a short term fix to a lifelong problem.  I honestly haven't seen anyone keep their band over their bypass for long.