Band to bypass stories?

Anyone care to share their experience? The good the bad and the ugly?

 

I banded 6 years ago, and did well with it until it broke, and started leaking.  I thought my good habits would carry me through, but after a year, and half my weight back, I decided to have it removed and did rny bypass just 2 months ago.  I know about ten people that banded in the past 6 years since I did it, and only 1 of them has not had problems, all the others either had the band leak, slip or erode into the stomach, and all had to have it removed.  I know two people who chose to replace it , only to have complications again, so I chose to b ypass as I did not want  another band in,, and luckily my insurance allowed it since my first method failed, and I also developed a bleeding esophogeal ulcer due to it,  It is too early out to know if I will be as successful with this choice in life.  The first month was NO fun.  I wasn't drinking enough fluids, and developed a kidney stone, which was horribly painful, a vist to the ER, a CT scan to find the stone, then passing it two weeks later.   I guess we are more prone to them after surgery, but no one told me that ahead of time.  I am now more diligent about my fluid intake.  The doctor also cut my calcium a bit, and asked me to take calcium citrate, not calcium caltrate in case that had a bearing on kidney stone development.   This second  month was better and each day a bit easier to figure out , what works and what doesn't.  Everyone is different, but I am happy that I can eat some of the things I could not as a bander,  I don't constrict, choke up, slime out   food if I eat slow, and what I am suppose to.  It is not as much of struggle, and I am pleased just to be able to taste things, and not eat a lot  ot it.  Your pouch will let you know when you are full,   and it doesn't take long.  Of course, time will tell, and I am not there yet.   just my input.   Good luck with your decision

 

Thanks for ur response and the heads up about the fluid intake!! Good luck on the rest of ur journey.

Many banded patients convert to either bypass or sleeve.  Go to the revision board.  Ask there you will get a better response.

Thx for ur response as well but i cross posted this on the revision board as well.  That board is kind of slow and it seems like most Lapband to,rny (which I will be) are here, but thx anyway.

I am a new revision only a week and a half post RNY. So far my recovery with this has been easier. :P  I could wait to get rid of my band. :P Do you have any specific questions?  Sydney

Well, I kind of wanted to know: if people felt it was worth it? How much weight lost?  Starting/current weight? How many made it to goal? I know it's an individual experience, so I was just wanted people to freestyle, what their experience has been, and what, if anything they'd do differently......

My stories pretty long, the short of its above my ticker, the long of its on my profile- mine so far falls under the ugly BUT will end in the good!!( I have to be positive)
Good luck with your revision

On my way to check out ur profile, thx!

OMG! Scarlet, i just read ur story, I'm sooo sorry this happened to u. I hope everything is going well or u now. Continue to be positive and good luck to u as well!