Question:
LAPRASCOPIC BANDING? Anyone ever heard of this proceedure?
I was just referred to UC Davis and they told me along with the fact that I can have a consult until April of 2002 that they are changing their proceedure to a Laprascopic Banding proceedure...has anyone had this and what is it? — Kenneth C. (posted on August 8, 2001)
August 8, 2001
thats the famous Lapband... an alternative to VBG... its only a restrictive
procedure, not malabsorptive if you have a lot of weight to loose it may be
very hard and long. the Lapband have been aopprove by the FDA late this
past june and its widely use in europe.
— carou1313
August 8, 2001
AHH, the band is appropiate for some. I picked the rny so I would dump, but
it turns out I dont dump. So nothing is guaranteed. Band loss is slow in
comparison with bypass but will likely replace the VBG. Average loss 50% of
what your overweight by. Yahoo has a bandsters group of friendly folks. Its
appropiate for some....
— bob-haller
August 8, 2001
I had the LapBand surgery this April.
I've been very pleased. I've already lost nearly 50% of my excess weight
already, so that figure that another poster wrote about is totally untrue.
(Maybe he had old data).
The band has been used in Europe for more than 15 years, and has recently
been fully approved by the FDA. It's a great procedure for the appropriate
candidate. The overall loss rate is actually within 5% of bypass rates, but
the SPEED is slower, because the LapBand is not malabsorptive.
If you have a BMI of 70, or have 300# or more to lose--- I can easily see
why patients would choose the Duodenal Switch or RnY.
I honestly don't quite understand the person who posted twice to tell a
story about some woman at a support group.
If you think you need the built-in "food cop" aspect of dumping,
or if you need the malabsorptive aspect of RnY then by all means, get a RnY
bypass--- it's a great operation.
The LapBand patient who gave the inches she lost probably was lighter than
the RnY patients, and therefore had less to lose. That's true for me, as my
lower BMI means I will NEVER stand up at a meeting and announce I lost
200#.
In any case, learn more about the lap band with research, online, or your
surgeon. NOT through third-hand stories from people who didn't even half
the operation or know more about it.
— S. S.
August 8, 2001
I had the lapband done in March and I have lost 57pds since that day. I
have been very happy with my band, personally for me I think it is the best
procedure.
— carolyn W.
August 22, 2001
I was banded 2/27/01 and to date I have lost 94 lbs. My start
ing weight was 404.3. Yes it will take me longer than
those who have had the gastric bypass to loose all the weight
I want. But I am patient. In Europe the stats are 79 to 98 % of
your excess weight lost and less than 1/2 of one % revisions.
Not bad.
For most of the rest of the world one version or the other of the
Lap-Band is becoming the standard.
— Patricia H.
March 6, 2005
I would hate for someone to be discouraged by people that have not had
success. For me the lap band was GREAT! I lost my goal amount of 115 lbs.
in 10 months, and that was 2 years ago. It was the best decision I ever
made. I've seen people gain weight back with the bypass faster. I haven't
gained any weight, and the side effects were very minimal. Good luck in
whatever you choose.
— Jacquie D.
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