Question:
RNY with or without a Fobi ring?

What are surgeons saying about the usage of the Fobi ring? I know the reasons the Fobi ring is preferred by some surgeons. I would like to know what your surgeon said that made you not decide to have the Fobi ring.    — blong (posted on February 10, 2002)

February 10, 2002
My original RNY was issued without any ring. When my staple line disrupted, I had choices again and more education by then. I had seen many rings erode by that time and have to be surgically removed. While I liked the THEORY of the ring, I did not choose one for myself, because of the body's strong desire to normalize. I figured if it had disrupted the staple line, my chances were pretty high that it would reject, eject or try to absorb a ring. So, I elected not to do it. NOW I find out that one of my docs has developed a new technique to help the stoma NOT constrict and it also works to help it NOT stretch. So, I am hoping that no more mechanical failures will occur.
   — vitalady

February 13, 2002
My surgeon put a "Fobi ring" around my exit hole from the new stomach restricting it to about the size of an M&M. He, however, made this out of my own "gristle" as he called it. I doubt my body would react adversely to this. It's been almost 2 years since my surgery and I've done very well.
   — Cindy H.