Alex Brecher

Roux-n-Y gastric bypass surgery can help obese individuals lose a significant amount of weight in a short period of time. During the first year after their Roux-n-Y procedure, many patients lose 1 to 3 pounds per week or more than 40 percent of their body weight to get started on the journey to a healthy weight. Within a few years, however, you may start to feel that your progress is slowing. For many patients, a Lap Band after having a gastric bypass can put you back on the right path to a healthy lifestyle. Review of the Roux-n-Y Procedure In Roux-n-Y bariatric surgery, the surgeon makes your stomach smaller by creating a small pouch of about 1 to 2 ounces. The surgeon sews the top of your small intestine to the small pouch, thereby bypassing the remainder of your original stomach pouch. When combined with lifestyle changes, a successful surgery can help you lose 60 to 70 percent of your original body weight within 5 to 15 years. However, 15 percent of Roux-n-Y procedures are not considered successful because patients do not end up losing the amount of weight they had hoped for. How Does a Lap Band after Gastric Bypass Work? A laparoscopic band, or Lap Band, is a possibility for Roux-n-Y patients who have seen their weight loss slow or even reverse. A Band over Bypass, or BOB, describes the process of putting in an adjustable band in patients who have had Roux-n-Y patients. The surgeon needs to make only small incisions in the wall of your abdomen in order to insert the inflatable band. The band restricts your stomach size by cutting off the lower part of the stomach so that the upper pouch is smaller. Similar to Roux-n-Y, this helps you feel full faster. A BOB is minimally invasive and does not require changes to the work done in the earlier Roux-n-Y procedure. Why It Works A Roux-n-Y procedure is good for rapid results, but some patients need a little more help to maintain their weight loss. Modifications in your diet and exercise routines are crucial for long-term success in controlling your weight, and the Lap Band helps you focus on these lifestyle changes. Years after the early effects of a Roux-n-Y surgery have worn off, the BOB procedure can safely get you back on track to following the diet and exercise program that can keep up your weight loss and improve your health. Band over Bypass in the News: Carnie Wilson Television host and singer Carnie Wilson, age 44, is a recent example of a patient who had a Lap Band after gastric bypass. Wilson had struggled with her weight for years, and had tried many diets without long-term success. In 1999, weighing nearly 300 pounds, Wilson underwent Roux-n-Y surgery in an effort to improve her health and save her career. She lost 150 pounds, but eventually returned to yo-yo dieting. In January of 2012, she had Lap Band put in. Wilson hopes that her Band over Bypass procedure will be her permanent solution to good health and control of her weight. The Weight Loss Surgery Foundation of America supports her decision to rededicate herself to a healthy lifestyle. Making the Decision If you’re a Roux-n-Y patient whose weight loss has stalled or been reversed, you might be a good candidate for a BOB. The lap band is an outpatient procedure that takes only about 40 minutes. A study published in the journal Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases found very few complications and an average weight loss of 47 percent of excess weight at the five-year mark. After following a very rigid post-op diet for about five weeks, you’ll be ready for your new, lifetime program. Your plan will include three small meals per day, nutritious foods, 30 minutes of exercise most days of the week and plenty of water.

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Pretty odd! Can you restart the app and tray again please ?

Hey!! Good to hear from you You are VERY welcome. If it wasn't for members like yourself, we wouldn't have a VST. Shhhhh, let's not jinx my luck with the band. So far so good - for me.

This was fixed last night. In the future, please use the contact us link at the bottom of the page to report any site issues. We weren't aware of this problem until someone notified us. I don't have the chance to read every single thread posted here

The issue should be resolved now

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Which browser as well as browser version are you gals using please ?

Hi, There's no need for you to set up an account on VST, you can log in over there with the same credentials you log in at over here.

Sorry, groups isn't supported on the ipad app as of yet.

Carnie Wilson was on the Today Show this morning. Here's the link to the video. I liked her comments about why she got the Lap Band, overall a very positive message!

Not at all, I have an iphone and ipod. Double click on the home button, do you see apps pop up from the bottom of the screen ?

Go back to the Homescreen, double click the home button which will launch the app manager. Press & hold on any app in there & then press the minus sign on which app you want to shut down. When you go back to the app it will be restarted rather than resumed.

Can you restart the app please and see if you still have that problem ?

Push notifications aren't the greatest at the moment. We're working on this and hope to have a fix for it shortly.

I hope you gals have the LapBandTalk app on your phones

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Take a peek in the Patients tab in the site navigation. You'll see two options: Upcoming Surgeries and Upcoming Anniversaries Is this what you're referring to ? Would you like to see them displayed differently ?

Yes, you're correct. This is a limitation of the mobile app.

You beat me to the punch! She's the new Lap band spokesperson. You should be seeing and hearing quite a bit from her over he next few months.

I'm a HUGE Chobani Greek yogurt fan!

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