Suz

Hello fellow Michigander, If I did not have IBS I would have had the RNY because I need a lot of help getting off my sugar addiction. After RNY you can't eat sugar without getting really sick and with IBS it would be worse because it would be near impossible to avoid dehydration. There's a lot of folks who after a few years don't dump so bad and that's exactly why they gain the weight back. If I had gone through all the suffering of a RNY and got through my window of oportunity weight loss stage I'd be damned if I'd try to see if I could eat stuff I know I shouldn't and haven't missed just to defeat the purpose of the surgery. All that pain and money and insurance problems for what? an ice cream cone! Well enough of that, does the band cause any dumping syndrome? Why do you have to worry about protein if there's no malabsortion? Is it ok to follow the South Beach Diet after you can eat solids again? What about meds, I'm on a lot of meds that probably will still be neccesary after being banded, will I be able to take those without crushing ? What about the long acting meds ?

Hi, I'm new here, my name is Suz. When my niece had gastric bypass 3 years ago I began thinking about doing it myself. I changed my mind for and against probably a hundred times. My brother had gastric bypass about 20 years ago and has gained back almost all the weight he lost, he's an idiot. My niece who was just as big as Carnie Wilson is now a size 8 and has not gained any weight in 3 years. My sister-in-law had RNY and looks great after 2 years. I decided to research WLS in earnest about 5 months ago. First my PCP was not on the same page so I found a new one. Where I live there aren't a lot of choices so it took me 2 months to find a new PCP. But this guy is on the ball. I've already had my sleep study, blood work, and first surgical consult. The surgeon said I was a poor candidate for bypass because I have Irritable bowel syndrome. So now I'm looking into lap band. I've read posts on lots of WLS boards. I've heard lots of good stories and lots of bad stories.I went to a RNY seminar when I was thinking about that, and now I am registered for a lap band seminar. I still don't know what to do, risk the RNY and hope my IBS won't object, or have the lap band and lose weight slowly. Please help. Sorry for rambling. Suz