sharon232

I'm 5'4" and I have a small frame....but I'm going to stop when I feel and look the best I can!

Garveydanielle : Mini gastric bypass is similar to roux en y bypass, where the stomach size is reduced; however, the intestinal bypass itself differs in that it only has one anastomosis vs 2 two. The studies show the results are similar to traditional rny, but with fewer surgical complications and faster recovery. It's still considered a newer surgery and not all docs are doing them yet.

sharon232 : Thanks for sharing your story. I'm also a nurse and really thought I'd done my homework when I chose the Lap-band, but at the time it really was pretty new and the studies didn't go beyond 5 years. Hence I couldn't have predicted my problems that started mainly at the 10 year mark. I agree there is a lot of fat phobia and bigotry out there and I've really become a champion of the fat activism movement. This especially salient for me as a health care professional and a nursing instructor in the BScN program. There is a lot of judgement and prejudice that occurs in health care and I make a point to speak out against it and model respectful care to all. Everyone has their own story.

Yes I am an essential oil user and I put a drop of lemon and drop of lavender in my humidifier connected to my cpap. I'm looking forward to continuing the healing process by these oils. It's fine

For me I chose a number that I know I will be comfortable with and be able to maintain. 150 puts me at about a size 10. It's still more then the "charts" tell me I would still be overweight. I don't see my able to go down to 130 or 140 where it says it would be "normal". I believe for me ecstatic if I can get down to 150. Any less than that would be a bonus

Hi all,
I'm having issues with my band and my doctor is saying we may need to remove it. If so the option is to either simply remove or to remove and if possible switch to a bypass. I'm very nervous and am wondering if anyone would be willing to share their experience?
A little background: I had my lapband in 2007 and for the first few years I did great. I lost 145 pounds. At about the 4 year mark I started having issues with heartburn and night cough (basically, I would wake up choking on fluid0 and had a series of unfills that put me at about 50% restriction. I've been there for awhile and over the last 6 years I've gained back about 100 lbs. However, after a cold in January I started having serious issues. I could eat food, but when I would drink fluids without food they would get stuck above the band and I was again waking up choking. Doctor did a complete unfill last week and I am feelig better. She wants me to wait 2 months with NO fill so I can heal some, and then we can try small refills to see if I can g3t restriction again without the issues. She is doubtful of success and wants me to start thinking about if it fails do we remove or do we remove and convert to Bypass.
For those of you who chose the conversation, what helped you make that decision? And, how has life with Bypsass been different than with the band? I really appreciate any insight anyone can share!
Lori