phowell

I know a couple of people that had the RNY and one of them had her stomach stapled first and then had to have it done a second time and now she is larger than ever. The other gal had her RNY done 6 years ago and started to gain weight about a year and a half out. Now she tries to tell me it is normal to gain up to 20 lbs back. She also cannot drink milk anymore because it has too much sugar, her hair is falling out and her skin is really dry because she isn't absorbing the nutrients she needs. I have been looking into banding for 3 years and it has mostly been positive. It is reversible (RNY is not) and it is adjustable FOREVER. RNY is not. If you stretch your stomach back out with RNY, that is it. You are back to where you started. I didn't want to take that chance. I need something that will be with me for the long haul. It is definitely your decision, though.

Hope all goes well. I am still waiting for my surgery date, but I go in tomorrow for an ultrasound of my gallbladder and my stomach scope....only a few more steps to go! GOOD LUCK!

I am new to this site, and am hoping to be banded within abou the next month. I thought it was hard here to have to go through everything. The dietician visits, the exercise classes, and the counseling...but hopefully I won't have to deal with all of that. It is bad enough that I have to talk my boss into letting me have time off for it, but to deal with all of that would be ridiculous! I work at the hospital as a CT tech and I know that this hospital is nothing like the last one I worked for. We always had to make patients first (at the other one) no matter what. If we were rude (employee or not) we didn't even get a second chance--we were fired. Sounds to me like they could use some of that!! Keep us posted!