Pinkgirl1234

When they took out the band did you have to stay overnight?

I have been miserable with this band since day one .I had it in 2004...lost 35 pounds and now right back to where I started.....Up until this week I have been trying to talk myself into the sleeve but after My upper GI today...the radiologist showed me my reflux on real time and that it!! I want a revision to the RNY...no more hesitating....I want the "Gold Standard".No more quick fixes...I can't afford ulcreration or sleeve leakage and I need to lose about 125 pounds...Bypass please.

Just had mine done this morning.....Upper GI with barium swallow...Amazing!

I have been miserable with this band since day one .I had it in 2004...lost 35 pounds and now right back to where I started.....Up until this week I have been trying to talk myself into the sleeve but after My upper GI today...the radiologist showed me my reflux on real time and that it!! I want a revision to the RNY...no more hesitating....I want the "Gold Standard".No more quick fixes...I can't afford ulcreration or sleeve leakage and I need to lose about 125 pounds...Bypass please.

The band has to go...they should take it off the market!!!

I have decided to go for the bypass.I am not cutting my stomach.It has been through too much band torture.I want a revision to the "Gold Standard"that's it.

I was initially going with the sleeve but now I have finally made up my mind.The revision to bypass is the way for me.This lap and has caused me problems for 11 years .I am revising to the "Gold Standard"....plain and simple.....want the band out!

Thanks for all of the support...I am going with the Bypass...I have a hiatal hernia,dial aged duct at the tail of my pancreas due to difficulty with my removed gallstones and the reflux in my stomach is out of control....No one is cutting my stomach after what I have put it through with the band....Next week is my endoscopy.I am building a case for a revision ...hopefully insurance will pay.

I am hoping to get insurance to pay for a revision ....so far hiatal hernia....co morbities,regain of weight ,port pain,throwing up,PCOS,Post Metatastic breast cancer.....gained too much weight after chemo...high cholesterol,metformin....insulin resistance ...I desperately need a revision!!!!

Tomorrow upper GI series with barium.,2 weeks endoscopy...had the CT scan in the ER the found a small hiatal hernia....my gears is really bad so I have to keep an open mind...maybe bypass is for me....it's all on the table.

Ulcerative sleeves in something few discuss ...,

Not in my plan horizon NJ Health

If you feel it getting worse go to the ER..,they will have to at least do a CT scan..,.,worried about leakage..,don't be afraid to just go!

I am a bread addict...lapband has no control on my pasta and bread cravings....giving up those carbs are great!!!Upside of WLS

This is a post by one of our fellow members in another post..I must say she makes a lot of sense and I am keeping my options open.....to revision to bypass....it is something I have to consider because the lapband has done a number on me.....endoscopy and upper GI will tell me all I need to know I had the exact same experience as you. I had my heart set on the sleeve and was told and shown all the data on revisions because of redux/Gerd. I had a little more time than you so I ended up going to see another gastroenterologist for a second opinion. My fear had everything to do with the idea that bypass might be more invasive and the malabsorption concerns. Everyone tried scaring me out of moving forward. My bariatric specialist asked me the following questions: 1. Why do you have the opinion that bypass is more invasive that sleeve. I responded be caused of the rerouting. She reminded me that to remove 85 percent is very invasive. Bypass is the gold standard of WLS. People who go thru the sleeve and suffer from Gerd after usually end up revising to bypass. Bypass is in fact reversible. Once your stomach is gone, you cannot get it back. 2. What about the malabsorption scares you, after all it is designed to help you lose more weight. I responded with some of the horror stories about people who didn't get their proper Vitamins. She educated me about why malabsorption is a good thing and as long as I take my supplements: multi Vitamin, Calcium, Vitamin D and B12 and follow up with labs to check progress, I won't have any problems. By the way, with the band and the sleeve you have to take supplements and go have labs regularly as well. After that one session with her and lots of time on line, I was feeling so much better about having WLS overall. I got excited, I was not scared any longer and I knew my success was completely up to me. By the way, I have not had 1 episode of reflux nor have I had to take any meds for it since 30 days post op, no more type 2 diabetes, no more high cholesterol, no more high blood pressure, no more sleep apnea, and last but the most important, no more stage 3 kidney disease. Don't be afraid, do some research if you need to. See if you can get in sooner and talk to a bariatrician if you are worried. You have worked way too hard to get to this place and you have to already know that the diet yo yo thing will only cost you more time lost down the road. Haven't you been there already?

Dr. Ku?What is the first name?

Dr.Adam Goldstein.I am in N J.Where did you have surgery?

I must say I have a cousin who was tipping the scales at about 600 pounds.He is bright and a computer genius.Hos weight never seemed to bother him because he was always popular and active involved in lots of social affairs.He traveled for business and they had to purchase 2 to 3 seats...no problem the company made accommodations because he is a valuable asset.....he became ill....legs swelling and was hospitalized for a week....undisclosed....then about 5 years ago his mom told me she was visiting him in the hospital I thought oh no he is in there hospital again....heart?Definitely weight related and a cause for concern....but this was different...he was in for 5 days because he had bypass surgery....WOW!!!!!All I could think was hey he finally did something.....5 years later he is literally half his size and a different man!!!!Yes he is a big man but wow he is at the gym.....he is traveling...on Facebook...I see his meals....very Paleo....and he is living life like a boss...no problems....

djmohr, The more I think about it the more I have to say...wha5 you just said makes perfect damn sense...if I had gotten the bypass in the first place I would not be dealing with this ridiculousness with this band...For one thing the thought of fill and unfil is really beginning to give me stress.my acid reflux is out of control and I barf all the damn time....if I go for WLS why not go for the one that you lose the most weight...."The research is there...l really need to consider this...your doctor is right...once your stomach is gone it's done....on other blogs a lot of sleeves are complaining that after 5 years they are regaining and pouches are stretch.RNY has the history to back up its findings.....I know me....tired of whada ,should....when that Gherlin hormone comes back after 18 months then mmm....got to think this thing out.

I am scheduled for an upper Fi with Barium,Endoscopy ...had a CAT scan that showed a mild hiatal hernia....sick all the time especially at night I feel the band clenching...I awaken in pain or gasping....I need this revision to sleeve or bypass...not sure if it is the sleeve because I have to see what the results of these tests unveil....the band is a nightmare...it will cause mild to severe damage long term...believe me....

Thanks..slaw a gastro doc.....he has scheduled upper GI barium and endoscopy....will see what happens.I just found out I have a small hiatal hernia..l am compiling it all for a revision...sleeve or bypass .

Yay! congratulations

Oh boy...see your doctor immediately

Thanks Tazi I hate the office and find her lax....they are not organized and EVA is useless.I really want Dr.Neff but boy is he booked up.

This is helpful.The sleeve is irreversible and leakage is very dangerous.On other forums and blogs.I see people complaining years later that they wish they had gotten the bypass because the gherelin returned and they were regaining.I can't go through a third surgery...this revision from the band has got to be it.Sort of leaning to the bypass.