Heather RN Chambers

Which procedure are you hoping to have done? I have my consulting appointment Friday Jan15th but my surgery won’t be until March or early April. I have to build some more PDO.

Thank you so much. I struggle with GERD as well. I’ve been flip flopping between the sleeve and mini bypass. I am from Nacogdoches, Tx. I appreciate hearing your story.

I an new to the forum and I have decided to have the gastric sleeve. My concern is that I originally had a lap band placed 14 years ago. I lost 80 pounds then I got pregnant with my third child. After his birth, the band never worked correctly again. I ended up having it surgically removed in 2011. I used Dr Nirmal Jayaseelan to remove my band but he is pretty far away from Nacogdoches, Tx. I am looking for someone closer to home to perform the procedure and am wondering if my failed band surgery will be a problem in regards to having this procedure. Any thoughts?

I’m a previous lap-band patient gone haywire, thus causing it to be removed several years ago so I’m larger now than when I had it placed. I’m going to have surgery. Researching options and costs right now. How many of you would recommend the mini bypass? If so, why and is there a difference in percentage of weight lost and cost? I know that it has less chance of surgical complications. Thanks in advance.

Thank you! I literally just asked another question on this forum to the bypass group if they could get the mini vs the RNY would they and why. I appreciate this. I hate to hear that this is limited in the states though. I really don’t want to travel outside fir my procedure due to my history of prior complications.

@glorious release is that Lindstrom Obesity Advocates just for BCBS?