I had my GB on 7/24/08 and gained, then had the band over bypass 9/26/12

How is it going so far?

So far so good. It may be too early to tell. I'll keep you posted.

Out of curiosity, how is this thought to work? Did the gastric bypass portion stretch and this brings it back all together, or just extra reinforcement? My mom had gastric bypass too.

Out of curiosity' date=' how is this thought to work? Did the gastric bypass portion stretch and this brings it back all together, or just extra reinforcement? My mom had gastric bypass too.[/quote']

The band over bypass is meant put that reinforcement back in place. With the testing that my doctor did he found that my pouch had stretched causing the weight to creep back up.

Best wishes and continued success on the band. Please keep us informed.

That makes sense, thanks!

Opposite...Band April 2008, Bypass August 2011...due to band complications...down 75 lbs since revision and still slowly losing at a healthy rate. Gained all my weight lost (50 pounds) plus 30 pounds in two years after being banded. Regret neither surgery - banding isn't for everyone but neither is lapband. It is a personal choice and everyone is different. I wish you the best :-)

Good luck on your journey "JustFluffy" keep us posted on you progress.

I had the band and my bro had GB, did you stretch out the pouch by forcing too much food?

I would't say i was forcing food down, over the years the pouch stretches due to poor diet like eating pastas, bread, and not making good healthy food choices. Therefore the weight started creeping back up. Hope this answers your question...... good luck with your journey.

I would't say i was forcing food down, over the years the pouch stretches due to poor diet like eating pastas, bread, and not making good healthy food choices. Therefore the weight started creeping back up. Hope this answers your question...... good luck with your journey.

Thanks for answering that way i could tell my bro