Just thought I would say HI. I Live in Australia and I had a lapband done nealry two years ago. I have had no luck with my band. I have only lost 10kg in this time. I am finding my band is either to tight and I vomit all the time or too loose and I am hungry and eating lagre meals. I went to see another surgeon for a second opinion and he wants to take my band out and do a gastric bypass. I was asking about the sleeve but he wont do one because I have had the band. He said that the band leves too much scar tissue and the chance of a leak is really high. Wow I have never even thought of having a bypass was a bit of a shock to me. Which I dont really know why because a sleeve is something pretty major. So I would love some imput or advice about he bypass good or bad thanks.

Choc, although the bypass is somewhat more invasive than the sleeve, the surgeries are similar in many ways. I never had the band but there are a number of folks on the forum that have had the band to bypass revision and I'm sure you'll get some good feedback. I'm 30 weeks out following the bypass and I can tell you without hesitation that I would do it again in a heartbeat. You won't be sorry!

I too have the band and will revise to rny. I didn't want the sleeve because of the possible reflux associated with it. I have terrible reflux with the band and they shouldn't be any with rny. Also, the sleeve is "newer" and I couldn't put my self through another " new" surgery. I'm going with what is tried and true. But there are several of us on here that ate banded and I'm sure they will chime in too. Welcome!

Welcome!

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