Band to RNY....Failure to Success?

[ColoradoChick 33]

My surgery is scheduled. Now for the worry part....will this work? I pray this is the answer after this darn band! 5 years of trying to make it work, vomiting, stuck, pain, sliming....horrible. I hope to meet some longer term revisionistas who can tell me this works! This will finally help me!

[bkmom30 3]

The other side has it complications, but it is so worth it. I thankfully?!? don't get dumping very often. Tomato Soup did it ( I didn't even THINK to check sugar content) and I had a sweet bread that did me in! I didn't faint just rapid heartbeat and a bit dizzy.

Ask any questions:-)

[ColoradoChick 33]

Thanks! I am cautiously optimistic that this revision will work for me. I am a bit scared about dumping syndrome. I need to research to find out what is going on to make you feel that way? It sounds awful although I know if may be weird but I hope the minute I try to cheat and eat crap food I get it bad! LOL

[pdh 2]

I am new to here, I had the band for 2 years and lost 80 pounds and then got so much acid it caused me to !ose some teeth. Found out it was cutting into my stomach. Had a revision to bypass on Feb 17 th and found out band got wrapped around bottom of my heart. So glad I had it removed.

[bookworm1286 1]

I'm getting a revision as soon as my pre-op testing is complete, I've had the band since 2007 (repaired leak 2008) and it slipped 2 months ago...I'm so ready to get rid of it, it just never really worked for me.

[Tina1969 10]

I had band in 2009. I've lost 150 lbs. down to 270. But it caused me to develop gastrparesis and pyloric valve spasms so my stomach has basically stopped digesting all food. It goes in and sits for days. Feel nauseous and vomit continually. So they've pushed thru a RNY in 2 1/2 months. I have it in two weeks. Problem is I missed all the pre op education usually associated with the surgery so feeling very nervous. Done lots of research on my own but not the same as professional instruction. Dr says to expect a rough surgery because of the shape my stomach is in. Doesn't exactly reduce ones anxiety does it?

[cstew21 10]

I'm almost two weeks post op from my revision. It's had its challenging moments I won't lie but after five years of dealing with lapband issues I'm beyond glad to have that crap out of my body. Ended up with a band slip, severe GERD, and Barrett's esophagus