has anyone had the silastic ring applied to their pouch? it was offered to me at my preop appointment, I hadn't heard of this before so I wanted to know of anyone else had heard of this.

Nope

I dont know what it is?

apparently it's a piece of silicone that is applied to the new pouch it helps to keep you full and help your new pouch from stretching I've read some articles about it and have been doing research I may have that put around my pouch so I wanted to hear if anyone else knew about this or had it.

oh!....well if its anything like the band, i would not have taken it........that was an awful experience...

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no I don't think it's like the Lapland you don't go for refills I'm still researching it which is why I posed the question here. I am 1 1/2 weeks away from surgery so I will keep researching.

I have the ring. My surgeon makes it mandatory.

The ring is not lime the lapband. It is used to restrict the opening to the pouch from stretching. It is more restrictive but I don't feel it or anything. Over time it will give just a little but not much. I felt it was a good idea for me just because I was honest with myself and knew I needed more restriction.

I also have the ring... Still feel full with very few bites and a year and a half out

date of surgery 02/21/12 surgery weight 340 lbs. current weight 146 lbs

I have the ring. My surgeon makes it mandatory.

great! have you had any problems with it, how much weight have you lost, when was your surgery have you had any problems? thanks for the response

The ring is not lime the lapband. It is used to restrict the opening to the pouch from stretching. It is more restrictive but I don't feel it or anything. Over time it will give just a little but not much. I felt it was a good idea for me just because I was honest with myself and knew I needed more restriction.

me too I have a problem with portion control and feel that it will give me a little extra.help. thanks so much for your response

I also have the ring... Still feel full with very few bites and a year and a half out

date of surgery 02/21/12 surgery weight 340 lbs. current weight 146 lbs

thanks Kristy for response I wanted to know if I was the only one out there that was thinking of getting this

I had surgery.August 30th and have lost 30 pounds to date. No real issues but I have to be strict with my bites and how much food I swallow. Things are very tight going down which makes it easy for foods to get stuck.

I'm glad I chose to get the silastic ring, so far so good... No problems no complaints!