To Minimiser Ring or not to Minimiser Ring, that is the question.

[MsButterflyKiss 10]

Hello everyone! This is my first post, brand spanking new here. I'm booked for surgery here in Australia tomorrow, 22nd of Sep. I am leaning towards requesting the minimiser ring around sleeve. Has anyone had any experience with it?

Also did anyone else stuff up there pre op diet?

Thanks all!

[erica_ozzy73 241]

Hey
I'm 10mths post op and have the minimizer ring in as well. I've had no problems thus so far. I haven't heard of anyone else having any issues.
Don't worry about if you've buggered up on the pre op phase, as long as u have mainly stuck to it I wouldn't worry. I had to do two weeks of opti and hated every minute lol
Good luck with your journey

[erica_ozzy73 241]

Also you won't hear of many having the ring as well as the sleeve. I'm in Perth and I know of a few that have had it here. We are few and far between lol
If u wanna know anything I'll be more then happy to answer if I can...
hope your op goes well and good luck on your journey [emoji108][emoji4]

[ProudGrammy 8,322]

@MsButterfly

welcome welcome welcome

6 years PO - and you got me

i've never heard about the above??

please enlighten me

speedy recovery

good luck

kathy

[MsButterflyKiss 10]

Also you won't hear of many having the ring as well as the sleeve. I'm in Perth and I know of a few that have had it here. We are few and far between lol
If u wanna know anything I'll be more then happy to answer if I can...
hope your op goes well and good luck on your journey

Thank you so much for your reply, feel a bit less nervous now.

[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

I'never never heard of it. Sounds like a nightmare.

The sleeve is tight enough as is, and it hard enough with enough pressure just eating normal portions.

Adding a ring seems like adding lapband issues to a sleeve.

[erica_ozzy73 241]

I'never never heard of it. Sounds like a nightmare.

The sleeve is tight enough as is, and it hard enough with enough pressure just eating normal portions.

Adding a ring seems like adding lapband issues to a sleeve.

Huh.... it's nothing remotely like the lapband.

The minimiser has nothing to do with restriction like the band or how tight your sleeve is lol

It had everything to do with done the track when some people will push the limits with eating and over do it.. this won't allow me to stretch my sleeve. Not saying if u don't have it you will stretch it but it's a precautionary measure.

The Lapband is nothing like it at all

[MsButterflyKiss 10]

Hi, pulled this off a website regarding minimiser rings. It's fairly new, not all surgeons do it yet my surgeon told me it will be moving this way to prevent regaining weight at the 1 year to 18 months.

"The Minimizer Ring will be restrictive only if excessive intake of food occurs, but is not designed to be restrictive ongoing like the gastric band procedure. The Minimizer Ring will also help reduce the incidence of future pouch dilatation.'

I didn't want to regain and I know some people who have stretched their sleeve sometime down the track.

[erica_ozzy73 241]

I know of two people that have.. obviously it's through going back to bad ol habits
But why wouldn't we want precautions in place for this
Good for others to read thanks

[MsButterflyKiss 10]

I know of two people that have.. obviously it's through going back to bad ol habits
But why wouldn't we want precautions in place for this
Good for others to read thanks

Exactly

[Berry78 4,259]

So this looks like a pretty new adjunct to a bypass or sleeve. Apparently it is creating good results for additional weight loss since the patients retain their restriction.

My concern is the potential for erosion into the stomach or surrounding tissues/organs, since this is a foreign body with sticky-outy parts (technical term ).

[Sosewsue61 3,185]

No thanks. I looked at a youtube of the surgery and it is a rounded plastic 'tie wrap' with adjustable 'notches' that fits around the sleeve and sewn in place. I too would be afraid of erosion, etc.

According to the advice of vetetans and physicians, the sleeve will work if you don't overeat it......mind its parameters.

[elcee 3,340]

Nothing like a lapband but its a ring that goes around the stomach. Sounds exactly like a band except its not adjustable. Would have to wonder what the incidence of erosion and scar tissue formation is like down the track