Hi All,

I had a lap band done about 9 years ago and haven't had much success. Tonight I went to a seminar and the DR was pushing towards bypass and away from Sleeve. Stating people that have lap band first may not be successful with sleeve. Can anyone that has gone through this give me their story? Thanks!!

Generally if you suffer from severe acid reflux (GERD), RNY gastric bypass is the best choice because the sleeve can make the condition worse.

We had one individual in our bariatric surgery support group that had a revision from lap-band to gastric bypass. His band started to wear into his stomach and that was a life threatening condition so he had to have it removed. Generally speaking he was happy with the revision. In his case there was a lot of scar tissue because of the lap band, so when they did the revision, his pouch was smaller than most. This meant that the volume of food he could consume at any time was less than normal. He compensated by eating more meals per day and he was fine with that.