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Removing Band and having MGB Nov 19th



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Due to my port flipping and having the band 13 years with limited success, I am scheduled to have it removed and will replace with the MGB Nov 19th, the Friday before Thanksgiving.
Has anyone else go from one to the other and any advice?

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I was banded for over 6 years, I lost all the weight but I was miserable and always stuck and in pain. The reflux was terrible. I had it removed and was supposed to revise to sleeve but I feel like my surgeon went very conservative because I weighed around 165-170 when I had surgery. 2 years after that and an additional 20lbs later, I revised to MGB and that was in April of 2015. The MGB was a huge difference for me from the band. I do still occasionally have foods get stuck or come back up but not often. The biggest issue with MGB for me is everything I eat goes through pretty quickly and as I'm sure you've read the stories, BMs can be a horrid experience. I was afraid to leave the house the first year but now it's a lot more routine (though I still have emergencies from time to time). I use IF and I work out 6 days a week to keep the weight off and I've had no problem staying within 10lbs of my goal .

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Thanks... I am apprehensive, of course, because of the more radical lifestyle as far as meals is concerned. I am 68 and dont want to do this and be miserable, but I need to lose 100 lbs. Is it necessary to purchase all the supplements, Vitamins and shake mixes from your surgeon or do you have free reign to source those things out on your own to save cost? Thanks for the info. appreciated....

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I had surgery in Mexico so I was able to buy whatever I wanted. As far as meals are concerned, I eat whatever I want but too much sugar or too much fat has consequences. Milk is an absolute no for me.

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6 hours ago, Jerald180 said:

Thanks... I am apprehensive, of course, because of the more radical lifestyle as far as meals is concerned. I am 68 and dont want to do this and be miserable, but I need to lose 100 lbs. Is it necessary to purchase all the supplements, Vitamins and shake mixes from your surgeon or do you have free reign to source those things out on your own to save cost? Thanks for the info. appreciated....

just wanted to say that I'm six years out from RNY, and I don't think the lifestyle is radical. Maybe the first month or so, but I don't feel my life is any different now other than I exercise regularly and eat a lot less than I did pre-surgery. I can eat pretty much anything now except for really fatty meals.

also, I never bought any of those things from my surgeon. I could buy them wherever I wanted as long as they met the requirements.

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