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11-18-2008, 11:54 PM
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#1 (permalink)
| | Newbie
Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Jose, California
Posts: 5
Not Yet Start Date:
5' 2"
Height:
350 lb Current Weight:
130 lb Goal Weight:
-350 lb Weight Loss:
220 lb Lb Left to Lose:
64.0088449532 BMI Current:
23.7747138398 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodControlled Eating & Exercise
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Hello Members,
As I am new to this forum, but gone through different resources for weight loss solution. I do not want to chew tablets or medicines. I know about phentermine, didrex and acomplia all these are weight loss pills also read articles and gone through weight loss websites. Having one of them in my signature, it’s good, but I do not know more about Lap Band Surgery and all its pros and cons as well…Is it costly?, it costs me near about $15,000 to $30,000. Any help about Lap Band Surgery would be appreciated.
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11-19-2008, 02:32 AM
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#2 (permalink)
| | Seasoned Veteran
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North Texas
Posts: 5,236
Weight Statistics I've lost/gained my whole life!!! Start Date:
Aug 1, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 8"
Height:
280 lb Start Weight:
154 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
126 lb Weight Loss:
4 lb Lb Left to Lose:
45 % % Lost:
Summer 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index42.5692041522 BMI Start:
23.4130622837 BMI Current:
22.8049307958 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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I personally, after SEVERAL years of research, opted to go with gastric over the band. I know a couple of people who have been successful with the band, but I know a bunch more who weren't. It depends on the desired weight loss (which is more significant with gastric) and your mindset.....I needed the discipline of gastric...I knew I could cheat with the band...I can cheat with gastric too, but it will make me ill....
shop around & interview surgeons.......I got the gastric done for less than $20k....
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11-19-2008, 06:45 AM
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#3 (permalink)
| | Seasoned Veteran
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Central Virginia
Posts: 2,952
Weight Statistics 4/30/2007 Start Date:
9/5/07 Surgery Date:
5' 4"
Height:
233 lb Start Weight:
127 lb Current Weight:
125 lb Goal Weight:
106 lb Weight Loss:
2 lb Lb Left to Lose:
45.4935622318 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index39.9899902344 BMI Start:
21.7971191406 BMI Current:
21.4538574219 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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I too decided to go with the GBY instead of the band. I read about a lot of complications with the band getting "lost" in scar tissue and having to have follow up surguries to remove it and go to GBY anyway.
I also need the discipline that the bypass gives. I have still tried to "cheat" and eat bad stuff over the past year but I always pay for it and it helps me to stay on track.
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11-19-2008, 08:53 AM
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#4 (permalink)
| | WLS Mentor
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Atlanta, Ga
Posts: 1,440
Weight Statistics March 12, 2008 Start Date:
December 4, 2008 Surgery Date:
5' 3"
Height:
259 lb Start Weight:
211 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
48 lb Weight Loss:
61 lb Lb Left to Lose:
18.5328185328 % % Lost:
who knows? Goal Date:
Body Mass Index45.8747795414 BMI Start:
37.3728898967 BMI Current:
26.5684051398 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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I also have heard about the band getting lost in the scar tissue around the stomach. My surgeon discussed that as a possiblity at my initial seminar. Scary stuff. Not only is the Bypass more structured with what you can eat, you don't have to keep going in for adjustments the rest of your life. I also don't want something that can be easily reversed. I NEED the restriction and structure. As for cost.. I'm not sure.. my insurance pays for this.
__________________ Martha "Your new beginning doesn't begin tomorrow, it begins with your next breath." (Taken from a lecture I heard at my WLS Support group. Why wait Until tomorrow or Monday to start over? Start over with your next breath.) My top 2 reasons for LIFE... Joshua and Jessie.   | |
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11-19-2008, 09:10 AM
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#5 (permalink)
| | WLS Guru
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Michigan
Posts: 428
Weight Statistics January 8, 2008 Start Date:
February 21, 2008 Surgery Date:
5' 7"
Height:
253 lb Start Weight:
122 lb Current Weight:
135 lb Goal Weight:
131 lb Weight Loss:
-13 lb Lb Left to Lose:
51.7786561265 % % Lost:
April, 2009 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index39.6210737358 BMI Start:
19.1058142125 BMI Current:
21.1416796614 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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the band was not the right choice for me, continue your research, talk it over with surgeons and make the best choice to fit your long term goals.
Good luck
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11-20-2008, 01:11 AM
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#6 (permalink)
| | Newbie
Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Jose, California
Posts: 5
Not Yet Start Date:
5' 2"
Height:
350 lb Current Weight:
130 lb Goal Weight:
-350 lb Weight Loss:
220 lb Lb Left to Lose:
64.0088449532 BMI Current:
23.7747138398 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodControlled Eating & Exercise
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Thanks to all of you, for your valuable reply…
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11-20-2008, 07:22 AM
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#7 (permalink)
| | Seasoned Veteran
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North Texas
Posts: 5,236
Weight Statistics I've lost/gained my whole life!!! Start Date:
Aug 1, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 8"
Height:
280 lb Start Weight:
154 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
126 lb Weight Loss:
4 lb Lb Left to Lose:
45 % % Lost:
Summer 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index42.5692041522 BMI Start:
23.4130622837 BMI Current:
22.8049307958 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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I forgot to add...my surgeon does a LOT of revisions (from band to gastric). He went in to take one woman's band out and had to leave it in there...it was imbedded into the wall of the stomach....how scary is that...???
Something about a foreign object and a life of "fills" didn't appeal to me....I opted to have my digestive tract re-routed over what I saw as CONS of the band....
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11-26-2008, 12:58 PM
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#8 (permalink)
| | WLS Master Guru
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SouthWest
Posts: 707
Weight Statistics Jan 2007 Start Date:
non op Surgery Date:
5' 6"
Height:
267 lb Start Weight:
157 lb Current Weight:
180 lb Goal Weight:
110 lb Weight Loss:
-23 lb Lb Left to Lose:
41.1985018727 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index43.0902203857 BMI Start:
25.3376951331 BMI Current:
29.0495867769 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodWeight Watchers
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Originally Posted by minerwa  Thanks to all of you, for your valuable reply… | Lap band is a good procedure and actually at the third year point post op point, yields an equal weight loss to gastric bypass. ( see for example: Annals of Surgery. 244(5):734-740, November 2006. Christou, Nicolas V. MD, PhD; Look, Didier MD; MacLean, Lloyd D. MD, PhD
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Objective: To complete a long-term (>10 years) follow-up of patients undergoing isolated roux-en-Y gastric bypass for severe obesity.)
I would invite you to go to http://drsimpson.net
This is a surgeon who has done ALL three procedures, gastric bypass, duodenal switch/bpd and band and has chosen to do ONLY the band now.
He has an on line seminar and tells why in this seminar.... enjoy! Lots of videos on site also. I know many highly successful lap band patients.  
__________________ Sue ---There are no shortcuts to a place worth going. (Beverly Sills) ---
http://obesitysurgery-info.com
Nothing tastes as good as thin feels!
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11-27-2008, 03:44 PM
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#9 (permalink)
| | Big Loser
Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Hawaii
Posts: 111
Weight Statistics July 14, 2008 Surgery Date:
5' "
Height:
230 lb Start Weight:
111 lb Current Weight:
130 lb Goal Weight:
119 lb Weight Loss:
-19 lb Lb Left to Lose:
51.7391304348 % % Lost:
July 14, 2009 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index44.9138888889 BMI Start:
21.6758333333 BMI Current:
25.3861111111 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Aloha,
I initially was seeking to have the lap band surgery, since a friend of mine had successful results from this procedure. After meeting with the surgeons and looking up additional information, I reluctantly decided to go with the Gastric bypass method. All I can say now... is thank goodness that I made the right choice for myself. This method provides a higher motivation to separate myself from "sweets" , fats and carbs. It is more than portion control...its a lifestyle change. Remember that no procedure is a miracle cure...but it is a "tool" to help us change . The real work and decisions are made by us.
My one question to my surgeon was: which method has shown more lasting results....5yrs + (post surgery). The answer was gastric bypass.
I hope you'll find a suitable solution for your choice....good luck...we'll be here to support you.
kawahine
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11-27-2008, 06:22 PM
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#10 (permalink)
| | Seasoned Veteran
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Tampa, FL
Posts: 3,605
Weight Statistics July 10, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 6"
Height:
271 lb Start Weight:
175 lb Current Weight:
182 lb Goal Weight:
96 lb Weight Loss:
-7 lb Lb Left to Lose:
35.4243542435 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index43.7357667585 BMI Start:
28.2426538108 BMI Current:
29.3723599633 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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I needed the most foolproof method possible. I was never so thankful as when I discovered I'd get ill from more than 8-9 gr sugar. It's been the biggest blessing of my life (medically speaking). Having said this, I know banders and RNY pts and both have had varying degrees of success and a few failures. Doing your headwork is really the most important part of the process; What do your docs recommend for you? why? Good luck with your decision ~ regardless of your choice, you're welcome to go thru your journey with us Welcome~~~
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