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04-17-2010, 10:13 PM
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| | Seasoned Veteran
Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Iowa
Posts: 1,729
Weight Statistics 1/1/2010 Start Date:
August 3, 2010 Surgery Date:
5' 6"
Height:
292 lb Start Weight:
208 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
84 lb Weight Loss:
58 lb Lb Left to Lose:
28.7671232877 % % Lost:
December 2011 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index47.1248852158 BMI Start:
33.5684113866 BMI Current:
24.2079889807 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
|  Does anyone wish they had the lap band instead of the RNY?
I am meeting with my surgeon this week and I have been pretty set that if he agrees I want to go with the rny, but with the number of lap bands being done, I was wondering if anyone that had the bypass wishes they had gone the way of the lap band.
From what I understand, the surgeon I am going to leaves it up to the patient unless there is a reason that one would be better than the other one.
Melinda
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04-18-2010, 12:22 AM
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| | Seasoned Veteran
Join Date: May 2008 Location: Just north of Iowa, not far from I-35. 2nd star on the right and straight on 'til morning!
Posts: 8,641
Weight Statistics December 13, 2007 (pre-op liquid diet started) Start Date:
December 27, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 9"
Height:
280 lb Start Weight:
172 lb Current Weight:
184 lb Goal Weight:
108 lb Weight Loss:
-12 lb Lb Left to Lose:
38.5714285714 % % Lost:
Originally - 12/08. Actually - 8/08. Goal Date:
Body Mass Index41.3442554085 BMI Start:
25.3971854652 BMI Current:
27.1690821256 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Nope! My surgeon convinced me that RNY was the right approach, and I have never had any reason to doubt it. I do not believe I would have had nearly as good results with the band.
CT
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04-18-2010, 02:47 AM
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| | Cub Reporter
Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: PA
Posts: 58
Weight Statistics Half of my life Start Date:
3/24/10 Surgery Date:
5' 9"
Height:
358 lb Start Weight:
185 lb Current Weight:
200 lb Goal Weight:
173 lb Weight Loss:
-15 lb Lb Left to Lose:
48.3240223464 % % Lost:
3/24/11 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index52.8615837009 BMI Start:
27.3167401806 BMI Current:
29.5316110061 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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My advise to you would be to talk with your surgeon and ask questions..I mean ask everything that comes to mind ,and weigh everything carefully.
My original plan was the lap-band. The surgeon thought that rny was my best option because of my health issues, and that he believed that those issues would be resolved more effectively. However he told me that it was completely up to me, and he would perform either surgery. I made the choice for rny, and I'm pretty okay with it right now.
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04-18-2010, 06:04 AM
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| | Seasoned Veteran
Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mississippi
Posts: 5,198
Weight Statistics 3/18/2008 (dieted all my life) Start Date:
9/30/2008 Surgery Date:
5' 8"
Height:
292 lb Start Weight:
192 lb Current Weight:
189 lb Goal Weight:
100 lb Weight Loss:
3 lb Lb Left to Lose:
34.2465753425 % % Lost:
2 years Goal Date:
Body Mass Index44.3935986159 BMI Start:
29.1903114187 BMI Current:
28.7342128028 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Hello and welcome. I started this journey wanting the lap band. I changed my mind after having two surgeons tell me that my best choice would be R N Y. That is what I had and I have never regretted it. Read and research both and I know you will make the right choice. Good luck what ever you choose.
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04-18-2010, 06:31 AM
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| | WLS Guru
Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Hampshire
Posts: 481
Weight Statistics July 3,2008 Start Date:
March 18,2009 Surgery Date:
5' 11"
Height:
514 lb Start Weight:
256 lb Current Weight:
220 lb Goal Weight:
258 lb Weight Loss:
36 lb Lb Left to Lose:
50.1945525292 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index71.6806189248 BMI Start:
35.7008530054 BMI Current:
30.6804205515 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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I started out wanting the Lap Band, and after my first ten minutes into my first seminar I decided that RNY was right for me. With the Lap Band it is to easy to cheat and have no problem with it. With RNY if you cheat you will probably dump and will never want to cheat again, just knowing that I have never put anything in my mouth that is not healthy. I have had great results with RNY and have never regretted it!
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04-18-2010, 06:37 AM
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| | Guru In Training
Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Bergen, Norway
Posts: 281
Weight Statistics November 3, 2009 Surgery Date:
5' 4"
Height:
336 lb Start Weight:
160 lb Current Weight:
170 lb Goal Weight:
176 lb Weight Loss:
-10 lb Lb Left to Lose:
52.380952381 % % Lost:
Christmas, 2010 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index57.66796875 BMI Start:
27.4609375 BMI Current:
29.1772460938 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Nope! The band didn't even cross my mind. Slower weight loss and WAAAAAAAAAY more will power/self control involved. I have neither of those!  RNY was definitely the smart choice for me. It really all depends on you, your needs, your surgeons suggestions and your attitude! Good luck!
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04-18-2010, 08:45 AM
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| | WLS Master Guru
Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Vacaville, California
Posts: 643
Weight Statistics January 4 2010 Surgery Date:
6' 1"
Height:
310 lb Start Weight:
199 lb Current Weight:
190 lb Goal Weight:
111 lb Weight Loss:
9 lb Lb Left to Lose:
35.8064516129 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index40.8951022706 BMI Start:
26.252017264 BMI Current:
25.0647401013 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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I was on the fence between the two procedures. At first I felt that RNY was too drastic, permanent and a commitment I was unsure of. My surgeon and I had several long conversations about both and I did some soul searching on my eating behaviors. After taking a long look at me I decided that rny was the appropriate choice for me. I don't think that I would have had the same results with the band. I am proud of myself for the changes I have made in my lifestyle and the quality of life I have gained through wls and have no regrets.
Thor
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04-18-2010, 09:34 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Oklahoma City, Okla USA
Posts: 2,549
Weight Statistics 05/17/02 Start Date:
05/17/02 Surgery Date:
5' 5"
Height:
355 lb Start Weight:
190 lb Current Weight:
175 lb Goal Weight:
165 lb Weight Loss:
15 lb Lb Left to Lose:
46.4788732394 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index59.0686390533 BMI Start:
31.6142011834 BMI Current:
29.1183431953 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Your surgeon "may leave it up to the patient" but with your insurance is either/or an option. A lot of insurances NOW will pay for the Lapband but not the RNY or the other way around.
When I had mine 8 yrs ago this may? Lapband was NOT even an option. RNY was IT. The only option was having it done either lap IF you could find a doc who did it that way, OR getting it done open. Mine was OPEN RNY and I went with a doc who specialized in the super heavyweights and only did OPEN.
Do I wish I'd been able to have that choice? NAH..I know a lot of lap banders now here in OKC and they work really hard to keep that weight off through 'diet' management and fills and working out.
I like that the RNY has for ME a built in monitor if you will about certain foods. So the compliance issue isn't one that would possibly have been an issue with me if I'd had the lapband.
Plus I am very happy with where the RNY took me and allowed me to be able to take with my body through workouts!!! Check out my pictures in the profile if you want to see what I mean. I still need to add pics from my older iPod if I can figure out how to move them off there!
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Open major abdominal surgery 4/6/2010 for internal hernia release, extensive scarring removal & Appendix removal
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04-18-2010, 09:47 AM
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| | Big Loser
Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Centerburg, Ohio
Posts: 130
Weight Statistics October 8, 2009 Start Date:
March 10, 2010 Surgery Date:
5' 8"
Height:
324 lb Start Weight:
241 lb Current Weight:
175 lb Goal Weight:
83 lb Weight Loss:
66 lb Lb Left to Lose:
25.6172839506 % % Lost:
09/21/10 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index49.258650519 BMI Start:
36.6399221453 BMI Current:
26.6057525952 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodSleeve Gastrectomy
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Don't forget there is another option, the gastric sleeve. More and more insurance companies are approving it. One thing I have noticed is the number of lapband revisions that are happening.
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04-18-2010, 03:55 PM
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#10 (permalink)
| | WLS Master Guru
Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Hartford County, Connecticut
Posts: 626
Weight Statistics Nov. 2, 2009 Start Date:
May 13, 2010 Surgery Date:
5' 6"
Height:
345 lb Start Weight:
157 lb Current Weight:
160 lb Goal Weight:
188 lb Weight Loss:
-3 lb Lb Left to Lose:
54.4927536232 % % Lost:
January 2012 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index55.6783746556 BMI Start:
25.3376951331 BMI Current:
25.8218549128 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Well, I haven't had anything done yet. Still waiting on an approval from insurance. But, I made my choice to be RNY and I am not regretting it. I initially thought I wanted Lap-band, but my research has taken me down a different path. My surgeon too was one of those that would not 'tell' me what to do, but wanted me to choose based on me educating myself. I am glad I did that way, and as it now turns out, am making the better choice for myself. See, on the way to surgery, they discovered another condition with me which actually makes RNY a better choice for me. So, without even knowing it when I did it, I made a good choice. Now, just eagerly awaiting approval & surgery date.
Nancy
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