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06-11-2007, 12:10 PM
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| Guru In Training  Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Eastern, Long Island, NY
Posts: 211
Weight Statistics Sept 13, 2007 Start Date:
Oct 15, 2007 Surgery Date:
4' 10" Height: 236 lb Start Weight:
135 lb Current Weight:
106 lb Goal Weight:
101 lb Weight Loss:
29 lb Lb Left to Lose:
42.7966101695 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 49.3186682521 BMI Start:
28.2119500595 BMI Current:
22.1516052319 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass   |  Lapband Vs Bypass? How did/are you deciding which one to do? Hi all, I reasearched Lapband for a year or so before I decided I would try to go for it. I THOUGHT I could handle some of the issues I kept hearing about ie: daily  , getting FILL UP's to tighten the band, or reducing fluid to loosen band, band errosion/slippage, or the fear of food getting stuck and/or not able to pass through the band. I think I would feel like a slave to the band, and ALWAYS have to worry that my band is in place and that it will not tighten up on me or get too loose- Ugghh!! it seems just too complicated for a solution that it "supposed" to be "easy"- "worry free" and less risky. But I think all the worry over the band will interfere with me trying to enjoy everyday life. And maybe I can handle it all, but then another thing it hit me!  I don't like the fact of putting a foreign object in my body!! It just does not sit right with me... So I am second guessing my first option. I was dead set AGAINST bypass, the idea of re-routing my stomaceh freaks me out. The leaks, ulcers, hair loss etc. People told me I would have more issues and the risk of serious problems post op are greater. But in starting to research this, I see that the issues do not seem that much different except that with bypass there is no band. AM I missing a MAJOR fact here? Or does bypass really seem like the easiest option afterall? NOW I am on a mission to soak up as much info on bypass as possible. I just joined this forum last night, and already have so many ppl welcoming me and eager to share their experiences with me  But I wonder, what made YOU decide to do the surgery you are doing/had done?
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06-11-2007, 01:13 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NYC ~ Love it!!!
Posts: 2,988
Weight Statistics 4/19/06 Surgery Date:
5' 8" Height: 333 lb Start Weight:
171 lb Current Weight:
155 lb Goal Weight:
162 lb Weight Loss:
16 lb Lb Left to Lose:
48.6486486486 % % Lost:
010/19/08 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 50.6269463668 BMI Start:
25.9976211073 BMI Current:
23.5650951557 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass   |  Hey Girl!! I was like you....I decided on LapBand...and was going completely in that direction!! Then.... I went to my surgeon for the consult...and b/c I had to lose 198#'s...he thought I was a better candidate for LapRNY. His argument was that b/c I was 36 (at the time) and only minor co-morbidities...that I was low-risk...and that I most likely could lose 85% of the excess weight with LapRNY...but that with LapBand only about 60%. The 85% of the 198 - would put me at about a 168# loss. (I've lost 148 now) This would put me at 165#'s....having to lose the last 15 on my own. The 60% of the 198 - would put me at a 119# loss. Only putting me at 214#'s....still 65#'s overweight...still considered OBESE. awk!!
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06-11-2007, 01:23 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kuwait
Posts: 2,331
Blog Entries: 1 Weight Statistics for ever! Start Date:
4/18/06 Surgery Date:
5' 3" Height: 335 lb Start Weight:
177 lb Current Weight:
154 lb Goal Weight:
158 lb Weight Loss:
23 lb Lb Left to Lose:
47.1641791045 % % Lost:
9/18/07 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 59.3361048123 BMI Start:
31.350718065 BMI Current:
27.2768959436 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | 
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06-11-2007, 01:42 PM
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| WLS Guru  Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Central Virginia
Posts: 437
Weight Statistics 4/30/2007 Start Date:
9/5/07 Surgery Date:
5' 4" Height: 233 lb Start Weight:
155 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
78 lb Weight Loss:
5 lb Lb Left to Lose:
33.4763948498 % % Lost:
May 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 39.9899902344 BMI Start:
26.6027832031 BMI Current:
25.7446289062 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | The major differences are the mal-absorption and dumping. I'm specifically going for bypass because I know I could "cheat" with the band by eating soft foods (ice cream) or washing the food through with water, then it would go into the bottom of the stomach and be absorbed like normal and no weight would be lost. If I'm going to do something this drastic to lose weight, I don't want to be able to cheat. |
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06-11-2007, 02:34 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SOMEPLACE LONG ISLAND, NY
Posts: 6,756
Weight Statistics June 1, 2005 Start Date:
Height: 310 lb Start Weight:
167 lb Current Weight:
159 lb Goal Weight:
143 lb Weight Loss:
8 lb Lb Left to Lose:
46.1290322581 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 51 BMI Start:
27 BMI Current:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | aCTUALLY what convinced me which path was when doctor ahmad said that with the lapband i would have proly stop looseing around the 210 lbs and to me that wasnt enough. I wanted to be in ONEDERLAND! at the time he hadnt done as many lapbands. FOR Me at the 310 lbs he felf the bypass was the optimum way to get down to numbers that would thrill me. so that was a big reason for me!!!! THE number Dr. AHMAD figured I would end up with! HAVE you attended one of Dr. AHMAd support group meetings you really can meet a ton of both side at his meetings. AND that might help you make a choice. FOR me at the weight of 310 it was to much of a thought process which i had to do. IN the same breath I would say the gastric bypass is not an easy way out. NOR is the lapband. GASTRIC bypass is only a tool and after your honeymoon of looseing if you dont use the tool correctly you can regain the weight back. SO eating habits must be changed for life.
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06-11-2007, 03:07 PM
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| WLS Master Guru  Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cuero, South Texas
Posts: 524
Weight Statistics May 1, 2007 Start Date:
June 25, 2007 Surgery Date:
Height: 270 lb Start Weight:
200 lb Current Weight:
130 lb Goal Weight:
70 lb Weight Loss:
70 lb Lb Left to Lose:
25.9259259259 % % Lost:
June 25, 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 45.83 BMI Start:
35.2 BMI Current:
22.31 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | My insurance decided for me. They would not pay for lapband. They consider it still experimental. Plus I have known people who have had it and did not lose very much weight. Just my take on it. Mattie
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06-11-2007, 05:23 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mount Vernon, NY
Posts: 7,325
Weight Statistics 4/1/07 Start Date:
4/19/07 Surgery Date:
5' 9" Height: 258 lb Start Weight:
146 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
112 lb Weight Loss:
-19 lb Lb Left to Lose:
43.4108527132 % % Lost:
04/19/2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 38.0957781979 BMI Start:
21.5580760344 BMI Current:
24.36357908 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | Well I looked into both. I didnt like the idea of the lapband because it is a foreign body and i just dont do well with those. my body tends to reject things. so i didnt want to go thru the surgery to have it placed and then have to removed and then consider a bypass so i went with the bypass. i also wanted something permenant that would not allow for cheating. its really about YOUR goals and what you are trying to so, how much you want to lose etc.
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06-11-2007, 07:09 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas
Posts: 1,550
Weight Statistics 3-16-2007 Start Date:
July 23, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 7" Height: 284 lb Start Weight:
178 lb Current Weight:
160 lb Goal Weight:
106 lb Weight Loss:
18 lb Lb Left to Lose:
37.323943662 % % Lost:
7-23-08 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 44.4758298062 BMI Start:
27.8756961461 BMI Current:
25.0568055246 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | My surgeon said he didn't like to do lapbands on diabetics. That we (the diabetics) seem to do better with the RNY. So, I am going with his advice and experience.
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06-12-2007, 07:39 AM
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