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02-05-2006, 01:35 AM
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| Newbie |  RN - Why?
I've been hearing a lot about the Lap Band being as good as the RNY, but I hear Lap Band maintenance can be a pain. Don't you have to return to the doctor pretty often to have it adjusted? I've also heard that although the band is removeable/ reverseable, adhesions around the band often make it difficult to remove. Also, the saline can leak. Am I biased or what? |
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02-05-2006, 07:08 PM
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Hey Dave there is currently a study going on to see if there is some type of consensus around the globe that the doctors can agree on about which surgery is best for which scenario. I have heard a bunch of opinions. FOR ME, the most important thing to remember is that all of them are nothing but tools to help you drop weight and buy some time until you can start dealing with the real problem. The big grey lump between your ears... hehe. Blessings from Dallas.
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12-19-2008, 11:53 AM
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| Big Loser Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: new brunswick, canada
Posts: 131
Weight Statistics February 18, 2009 Surgery Date:
5' 3"
Height:
304 lb Start Weight:
180 lb Current Weight:
170 lb Goal Weight:
124 lb Weight Loss:
10 lb Lb Left to Lose:
40.7894736842 % % Lost:
July 1, 2010 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 53.8453010834 BMI Start:
31.8820861678 BMI Current:
30.1108591585 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass  |
I may not have a choice. Here in my province in Canada the wls is free but my surgeon will not do rny on patients whose bmi is less than 60. He does lapband instead.
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01-14-2009, 03:45 AM
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| WLS Guru Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: close to Toronto
Posts: 461
Blog Entries: 8 Weight Statistics November 21, 2008 Start Date:
November 21st, 2008 Surgery Date:
5' 6"
Height:
265 lb Start Weight:
149 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
116 lb Weight Loss:
-1 lb Lb Left to Lose:
43.7735849057 % % Lost:
no hurry Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 42.7674471993 BMI Start:
24.0466023875 BMI Current:
24.2079889807 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass  |
WHAT!!! Ask him if hes on glue. Lepages or Testors? Come to Ontario girl..they do it at BMI of 40. They also take into consideration family history and "time served". Of all the stoopid power trippin..lemme at im. 60 ... good god..the complications must go way up at that point. My surgeons thought is to do it before you have all the complications associated with being at a BMI of 60. APPEAL!!
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