BrenJean

Pre surgery: Never Post surgery: Almost every day. It helps keep me on track and I get a sense of accomplishment when it goes down. I don't get upset if it goes up because I know that it'll go down again.

I use Calcium with Vitamin D patches. So far no issues. I also take 2 chewable Flinstone complete multivitamin daily. You can get the patches from https://www.patchmd.com/.

I had the band put in in 2008 and had all the problems associated with it ever since. My doctor told me that the RNY would be a better choice because of the scar tissue underneath the band would put me at risk of leakage if I went with the sleeve. I didn't want to chance any leakage, so I went with the RNY.

Hi everyone! I had my lapband to bypass revision surgery when I was 59. Best thing I've done.

Doing better I've been in pain most of the time but today is better. Having an extremely difficult time finding a protein drink I like. Finally found Core with 26g of protein. Better to get 26g per meal than nothing. How are you doing? Sent from my SM-J327P using BariatricPal mobile app

I finally have a date after going through this process for over 1 year: 11/13/17! It's been slow and agonizing, but I'm glad that it is finally here. Just had pre-op yesterday, so I'm ready to go. I'm having an RNY and removal of the hated lap band. What a waste this lap band was. I lost tons of weight in the first year, but failed after that. The band more likely wasn't the issue it was the person who harbored it. I've long since have changed my eating habits and now watch what I put into my mouth. Mostly fruits, veggies, and lean meats. My problem is on the weekends. My food monster shows its horrible face every Saturday and Sunday. I will have to work on that issue for sure! Thank you for listening to me

Hi Stella210. It took over a year because of all of the tests I had to do for this procedure and then they sprang another test on me after all of those were done. After every test was finished, the 2 hospitals (the surgical one and their satellite office) got confused about what paperwork I had or didn't have. Was a mess. I believe this process usually takes less than 6 months. Good luck in your journey!