Hi Everyone,
I found out about this site from Obesity Help, and hopefully with all the wisdom on this site regarding the lapband ( one word or two please!) I can get excelent help and resonable advice. :scared2:
I had a RNY done in 2000 at Baratric Treatment Center, a wonderful place but not a real success for me. Let me begin by saying I had a RNY done in Feb 2000 my initial weight was 235 lbs, I am 5'2" tall and my overall weight loss was 55 pounds. Currently I weigh 215.5 with a BMI of 38.5 so you do the math. I am real depressed and I feel like such a failure. After reading on Obesity Help that revisions were possible (Baratric told me it was something I had done wrong and refused to answer my calls, and insisted that if I had regained weight it had to be my problem and not their procedure!) After reading many post on Obesity Help I finally found an excellent surgeon with the Kane Center here in IL, who explained to me that not only were revisions possible but they had done numerous of them. The Dr also explained that the procedure used was an older procdedure because they did all or most of the suturing by hand, and that could actually allow the stoma to stretch much quicker.
Now here is my question, because I have had a hernia repair along with an open RNY my new Dr. strongly suggest the LapBand. I am not sure if this is what I should do. I have read of so many people having problems, not losing weight, bands slipping and to be truthful I am really afraid. If there are a few people who have had revisions from RNY to LapBand and sucessful lapbanders ( is this a word!), out there, would you please let me know why you chose the LapBand, why you feel it was the best choice for you, how you had success with it and what I could expect? I realize that there are those who don't like this procedure, but right now I need to hear positive feedback, and who is better to give it than those who have experienced it! I trust my Dr. but I am confused. At my age (53) I don't want to go through this anymore. Any comments, questions, prayers, suggestions, etc would be greatly appreciated!
