Hi First Time Here.

[chocchook 1]

Just thought I would say HI. I Live in Australia and I had a lapband done nealry two years ago. I have had no luck with my band. I have only lost 10kg in this time. I am finding my band is either to tight and I vomit all the time or too loose and I am hungry and eating lagre meals. I went to see another surgeon for a second opinion and he wants to take my band out and do a gastric bypass. I was asking about the sleeve but he wont do one because I have had the band. He said that the band leves too much scar tissue and the chance of a leak is really high. Wow I have never even thought of having a bypass was a bit of a shock to me. Which I dont really know why because a sleeve is something pretty major. So I would love some imput or advice about he bypass good or bad thanks.

[DLCoggin 1,788]

Choc, although the bypass is somewhat more invasive than the sleeve, the surgeries are similar in many ways. I never had the band but there are a number of folks on the forum that have had the band to bypass revision and I'm sure you'll get some good feedback. I'm 30 weeks out following the bypass and I can tell you without hesitation that I would do it again in a heartbeat. You won't be sorry!

[eglean2 24]

I too have the band and will revise to rny. I didn't want the sleeve because of the possible reflux associated with it. I have terrible reflux with the band and they shouldn't be any with rny. Also, the sleeve is "newer" and I couldn't put my self through another " new" surgery. I'm going with what is tried and true. But there are several of us on here that ate banded and I'm sure they will chime in too. Welcome!

[KevinsBabyGirl85 364]

Welcome!

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