List of Band to Bypass Patients

[pebulz 135]

I am so excited I found this thread. I had my band in Dec 2010. I am now waiting for insurance approval for bypass. I am so terrified. My sisters had the bypass and look great I wish I would have done the same in 2010. I have also had problems with restriction in my band. I have had several occasions where I was so full I could not swallow my own saliva reflux and pain in my chest that is unreal. I would have to wait until the next morning to go in and have Fluid removed. This has been awful. I am praying for a better experience with the bypass. Please keep me on your prayer list.

Good luck to you I will keep u in my prayers

[starlove 2]

Bypass 2010 4 years out had all kinds of problems alot removed in my body I was 330lbs . STOPED at 140 FINALY !! Then this last year horrible I'm down 119 n in so much pain n sick!! Surgeon can't find a reason that it hurts to eat anything other than soft food only!! Having feeding tube by stomach Friday the 23ed on my birthday . 4 weeks ago we tried tube in my nose but kept blocking w removal. I'm so sick of it I had 2 options, stomach feed to gain weight or starve to death.

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[pebulz 135]

Bypass 2010 4 years out had all kinds of problems alot removed in my body I was 330lbs . STOPED at 140 FINALY !! Then this last year horrible I'm down 119 n in so much pain n sick!! Surgeon can't find a reason that it hurts to eat anything other than soft food only!! Having feeding tube by stomach Friday the 23ed on my birthday . 4 weeks ago we tried tube in my nose but kept blocking w removal. I'm so sick of it I had 2 options' date=' stomach feed to gain weight or starve to death.

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So sorry you are having problems like this has it been problematic since you had the bypass?

[starlove 2]

So sorry you are having problems like this <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> has it been problematic since you had the bypass?

Yes. But not like tho. I had the you culd gets.. Like the hall bladder removal or er to get pain controle

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[pebulz 135]

Yes. But not like tho. I had the you culd gets.. Like the hall bladder removal or er to get pain controle

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[starlove 2]

I'm sorry auto spell. I had gallbladder removed and hysterectomy n my share of ulcers.

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[pebulz 135]

I'm sorry auto spell. I had gallbladder removed and hysterectomy n my share of ulcers.

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Oh ok sorry I couldn't figure it out lol....that's awfule that you've gone through all that I will keep u in my prayers hope they figure out what's going on soon!

[starlove 2]

Ty ver much! And me too!

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[chele6378 0]

I was banded in January of 2009. I choose band over bypass then because I wanted something reversible and adjustable since I was planning on having another baby. I lost 40 pounds in the first year. Not stellar but good. Then I started having reflux. I got stuck on every food. I threw up or slimed every time I ate.

I turned to slider foods and gained it all back. Every last pound and a few extra now reside with me

I started to look into revision last year. I met with a new surgeon who took all the Fluid out of my band so the reflux would subside a little and so I could eat. I love the new surgeon! He told me he sees a lot of people like me.

So I have my insurance approval but I had to schedule my surgery out in December so I cam finish school. I'm excited and scared. I know the recovery is worse with bypass but I'll be so happy to have this band out. I am excited to not feel like there's a ball constantly jabbed under my ribs. I'll be happy to eat with out being asked if I'm stuck again.

Lots of luck to us all on the journey!

[Sara 401 8]

I hear that. My story is almost the same im waiting to get my approval. Seems like forever

[Lynn73 46]

Same here

[monken 135]

I was banded in January of 2009. I choose band over bypass then because I wanted something reversible and adjustable since I was planning on having another baby. I lost 40 pounds in the first year. Not stellar but good. Then I started having reflux. I got stuck on every food. I threw up or slimed every time I ate.

I turned to slider foods and gained it all back. Every last pound and a few extra now reside with me

I started to look into revision last year. I met with a new surgeon who took all the Fluid out of my band so the reflux would subside a little and so I could eat. I love the new surgeon! He told me he sees a lot of people like me.

So I have my insurance approval but I had to schedule my surgery out in December so I cam finish school. I'm excited and scared. I know the recovery is worse with bypass but I'll be so happy to have this band out. I am excited to not feel like there's a ball constantly jabbed under my ribs. I'll be happy to eat with out being asked if I'm stuck again.

Lots of luck to us all on the journey!

I'm you're twin same story please don't get discouraged with a revision the weight loss is good first 5 months then slows way down we are different than straight bypass people. ..

[pebulz 135]

I'm you're twin same story please don't get discouraged with a revision the weight loss is good first 5 months then slows way down we are different than straight bypass people. ..

I'm on my 4th month after revision and down 71lbs and worried about the weight loss slowing down and had heard revisions lose slower I'm curious why? I asked my dr and he said because most revsions have lost their initial weight with their first surgery and then a large amount after revision because of the liquid diet after ....but I weighed more when I had my rny then I did when I had my band so I'm hoping I don't slow down too much or else I feel like I'll never get to my goal weight

[kparadisek 115]

I'm on my 4th month after revision and down 71lbs and worried about the weight loss slowing down and had heard revisions lose slower I'm curious why? I asked my dr and he said because most revsions have lost their initial weight with their first surgery and then a large amount after revision because of the liquid diet after ....but I weighed more when I had my rny then I did when I had my band so I'm hoping I don't slow down too much or else I feel like I'll never get to my goal weight

I know the feeling! I hope and pray this works better for me than the band. I too weigh more than when I got the band. I cant wait for them to take it out. My nutri omits told me the other day that most bypass patients stall from 6-9 month but to continue with my Protein and excercise because the weightloss will resume again and the scale will move in the right direction once again. She said not to be discouraged, so I'm trying to keep that in my memory bank for when the time comes. Good luck!

[monken 135]

I'm on my 4th month after revision and down 71lbs and worried about the weight loss slowing down and had heard revisions lose slower I'm curious why? I asked my dr and he said because most revsions have lost their initial weight with their first surgery and then a large amount after revision because of the liquid diet after ....but I weighed more when I had my rny then I did when I had my band so I'm hoping I don't slow down too much or else I feel like I'll never get to my goal weight

I was told by my surgeon that because I had the band twice and and so much scar tissue and adhesions will make my weight loss a little more challenging. If you don't have a lot to lose then gets harder. I was 232 when I had my surgery and I weight 185 ' date=' I was a size 20 now I am a 12 but have been at a stall for almost a month (in month 6) I'm not a petite person I am 5'5" tall and had carried my weight all over not just in one spot. The reason my surgeon wanted his patients to eat only Protein until 75% of the weight loss was met before starting fruits and veggies.

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