waiting preop

[Martha Howland-Shafiei 118]

i started my journey in 1998 at 415 lbs...had a gastric bypass in 1998 and lost 200 then later,50...gained back 100 plus going up still! am very frustrated as it is due to meds i am on...working with a dr. to chnge said meds adn am working wiith my bariatric surgeon
(new, Dr. Rhinehold retired) to lapband. will have upper GI monday and then submit to dietician and psychologist and then wait on insurance approval.whew! am eager to have the s urgery ASAP. anyone else have it this way?thanks

[2muchfun 8,927]

I've never heard of going from bypass to lapband? Are they going to re-route your intestines back to the original positions and re-attach your pouch to the stomach and then slap a band around your stomach?

[HealthyNewMe 1,935]

I've never heard of going from bypass to lapband? Are they going to re-route your intestines back to the original positions and re-attach your pouch to the stomach and then slap a band around your stomach?

Same here. I've never heard of a person getting banded after bypass surgery. Best of luck, but I'm no help in offering any insight.... Only Best Wishes.

[Martha Howland-Shafiei 118]

this is the deal...ihave stretched out my bypass pouch therefore i will be receiving a straightup lapbanding by open surgery as there is alot of scar tissue in my abdomen.no resecting a thing.!!!

[HealthyNewMe 1,935]

I will say that my best friend's mom had bypass back in the 70's, when it was VERY experimental. She lost tons of weight, but had become so sickly, they had to reverse it three years later. Fast forward thirty something years, and she is considering lapband now as a seventy year old.

[bruce058 2]

Sure it's called bypass revision, they don't change anything from your first surgery, they place the band around your pouch to close up the hole from the pouch to intestines in my case I had bypass done in 2003 at 586 pounds lost 270 pounds but could not get past that last October had my revision and had the band placed there is really no other way if you had bypass in the past.

Good luck, it's great to be back on track 50 pounds down since the band in October still going

Edited April 12, 2014 by bruce058

[Mikee57 699]

Martha Howland-Shafiei...you go girl!!! best wishes as well to you. Thanks for the info there bruce058...answered a lot of questions. hope you all on this post have a great day!!!

[Martha Howland-Shafiei 118]

Thanks!!! i am proud of u all for deciding to have the surgery,it took courage. i hope u r losing weight steadily.stick to the diet and u cant fail. it takes discipine and that is a gift from God and a decision to wxercise self contol. God bless u all in your journies.all the best.