Bypass or Lap band

[CowgirlJane 14,259]

At 47 BMI I personally think your odds of success are better with the bypass. Of course individual results vary but I only lost 70# with the band over my first year. 30 of that was during the first month liquid diet too! I was high BMI.

[allielee 263]

Hi redwings! I was banded in 2008 and lost 120 in 9 months was at goal for 5 years and I was anemic with the band. I had to have Iron infusions.. Anyways my band all of a sudden after 5 years failed me, I couldn't keep anything down. So on May 21 I had it taken out and revised to rny. Best thing I ever did! I wish I had gotten rny first!!! I didn't even consider the sleeve reason being I saw people were being revised from sleeve to rny on here! Hell no was I doing another wls surgery! This was my last one! I am self pay for both surgeries and can tell you I am much much happier with the bypass! I don't throw up, I don't have food stuck, I feel better than I did with the band too! I was a huge fan of the band but when I heard my doc say most bands are failing after 5 years and he doesn't want to put them in anymore I was upset I chose the "new" thing first instead of the tried and true. $18,500 wasted. Oh well.. So I would if I were you look at the boards of band to bypass revisions and sleeve to bypass revisions. Also I have quite a few friends who had the band and were not successful with it. I was lucky that I was successful, I did everything right, my band did not slip, it just eroded. Good luck and please don't hesitate to pm me with any questions..

[CowgirlJane 14,259]

Great success story! I. Lost over 160# after my band to sleeve revision in 2011. Highly recommend rny over band!!

Hi redwings! I was banded in 2008 and lost 120 in 9 months was at goal for 5 years and I was anemic with the band. I had to have Iron infusions.. Anyways my band all of a sudden after 5 years failed me, I couldn't keep anything down. So on May 21 I had it taken out and revised to rny. Best thing I ever did! I wish I had gotten rny first!!! I didn't even consider the sleeve reason being I saw people were being revised from sleeve to rny on here! Hell no was I doing another wls surgery! This was my last one! I am self pay for both surgeries and can tell you I am much much happier with the bypass! I don't throw up, I don't have food stuck, I feel better than I did with the band too! I was a huge fan of the band but when I heard my doc say most bands are failing after 5 years and he doesn't want to put them in anymore I was upset I chose the "new" thing first instead of the tried and true. $18,500 wasted. Oh well.. So I would if I were you look at the boards of band to bypass revisions and sleeve to bypass revisions. Also I have quite a few friends who had the band and were not successful with it. I was lucky that I was successful, I did everything right, my band did not slip, it just eroded. Good luck and please don't hesitate to pm me with any questions..