The Band or Gastric

Chickie · June 4, 2007

I am in no way disputing that there is a higher percentage of regain with bypassers (this is one of the reasons I did not opt for a bypass of any type for myself)

I am simply stating, that like all surgeries, shit does go wrong. Pouches stretch, bands slip or erode, and we end up in the same boat as the "failed" bypasers.

I have been lucky enough not to have had anything bad happen (touch wood) and in some cases of erosion, or catastrophic slips, it is just that. Luck. Surgeons are all trained in much the same way, and do much the same thing when we go under the knife for this surgery. So really it's just luck of the draw as to who ends up slipped / eroded ect. Sure, band abuse might play a part in losing one's band, but I know a couple of bandsters who are dammed lucky to not have lost their bands. They puke, pouch pack, drink fizzy crap, and take medications we are supposed to avoid. But there they are 5 or 6 years later, still banded (still fat, but that is another matter entirely) And then I have another friend who was banded less than 6 months. She lost her band when it slipped. She ended up having the VSG rather than another band. She was so good with her band, never PB'd, never ate too much, never drank any fizzy crap, and still lost her band. Its just luck.

Nothing is perfect, and nothing is forever. Bandsters can regain weight just like bypassers. Maybe for different reasons, but they do regain.

JDUB0414 · June 4, 2007

Thanks all for your input, everyday I've been back and forth, but now I'm leaning more towards the band.

Trace Curry · June 4, 2007

Studies comparing weight loss between band and bypass vary quite a bit - some show equivalent weight loss at 5 years between the 2, some show better weight loss with the bypass.

The bottom line is that averages don't mean anything to an individual patient - what you do with the operation will determine your success. We have band patients who have lost 200 pounds, and we have bypass patients that have lost 200 pounds. Do you research and you will make the right decision for you!

Dr. Trace Curry Cincinnati, Ohio

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JDUB0414 · June 5, 2007

Studies comparing weight loss between band and bypass vary quite a bit - some show equivalent weight loss at 5 years between the 2, some show better weight loss with the bypass.
The bottom line is that averages don't mean anything to an individual patient - what you do with the operation will determine your success. We have band patients who have lost 200 pounds, and we have bypass patients that have lost 200 pounds. Do you research and you will make the right decision for you!

Dr. Trace Curry Cincinnati, Ohio

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513.559.1222 / 877.442.BAND

DISCLAIMER: If am not your surgeon, any comments made by me are not meant to be taken as medical advice, just general guidelines. Contact your surgeon about your specific problem!

Thanks for your comments.

My main concern is what will happen since I want to have more children. Yes I want the best results and I know I have to be committed to whatever I decide to do, but I want to do what will be good for me and my unborn child if I were to get pregnant.