Anyone with successful weight loss with the gastric sleeve that had NO success with the lap band?

[DGM 7]

How's it going since your vsg surgery? Hope all is well.

I had initial success with band lost about 30-35 pounds and gained it all back. Over 6 months out and have lost 65 pounds with sleeve. Very happy about my choice!

Same here. I lost about 30 pounds total with a lot of difficulty. My band then did slip. had an unfil and never the same since. Looking forward to the removal and getting the sleeve in 3 weeks.

[jackson0024 3]

I had the band initially and gained 25lbs, IDK how it managed to happen as I couldnt eat much due to everything getting stuck and the pains that came along with it. I then went back and had all the Fluid drained after going through test after test to figure out what was going on. I gave up for awhile and then decided that since I started this journey already I might as well finish it as I continued to look in the mirror and continued to be disgusted with what I saw and how I ate. I got the approval from the insurance to get the band out and have the sleeve completed. I had the surgery March 1, 2016 and as of today I hit -50lbs. Best decision I have ever made and I enjoy healthier foods that I didn't used to. It may also be because I don't have to eat a ton to get my fill so it works out great. Good luck!

[CowgirlJane 14,260]

I was banded in 2001 at 270 pounds... i lost 28# in the first month on a liquid diet and then over the next 11 months... worked another almost 40# off via exercise and diet. I never got under 200# and at 5'5" was still a big person.

I had that band for 10 years and reached my all time high weight that was recorded 332 - in 2004 or 2005 I believe. I think I was actually closer to 350 at one point, but I had stopped weighing.

I did weight watchers, nutrisystem, those hormone drops... you name it. I considered it amazing if I could stay under 250#. I never gave up though.

Then, I got sleep apnea, high blood pressure, arthritis, unexplained body pain and general misery. My sleep doctor told me I was dying of obesity. The truth hurt but it was his shove in that direction that got me serious about revising. The surgeon he sent me to poo-poo'd the sleeve and didn't even offer it as an option since I was 300# and had already failed with the band. I started the path of bypass and for irrational reasons, chickened out.

I tried nutrisystems, ww etc one more time and then finally decided to join a 2 year lifestyle management program. They rejected me - wouldn't take my money because the disease process was just too advanced in my case. She sent me to a different surgeon who does all types of WLS and he thought I was a candidate for a sleeve. What was best was becoming educated about obesity, having a good nutritionalist (rare out there) and just that whole positive outlook that there was hope for me.

I did better than they expected in the sense of how much I lost and my maintenance. High BMI people often dont get down to what most people consider "normal" sized.

The day I started my 2 week preop diet for the sleeve I weighed 308, 300# on day of surgery Dec 2011

In 14 months I lost about 150# getting to my goal of 158# in Feb 2013. I got down to about 140 at one point but am now hanging out around goal. I am quite pleased considering I have never been able to maintain. This Dec will be my 5 years since revision.

Good luck to you!

[CirA 16]

Thanks for the article

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[IrishGermanRN 151]

How's it going since your vsg surgery? Hope all is well.

I had initial success with band lost about 30-35 pounds and gained it all back. Over 6 months out and have lost 65 pounds with sleeve. Very happy about my choice!

Same here. I lost about 30 pounds total with a lot of difficulty. My band then did slip. had an unfil and never the same since. Looking forward to the removal and getting the sleeve in 3 weeks.

Fantastic. I'm the lowest I've been in years. Best thing was go to the VSG

[DebSmiles 62]

I was banded in 2006 but never maintained a weight loss. My band was defective with a hole in it. Unfortunately, I changed jobs and the new insurance would not cover the revision to a new band. So I've had this band in with a little restriction, but no fill. I've lost maybe 10 that stayed off and lost the same 40 pounds over and over via WW, exercise etc. I'm getting the sleeve on Friday, so I can't speak about success yet. I'm hoping this will do it, but I'm just happy to get this band out of my body