Very Disappointed

[Yasmina 0]

See another doctor,

Look into everything. I have the lap band , my friend the gastric by pass, both of us are happy with our decision. She has lost more weight then I have ,but I will lose the rest of the weight. Don't give up !

[Mert 0]

:confused:I researched and decided the band was for me b/c it was the less intrusive. I thought my doc was pushing the gbypass b/c that was his expertise. Well 27 months later I have not lost weight with the band. He told me today that the 10cc VG band was defective and he no longer uses them. :whatchutalkingaboutSo, I am back to square one and this time I choose a revision to remove the band and do gastric bp.:laugh:

[abby1 0]

I went to a seminar given by the doctor my primary care doctor recommended. I did not like him or his team and found someone on my own. I found this psychologist and nutritionist more interested in selling their post surgical services than in helping me prior to surgery.Having said that, what I did not like was that I wanted and expected to speak with the doctor to have US determine what surgery was best for ME. The doctor stated that if you were over 50, he only performed LapBand.

There is no right or wrong weight loss surgery - period. When I had my appointment to see the surgeon I ultimately used, I went over my medical history which includes colon cancer with him. I made sure given my situtation I did what was best for me. Each of us need to do that and for some of us it may be gastric bypass.

[steph_co 9]

That's strange that he'd say you shouldn't have Lapband if you have GERD. I had severe heartburn before the band (basically no over-the-counter stuff worked and I couldn't afford scrips because I'm a self-pay). For the first 9 months I had ZERO heartburn at all. ZERO. I'm now a year out and really, I get heartburn at the strangest times (not related necessarily to food, time of day, or stress level...I can't figure it out) - but it is still a really rare and MUCH tamer experience than it ever was before. I used to have it on a daily basis before the band and if I had to pick, I'd say that now I get it maybe about once every other week and it doesn't feel the same as it did before (not as painful or as prolonged). Talk to some other surgeons about this before making your decision.