lap band

Has anyone ever heard of anyone ever having a lap band procedure after having a Gastric?

That is a really good question.  I have heard of people getting the bypass after the band but  I have not really heard the other direction...I know that someone in my support group had the bypass and gained the weight back and is going in to have it re done but I am not sure how that works either.  I am interested to see more responses to this.

As I have been reading I do see you can have a revision.  I had a gastric in 2004 but have gained 50 pounds back after a ugly divorce!

I have heard of people having the gastric after the lapband but not the other way around. I think either surgery is only a tool as good as the one who uses it. I think if somebody goes in to this thinking its a life long change for the better then it will work. That being said I haven't gone through surgery though so its easy to give advice but that's just what I have heard from others. Happy New Year to all!

I have heard of this being done a lot lately.  If you go to the Lap Band forum, there are people there who have had it done.