Lapband to RNY revision

im looking for encouragement right about now because I feel like death... I'm on an emergency list to get revised in about 2 months. I'm seriously malnourished because of my band. It won't let anything through. I've had my upper gi and every other tests. I just want to know if you had the RNY did you feel better? Was it a good decision etc? 

This forum is not very active so you should post this in the revision forum. From what I've seen other people post, they felt better immediately!! 

Thank you :) I have posted it in the revision group 

I had my band out 18 months ago. I am having RNY on 11/21 from everything I read people felt better right away. Can't they take your band out now? 

I felt better by day 4 or 5 post op

! I'm so relieved to have it gone . You have tongontheiugh the healing stages of eating but the quality of life is much better with my rny. I feel totally normal again. Congratulations on getting your band and port gone .

Most feel better right away. In the mean time I would suggest you try to drink protein shakes or even one of the nutritional drinks like Ensure or Boost, they don't taste the greatest but at this point you have to look at it as medicine to keep you healthy until you can get the band out. I had to drink Ensure for awhile because I was losing so fast I was losing my muscles and that's not a good thing. Really damages your strength. Anyway what I did was use the vanilla flavor and add flavorings like the crystal light or all the coffee flavorings. I could just tell myself it was an iced coffee and it really wasn't bad at all. It kept me going for a few months until I could eat better! Good luck to you!

If the band isn't letting anything through, then it's too tight ... try eliminating solution from it ...........

with my band, the doctor filled it almost entirely once ... over the weekend i couldn't even drink a sip of water  .... lost about 12 pounds in 2-3 days .... not real fat ... i became lethargic quickly ... not being able to e ven drink water ....

went in and they put some solution back in and i was good to go again ...

the rny works nicely ... but keep in mind that those surgeries have a life span of about 5 years and then you hopefully have learned enough that you can handle your weight problem yourself ...