Lap Band after RNY

Is there any doctor in Michigan that does a Lap Band after you have had RNY surgery?  My stoma and pouch are fine.  I had it checked and the dr. said everything is in good shape.  My pouch isn't stretched out, but it seems like I am still able to eat quite a bit.  I exercise regularly.  I probably should have had a lobotomy instead of RNY because I have a complete lack of dietary discipline.  I am thinking the only way I can lose the weight is if I physically can't eat, like I couldn't for my first year after RNY surgery....

I've never heard of such a thing.  And if your doctor has checked your pouch and stoma, then your pouch works just like it did the first year after surgery.  A band added to your pouch will do no good whatsoever. It sounds like you already know what the real problem is.  Your relationship with food.  So maybe you need to consider seeing a therapist who can help you work through your lack of discipline and figure out why you are sabatoging yourself.  No amount of sugery or medical intervention will fix a problem with the mental part of things.  That's something you need to work through - and it's going to be tough.  But once you are able to have a healthy relationship with food, you'll have a much better quality of life. Do you  know exactly what you're doing wrong?  Are you grazing between meals?  Unplanned snacks?  Drinking with meals?  Not measuring your food?  Are you tracking what foods you do eat on a place like FitDay?  Do you drink all your fluids for the day? Are you getting enough protein?  Do you have trigger emotions that cause eating?  Do you know why you got fat in the first place - what emotional trigger caused you to overeat and let your health deteriorate?   Forget about the lapband.  Work on your head.  Things will get better once you deal with WHY you "have a complete lack of dietary discipline." Pam

Call Barix Clinics they are doing lap band to limit intake amounts on RNY patients 1-800-282-0066.

Call Barix Clinics they are doing lap bands on RNY patient to once again give you that limited intake amount 1-800-282-0066.  Hope this helps

Dr. Nunn does LapBand after RNY, he used to be out of Harper Hospital at the DMC, but is now thru Barix.  Good luck!

I think you said it best - "I have a complete lack of dietary discipline." If you have cravings and are out of control your body is talking to you. The cravings happen when you need something. You memory says you got that something from food X and then you crave it. Although food X may be bad for you and there is another source that is what you crave. It is what your body knows. You have to stumble on what works. I **** people off because I am a Bariatric Nazi but I eat on a schedule exactly what I need- end of story. I don't have many cravings and I am never hungry. When I need something I get it from a protein bar - good calories and no sugar - win/win. I still after 4 years start every day with a protein shake. Erase theh bad food memories and replace them with stuff you need. kp

kevin, this is sort of unrelated, but i'm curious which protein bars you eat... i've not found any no sugar protein bars, but would love to. i try to keep protein bars in my purse so during the work / school day i have an option on hand...

Pure Protein Brand. I get them at Target for $6 a box of 6. I like the Delux Chocolate the best. I don't care for the anchovie and peanut butter ones. kp

am i looking at the wrong ones? i saw 5 or 6 flavors of pre protein bars today and they all had 3 or 4 grams of sugars (which is great, don't get me wrong), but i'm wondering if i'm just missing the no sugar versions? i picked up a chocolate peanut butter bar at the vitamin shoppe and stats are as follows: 1 bar (78 g) 300 calories total fat 10 g protein 31 g total carb 26 g fiber 2 g sugars 3g

nevermind, answered my own question... apparently there are 2 sizes (50 g and 78g) and the smaller ones have no sugar... i guess the smaller ones have slightly different recipes...