lap-band after RNY

8 yrs ago I had RNY, My BMI was 57 and is now around 36. I would like to lose about 70 additional pounds( I have not regained any lost) I just got where I no longer was losing. I would love to hear experiences of any one who has done a lap-band after RNY. I'm considering making an appointment to talk to US Bariatrics in St. Augustine. Thanks!!!

DO NOT DO A LAP BAND.

Return to your RNY roots:  no white foods, protein first, stay hydrated, find something fun to do and exercise.

Journal your food intake to find out where you've gotten off track, because that is all too easy to do.  Once you know where you are, then you can redirect your efforts to successful weight loss.

I don't have any personal experience but I do know someone that had that exact thing done.  It didn't work out so well for her.  I would suggest the same thing as the other poster.  Have you tried to go back to your RNY roots.  Because coming from someone with a band you will be basically watching your diet and exercising to lose weight with a band...that's how I did it. 

It's usually called a BOB, band over bypass. It doesn't have a very good track record, at all.

The problem is, those that have it are hoping their anatomy will force them to eat less. But whatever surgery you have, there are ways to eat so much you will either not lose, or even gain. 

I also think you woll be better off working with a behaviorist and finding a way to eat less. This far out of surgery, the problem is always in our heads, not our stomachs.

Getting a band is not smart. Several major hospitals have completely stopped using them due to the risks of scar tissue and other permanent damage.

It WOULD, however, probably be a good move to talk to a doctor. An official check-up with bloodwork and the like, plus suggestions from a surgeon or other practitioner, may help you to get back on track.

From all I have read I wouldn't go near a lap band. Just too many failures down the road. I have read they are now doing endoscopic gastric plication after bypasses that did not reach their goals. You could try looking that up. Also wonder if you could have a regular laproscopic plication. Good luck whatever you do.

Studies on that procedure don't show great results either. The last article I read showed that 93% of those having gastric plication several years after RNY began regaining weight by 6 months after the revision. It's likely that the initial weight loss was due to the liquud diet before and after surgery, eating less during the initial recovery, etc.

The biggest problem remains in our heads, not our stomachs.

I agree with the other posters, forget the band. It is wonderful that you haven't had regain. I would suggest  2 things. First record a 'test' week of your food and exercise in an online journal like my fitness pal. Keep things the way they have been, so you can evaluate what you have been doing. Are you eating too many calories? Are you getting enough protein and water in? Are you too heavy on the carbs?

Second, see the Doc as others have mentioned, check your bloodwork and vitamin levels and make sure everything is in line. They might want toi even do an endoscopy to make sure everything is OK.

With all of the horrible things the band has done to people, I wouldn't consider it in a million years.

I had a BMI of 57, too.  I have found that working with an eating disorder counselor and working on my food addiction has been invaluable to reaching a normal BMI.  I would consider trying that first.  

A lapband is likely the very last thing I would consider as previous posters have already explained.