OT: Lap Banders Come on Down....

And the Survey Says!!!

I need your help to do a very unofficial survey as a result of something I read today on the boards of OH. Can you please take a few minutes to do this for me. *** edited to not include my email. There are those who would like to see the results for themselves.

I will compile my findings and let you know the results within a few days time. I will post them on OH's Lap Band Board, Main Board, Complications Board And Facebooks OH Boards and If I'm feeling froggy, I may even paste it on Lap Band Talk..

Thanks for playing.
Tiff


1. Are you a lap band patient?

2. Have you experienced any of the following:  Vomiting, PB, Stuck Food, "Bringing food back", Regurgitation.

3. Have you experienced any of the following:  Dehydration requiring IV fluids, Vomiting requiring hospital intervention

4. Have you experienced any band complications requiring a secondary surgery to repair the port, tubing or band.

5. Have you experienced any other complications related to the band requiring a second surgery IE. Gall bladder

6. Have you had an elective surgery to replace your port to a lower profile version or new band version.

7. How satisfied are you: 1 being VERY, 2 being Somewhat, 3 being Not really, 4 being NOT satisfied at all.. BOO!

8. Have you died as a complication of the band?

9. If you could do it over, would you get the band versus another WLS option like RNY, VGS, DS...

10. Do you report fewer co-morbidity's as a result of your surgical weight loss?

Have you died as a complication of the band?  Really?  I wouldn't expect there would be too many folks who would say "yes".  Being they'd be...well, dead.

A serious survey and Im not trying to make light of the risks...just this question.

Is this for real?  I was going to tell one of my friends that had a band last year about it, but question #8 makes me think this is a joke.  "Have you died as a complication of the band?"  WTF?!?!?!? 

1. Are you a lap band patient? YES

2. Have you experienced any of the following:  Vomiting, PB, Stuck Food, "Bringing food back", Regurgitation. YES

3. Have you experienced any of the following:  Dehydration requiring IV fluids, Vomiting requiring hospital intervention NO

4. Have you experienced any band complications requiring a secondary surgery to repair the port, tubing or band. NO

5. Have you experienced any other complications related to the band requiring a second surgery IE. Gall bladder  NO

6. Have you had an elective surgery to replace your port to a lower profile version or new band version. NO

7. How satisfied are you: 1 being VERY, 2 being Somewhat, 3 being Not really, 4 being NOT satisfied at all.. BOO!    4- NOT Satisfied

8. Have you died as a complication of the band? hello, i'm responding

9. If you could do it over, would you get the band versus another WLS option like RNY, VGS, DS...  NO, in fact I will be having a revisions to the RNY next week.

10. Do you report fewer co-morbidity's as a result of your surgical weight loss? NO

. Are you a lap band patient?  yes

2. Have you experienced any of the following:  Vomiting, PB, Stuck Food, "Bringing food back", Regurgitation.  yes

3. Have you experienced any of the following:  Dehydration requiring IV fluids, Vomiting requiring hospital intervention    no

4. Have you experienced any band complications requiring a secondary surgery to repair the port, tubing or band.   no

5. Have you experienced any other complications related to the band requiring a second surgery IE. Gall bladder   gall bladder

6. Have you had an elective surgery to replace your port to a lower profile version or new band version.  getting ready for by pass

7. How satisfied are you: 1 being VERY, 2 being Somewhat, 3 being Not really, 4 being NOT satisfied at all.. BOO   5 less than not satisfied

8. Have you died as a complication of the band?  not yet

9. If you could do it over, would you get the band versus another WLS option like RNY, VGS, DS...

not a chance - total waste of MY $20,000.