Dr Roslin's assessment of the band

cajungirl
on 5/5/13 10:37 am

I'm not so sure about long term BOB. I saw on another board someone that had it a couple of years ago and was a cheerleader on OH about it. She just recently converted to the DS after almost dying from the band. The surgeron literally had to dig the band out of her stomach. Emergency removal to save her life.

I came to the lapband board today to see if she had posted here but haven't seen anything on OH from her at all.

I really wish the band would be completely pulled its just damaging too many people.

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Stephanie M.
on 5/5/13 1:39 pm

Do you mean Airhead74? I think she had a bob, then revised to DS, which might have been the plan all along, since she was very high BMI. She's doing great, in the low 200's last we heard.

6-7-13 band removed. No revision. Facebook Failed Lapbands and Realize Bands group and WLS-Support for Regain and Revision Group

Stephanie M.
on 5/5/13 1:42 pm

Sorry, I was mistaken, it was band over plication.

http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/lapband/board_id,5359/user _id,935064/a,messageboard/action,memberPosts/

6-7-13 band removed. No revision. Facebook Failed Lapbands and Realize Bands group and WLS-Support for Regain and Revision Group

(deactivated member)
on 4/30/13 2:53 am

On April 30, 2013 at 4:41 AM Pacific Time, heathercross wrote:

I have no appetite. I had a Band-over-bypass almost 2 yrs ago and an RNY in 2002. I was ALWAYS hungry after the RNY. I know Roslin personally and he was in the group that did my initial RNY. He told me not to get the BOB but get an RNY revision. I respected his decision but did what I wanted. I have restriction most of the times, but there are days I have less and others I have more. I think I am lucky to have the best of both - band and rny. I still dump even.

Question for you. The band is not designed for a lifetime fix. What will you do when the band no longer works? Which surgery type will you choose?

heathercross
on 4/30/13 3:34 am - New York, NY

Revision on 06/23/11

You don't know that it will need to be replaced. I hate it when people assume that soothing will happen based on hat happens to others. My RNY was supposed to last a lifetime too and it didn't. Healthcare changes daily and so do new medical treatments so whose to say I'll need a fix? Maybe just an altercation?

Nic M
on 4/30/13 3:41 am

I don't see how an "altercation" would help. I wouldn't want an altercation under any cir****tances. It wouldn't be soothing at all!

Avoid kemmerling, Green Bay, WI

heathercross
on 4/30/13 3:44 am - New York, NY

Revision on 06/23/11

Auto correct - alteration

Nic M
on 4/30/13 3:59 am

It was pretty funny.

Avoid kemmerling, Green Bay, WI

(deactivated member)
on 4/30/13 4:39 am

On April 30, 2013 at 10:34 AM Pacific Time, heathercross wrote:

You don't know that it will need to be replaced. I hate it when people assume that soothing will happen based on hat happens to others. My RNY was supposed to last a lifetime too and it didn't. Healthcare changes daily and so do new medical treatments so whose to say I'll need a fix? Maybe just an altercation?

Since when did science claim RNY was to last a lifetime? They did not and they do not today! RNY lasts about 1.5 years. Never has been a doubt about this!

Science also claims a band lasts about 8 years.

Sooooooooooo, 'yer point would be... what?

Nic is a word scientist. She dissects them. Don't mess up, she will catch it.

heathercross
on 4/30/13 5:26 am - New York, NY

Revision on 06/23/11

1.5 years, that is crap; I've never heard so little a time frame and don't know where you got that misinformation. I had my RNY at Lenix Hill with Roalins group. The 1.5 is your "window of opportunity" not how long the procedure stays in place. I had mine in 2002 and it failed in 2007.

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