The site is brilliant but one sided, If I look at the amount of Lap-band sites that praise the system but none of them mention the long term problems that we are now aware of ??

Thanks again

Andre

Hi all
Please could anybody in the group give me some honest answers to the two questions below. I am a failed Lap-Band patient and I need to urgently decide between mini gastric bypass or R&Y bapass

1. does MGB also cause "dumping syndrome" - if not what happens if you start soft calorie cheating like with the band
2. There are certain sites that make mention of MGB being a rehash of a very old procedure in which patients suffer extreme complications at a later date. Mention is made of ulcers and acid leaking into the stomach. It is claimed that the procedure was first known as a loop bypass. Is this true ?

I have two weeks left in which to make a decision, I am not ready for a gastric bypass but I am also now willing to undergo heaps of medical problems for the sake of being thin.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated

Andre

Good day too all,

I am in upstate NY, doing research on bariatric surgery.  This type is a great interest.  I am unable to find where the surgery can be done.  Might someone help?

Thank you in advance for responses.

For me, if i had to choose between only these, i would choose the VSG.  it's the first part of a DS, and if i needed it later, i could get the second half, rather than a complete revision.