My ROSE Experience

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on 8/2/09 4:10 am - AZ

On July 31, 2009 at 4:55 PM Pacific Time, tipper77 wrote:

My doctor attempted to perform the ROSE procedure for me on 7/17/09. Even after doing a pre-op EGD to ensure that I was a "good" candidate for the procedure it didn't workout as we hoped.

The doctor was unable to perform the procedure because he could not "get a good grab" after over 1 hour of trying.

It was very disappointing to wake up from surgery and learn that the procedure was unsuccessful. Thankfully my surgeon refunded 100% of the procedure.

I am happy to report that I successfully had the lapband procedure done on 7/30. Still, I have now had two surgeries in the last two weeks and have had to recover from both. Even though the ROSE was unsuccessful I still had a fair amount of discomfort, I am guessing from the unsuccessful grabs. It took me about 3 days to be rid of the stomach cramps and general uncomfortable and nauseous feeling.

When I was in recovery for my lapband and talking to the nurse she told me that what happened to me with the ROSE happens a lot. I believe, based on my experience, that the procedure is still very new and is far from perfected.

I believe everything happens for a reason and the ROSE was not God's plan for me. I was very skeptical through the entire process, never had a warm and fuzzy feeling about it, and that should have been my first clue. My husband was very optimistic about it and that is probably why I went through with it - because of his support.

All that said, with the lack of statistics and possibility of going into surgery and the associated risk for what could be totally unsuccessful I urge anyone considering the ROSE to seriously consider all options before going with this procedure.

I'm sorry you went through that. I wish you much success with the band!