OMG - you have GOT to read this IDIOTS post over on the lapband forum!!!

I love your reply to her post! Especially the part about the band being reversible! ha!

I say just agree with her........

Keep her over there!!!!

Frisco

well I just couldnt resist I had to post.  I found it very interesting that her own post siad this

Introduction
Unable to decide between multiple bariatric surgery options, patients often ask one of our least favorite questions, “What if it were your own family member? What would you recommend to him or her?" to which I usually reply, “Sleeve gastrectomy even though I honestly do not know its long-term outcomes."

Her response was she picked a surgeon that favored the sleeve.  Sheesh. She said we were all guinea pigs.  I posted she was a guinea pig to they havent been doing the band that long.

Well, I've only been around for just over six months, and I skim other boards from time to time.  Even in that short a time period, I've come to recognize this person as a sincerely unhappy pot-stirring dimwit who wants everyone to be as unhappy as she is.  Furthermore, I think she'd be this way regardless of which surgery she had.

Glad I'm not her.

All I have to say is I hope to GOD that when the time comes for her revision surgery she DOES NOT choose a VSG. Why? Well, it isn't because I don't believe it is the best option...its ONLY because I don't want her sorry ass drama over here. The bandsters can have her. And if she ends up with a DS the folks over in that forum are going to chew her up and spit her out. One thing I believe - you cannot have that band in you forever - so when the day comes that you have to have it out would you get another? Most likely not...so you either live without it and hope you don't gain - or - you revise. Can't wait to see what she decides when that time comes!

wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! she just need prayer pray for her lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! shame shame shame lol!!!!!!!

Posting her whole inane garbage spew, just in the off chance she edits herself..
She is a class-A crazy. You can throw hundreds of studies at her to show the facts and she just ignores them while spouting off on how she's a highly educated IT yada yada, my ass. I have no issue saying that the band is the worst choice for a WLS, why? Because of hundreds of scientific studies.. She is a nutjob. I'd like to think that ANY person with a few brain cells to rub together reading her posts catches on pretty quick to what they are dealing with.. it's amazing she keeps coming back for more..

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Post Date: 6/18/11 7:04 am  Last Edit: 6/18/11 7:11 am  Since my insurance covers bariatric surgery and pays 100 percent for ANY type I think I want to get a revision since I have the lap band and it is easy to remove, I get the luxury to pick and choose at my pleasure Let's see....which one should I choose? Let's start off with RNY - I could still stand to lose a few more pound on my 5'8 frame and go from a size 12 down to a skeletal 2 or 0....not sure if hubby would like hold onto bones, but hey I would be rocking 0's ....but now I would have to worry about loading up on vitamins FOR LIFE something I barely take with my band at 6 years and I am still healthy (thank god) and also worry about bowel issues, risks of malnutrition, a high risk of not able to enjoy my daily chocolate at work or my evening ice cream sandwiches or splitting a yummy desert with hubby eating out weekly....NAH...I think I will pass on RNY too many eating restrictions. Let's look at the Sleeve - Hmmm.. The Sleeve looks like a great option, it's similar to the band sort of....I think the Sleeve have MORE eating restrictions than the band does based on several people having mild "dumping" episodes just like RNY, and you have to be a little bit more stricter than the band with a vitamin regimen but not as strict as RNY.....Now if I revised over to the Sleeve where would that put me weight wise....I am currently a size 12 so I think the Sleeve would give me about 50 more pounds and that would probably put me easily put into as size 4/6...BUT what would happen to me in the NEXT 6 years with the Sleeve? That is the big question mark...there are a lot of unknowns with the Sleeve regarding removing the Stomach and it's long term heath impact  on the body  and based on studies that I've read it WILL STRETCH enough for significant weight gain if you are not a serious dieter and the grehlen levels wears off in 2-3 years and then I will back to scare ONE WITH NO TOOL to help me and risk gaining all my weight sounds scary ...SO NAH...I'll pass on the Sleeve..... Let's look at the BIG BOY of weight loss surgeries the DS -- OK...Many surgeons will not even perform this surgery since it's so dangerous, the DS puts the patient in critical condition and the patient will ALWAYS have to chase their Labs to stay healthy and alive, and they MUST eat TONS of proteins and have a vitamin regimen that most drug addicts can't keep up with, I shudder at the thought of having to rely on taking about 50-100 pills EVERY SINGLE DAY for the rest of my life about 5 times a day, gee...I would not have time to work, have sex, or vacation with that rigorous vitamin regime.. and don't even talk about the horrific gas/bowel movement that would clear a building if they dare eat carbs ...so most DSr have to eat tons of protein to stay alive EVERY SINGLE DAY for the rest of their lives (talking about a strict diet) just to keep the poo smell in check ..... I can't envision myself in my 70s and 80s having to chow down tons of protein,...hell at that age how would I remember to take all those vitamins 5 times a day and risk early osteoporosis.......Absolutely NO thank you. So ................I guess until they find a weight loss surgery where I can eat sweets with no consequences/ lose tons of weight with little to no exercise, no complication risks....then it's NO REVISION surgery for me ....it's me and my little fickle friend "suzie"  that's my bands name...she keeps me in check and let's me eat what I want and keep me in my size 12s with little to no effort at 6 years. Enjoy your day ...Hubby and I are off to enjoy a Swinetastic BBQ Festival today, I will be doing my sampling of tasting different foods...so glad my band allows me to eat normally with no restrictions just getting full quick..but sometimes I have to admit I overeat on occasions like this and the only consequence is getting stuffed or slime if I eat bread...gotta avoid the bread and chow down on juicy rib meat   Lap Band 2005 * Still have original 4cc 10cm band and it is still kicking!  I  My band! Lost 130 pound

Oh, how unfortunate. Think of all the newbies that happen to read that post.  I feel sorry for the other lap banders, too. They shouldn't have to deal with that, whether they are successful or not.

D.U.M.B. ***** That is all and thank the heavens above we don't have people like that here!

I had to post something because I know what shes mad about and whishes lol
Post Date: 6/19/11 11:28 pm

I'm kinda new been reading every surgery for a few months and I'm getting SLEEVE in a few weeks I have to say that my first visit to the doctors was only for the Band and after talking to him about it he wanted to tell me about the other 3 surgery's RNY,SLEEVE and DS because the band is not what he suggests and told me why!!! witch I don't really have to tell you because YOU ALREADY KNOW!!! and if you want to pretend that you don't know what I'm talking about, go read the revision forum!!! and not to be mean like you or anything but I didn't understand why you would sit there and write all that IF YOU WHERE NOT MAD ABOUT SOMETHING then I realized that if I've gotten wls 6 years ago and had problems and was still a size 12 and all the other people that had the other surgery's and revision lost all the weight they wanted and plus more!!!!!!!!!! I BE F%$K#! PIST TOO!!!
so I wanted to let you know that I understand don't worry!!!

don't bother answering back because I know your going to only say stupid S%#*t and embarrass yourself for like the the 47Th time today because your trying to make your self believe that your happy and that you made the right choice ...... just change your name start the revision like you been trying to avoid and lose the rest of your weight AND START EATING LIKE YOU BEEN DREAMING ABOUT!!!
BUT before you decide what surgery you really want you need to do Lots of research on them it seems to me that you don't know so much about them only what they are called that's always a good start