Question:
Has any ever had the Lap-band, years after RNY Surgery-7 yrs. ago.

   — robine4 (posted on January 27, 2010)

January 27, 2010
ther is a procedure called the rose procedure that shrinks your pouch, it is done laproscopically not paid for by insurance and here in georgia its 12,000 dollars, it folds and staples your pouch smaller
   — dwdoots

January 27, 2010
3 years after receiving my RNY I placed the Realize Band (almost same as Lap Band) on top of my RNY Pouch. When I plateau'd out and started to gain weight. As of last April, I've lost 100 pounds and now with the Holidays over finally getting back in gear to becoming healthier.
   — Michael Eak

February 2, 2010
I am also a little over seven years out- I found out recently by going with my sister who is going to also have bariatric surgery that it is done quite different than seven years ago. I used BTC now BARIX. I have the complications of severe anemia requiring infusions,calcium deficiency, and weight regain. They now make a sepprate route from the old stomach to the new pouch to give it the stomach acids to allow absorbtion of minerals and breakdown to allow ferritan to turn into usable iron. I personally am going to attempt to see if a revision to the newer version to decrease the problems I'm having and having my pouch reduced at the same time. The other thought is asking if making my proximal to more of a distal is a option. The lap band works for enlarged stoma's but if your regaining because of grazing than the food just slips right through like it's doing now.
   — rgreathouse