Question:
Anyone else have RNY done, then a LapBand?

   — tylerswife (posted on January 31, 2008)

January 31, 2008
are you asking; has one chosen having the RNY procedure, rather than the Lap Band?? if so--- yes. what is it that you need an answer To??? will try to help.
   — kimcrain

January 31, 2008
Or have you had the RNY, then after a while got the Lapband?
   — Pamela S.

January 31, 2008
Why would someone want to do that?
   — Carlyn M.

January 31, 2008
This is the 2nd time i have heard this on this site this week. If you had RNY and now you need the lap band you didnt use your tool correctly. Rny Bypass is more effective than lap band. Sorry to all thr lap band people but it is. You lose weight quicker and its harder to eat certain things. So you didnt do what you were supposed to do.
   — Joanc

January 31, 2008
Yes you loose more with rny but they are proving their is alot of percentage of bypass patients gaining their weight back.And with the band with the restriction the weight stays off.I am a bander.Sandy Hanson I dont want to step on any toes ,but this is what my Grat surgeion says and he did bypass for over 29 years,he still does some.
   — Sandy Hanson

January 31, 2008
Good Lord People, It was just a simple question that I asked. I am getting all these hateful emails. All I wanted to know is it there is anyone else like me, who had RNY done, then had a lapband. I had RNY done 7 years ago, I was 485lbs. I am down to 278 and I am having the lapband out on. If you cant answer the question or just want to tell me I didnt use the RNY tool correctly, the DON'T ANSWER and stop sending me private emails. I thought the people on this site were supportful, well thanks alot for the supportful answers.
   — tylerswife

January 31, 2008
Rebecca, ...sorry you feel beat up with your question, but when you post a question you are asking for peoples opinions and thats what you got. Just simply take what you want from them and dismiss the rest. Actually from what is in this post, nobody said anything hateful to you. Sometimes we need to hear things we don't like. Don't take things so personnally. Some day you may give a poster some harsh advice too. I wish you the best in your adventure. As for the private emails being rude or mean, if you dont like it, block them. We all walk in the same shoes, some are further along then others. You will find certain people that you have faith in their answers and you like where there at.. you can always send them a private question asking their advice. But again, please dont take things so personally.
   — Kathy-R

January 31, 2008
"You didn't use your tool correctly..." I hate when people get on OH and act "holier than thou" about RNY & weight loss. Give her a break.. She asked a perfectly normal question... She didn't get to her goal with RNY so I can see why you're wondering about this. I honestly don't have any light to shed on this but I am curious what relevant answers you will get.
   — Katrina B.

February 1, 2008
Rebecca, I see more RNY people on this web site than lapbanders. I didn't have RNY because of the absorption problems people encounter, B 12 and iron. I am happy with my lap band and I feel that you need to do what you need to do. After all this surgery is about you and what happens to you may be very different that what happens to others. Hang in the and find a supportive person who can listen without being an expert on you. They're an expert on themselves, not you. JulieD
   — JulieJD

March 20, 2008
Some people have a lapband done after a RNY because of medical problems such as a pouch not made small enough in surgery, ulcers that block exit and enlarge stomach pouch (yes, it can happen).
   — Oldsoul

March 23, 2008
I had the LapRNY done in 2005 and it has not been successful. And YES I did use my tool correctly! I also have been considering having a revision/lap band. It is not about people using the tool incorrectly. EVERY person is different and heredity along with their reactions to surgeries, medications, etc. plays a role in their success. MY dad had an open RNY in 2003 and it was also semi-successful. We both followed the doctors orders to the letter and work out at least 5 days a week. So please, if someone says they have not had success with their procedure, do not outright blame them and say that they did not use their tool correctly.
   — dbrown9

June 10, 2008
I'm a bit late getting to your question, but I have been wondering this myself. My RNY was successful but I have been gaining weight again and I am horribly depressed about it. And if I get any lectures from anyone on this site, let me tell you early on - "go to hell". You have NO idea, unless you're in an identical place, what could be going on with someone. I have been placed on 2 medications that are suspect, as well as an ulcer that developed at the intestinal attachment site. I can still only eat very little and still vomit too often. While I can't answer your question, I just want to say good luck and god bless. I have questions of my own, but after reading some of the hateful, vicious comments on this site, I think I'll go elsewhere for help.
   — Joanne T.

August 9, 2008
Thank God someone else asked this question. I had my RNY done 2.5 years ago and did GREAT for quite some time. But then I was in an accident and now due to fractures in my right foot, advanced arthritis in my left knee and worsening spinal stenosis in my back, my ability to ambulate has decreased enormously, even though I have lost over 100 lbs. I am NOT eating any differently, but because I can exercise so minimally (and yes, before everyone suggests it, I DO swim as much as I can!) I am slowly starting to gain some weight. My Orthopaedic surgeon says he wants me to lose at least another 50 lbs before he feels comfortable operating on my spine, as he will have to either put pins in or fuse vertebrae. And he would love to see my knee replaced first and my foot bones fused too. But again, all that needs me to lose more weight so the recovery will be more hopeful. I want to find out if I can get a lap-band or sleeve now to help get the extra weight off. I am really at my wit's end here. So please,..no hate mail. I'm truly doing the best I can with a body that just doesn't seem to want to cooperate.
   — thectdiva

July 1, 2009
to respond to joan colins, your statement is absolutely not true you should do some more research, if for medical reasons after rny is completed the only way to fix a fistula on a stoma if you have other problems is to do a lap band. you should not give advise about something if you dont do your research.
   — maaskoo66

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