Question:
Did any one see that show last night (i'm not sure which one it was) with the man

from Ed who was 473 pounds and had WLS surgery? My question is: They said he had a fairly new procedure one where they transect the stomach, reroute the intestine AND do the lap band so the stomach doesnt stretch,(like RNY PLUS LAP BAND). Has anyone heard of this and typically who is a candidate?    — Pizofret (posted on April 3, 2003)


April 2, 2003
I saw that too, and was wondering what they were talking about, the little picture showed a transected stomach with a band??? I am confused!!
   — Haziefrog

April 2, 2003
I'm not sure if this is the answer you are looking for but I had an RNY medial bypass with a reinforcing band; however, I believe the band is around the stoma to prevent stretching. I've been explained this several times but can never seem to get the name of the procedure straight. I have a transected pouch with the jejunum running in between the new and old pounch to prevent a rare occurence of what my doc calls a "love affair of staples" in which the staple lines find each other and reconnect. Then, I have a reinforcing band around the stoma. I am a lightweight and I qualified for this procedure. My physician has been doing WLS for 30 years and I think he is just constantly trying to perfect the surgery. I've been doing great at 14 days post op. I have lost 25 pounds, am not hungry and best of all.....no vomitting or diarrhea!!!!! Sorry to get so personal. I hope this is what you are looking for. Good luck to all!
   — denisel

April 2, 2003
I saw it, too, and it was not a lap band, it was as Denise said, a gastric bypass with a band around the stoma. The lap band is placed around the stomach and has a port for adjusting saline fluid...this is totally different from what the actor from Ed had. Also, this is not a new procedure...many docs use the band around the stoma to help prevent stretching of the stoma. It is similar to the type of band used with a VBG, non-adjustable. There are 2 schools of thought on that type of band usage. Many docs hesititate to use the additional band because of the possibility of slippage, degradation of the band or the need for possible dilation. Others have no problem with it.
   — Leslie F.

April 2, 2003
Similar to Fobi, not quite the same, but a variation of the Fobi pouch.
   — Leslie F.

April 2, 2003

   — Pizofret

April 2, 2003
My surgeon always bands the new pouch with a titanium band to prevent it from stretching. I had an RNY GB with 150 cm bypassed, my old stomach was simply seperated from my new pouch by titanium staples. However, my new stomach, or pouch, will never stretch due to the titanium band. I always see people talking how they can eat more and more. I am 13 months PO 40 lbs below goal and still eat just tiny bits. According to my surgeon my pouch will be the same size years out due to the banding. It seems he does this on all his patients. I was 5'5" 320 lbs, I am now 5'5" 122 lbs, 13 months PO.
   — smedley200

April 2, 2003
Sounds much like what my doctor (Dr. Gorospe) does. I have a silastic band around my stoma (the exit to my pouch); I am also transected. The band is supposed to control streching of the pouch. I am 18 months out and lost most of my 120 in the first 8 months. Unlike the previous poster I can eat much more than at first, probably a very normal sized portion (like a whole lean cusine). But I have had no weight gain, I even lose a pound or two now and then. I am still a few pounds from the Metlife charts goal of 142 but feel and look great, if I do say so myself, LOL.
   — cindy Q.

April 2, 2003
I also will be using Dr. Gorospe for my surgery. I have chosen to have the open procedure because of the additional perk of having the band to help keep the pouch from stretching. Definitely worth looking into for all the pre-ops still researching. Good Luck to all. Surgery date: May 9th, 2003!
   — Sylvia E.

April 3, 2003
I had this same surgery. They create the pouch, then put the little band at the bottom so that it is supposed to help you not to gain the higher percentage of weight back after goal. I didn't know that surgeries were done any other way till I read on this site. I felt very confident with the information that I was given, and was shown the band that goes at the bottom. It didn't even fit around the top of my pinky. That really freaked me out for a second. I feel great though... It's been 12 weeks.
   — sheri H.

April 3, 2003
Also, my surgeon doesn't do the stapling... They close both the old stomach and the new pouch up, putting a layer of fat between the two of them so that you don't end up with the staple line disrupture. I really liked the way my surgery was done with the band around the bottom.
   — sheri H.




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