Lap Band vs RNY - ThinnerTimes

Grnize · 08-31-2006, 08:37 AM

I meet my surgeon on tuesday and I have been thinking about the lap band instead of the RNY.
I have read that patients do not lose as much weight with the lap band techinque. Does anyone have an opinion on which one is better?

SDphotogrl99 · 08-31-2006, 11:08 AM

RNY was my choice. From those I have met who had the band ended up going in for RNY after because of the lack of results from the band. My doc wont even do lap band because he thinks it sets peeps up to fail. Do what is right for you though.

bubbasmama · 08-31-2006, 12:55 PM

my sis had the lap in april.she has lost 30 pounds since then.she has to count calories and seems you can cheat easy.I had the RNY in january and lost all i wanted to in 7 months. she still might have the RNY at a later date,
she was just afraid of the surgery and felt it was too extreme for her.I believe it saved my life.Barb

VanessaSFL · 08-31-2006, 01:06 PM

Not sure on the Lap band...every surgery has it's success'...my Dr however does not do them.

Best wishes....another post said it was an extreme surgery and it is but works.

V

Grnize · 08-31-2006, 01:31 PM

Yeah I have read lots of articles saying Lap is not as good as RNY. I initally wanted RNY but thought lap would be easer for me. I also heard it is easier to cheat and weight loss is slower. I think i will be doing the RNY.
Thanks

SDphotogrl99 · 08-31-2006, 01:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VanessaSFL

another post said it was an extreme surgery and it is but works.

V

Good point Van!

MILA · 09-02-2006, 10:49 AM

I went with LP RNY because at my age (53) I wanted the procedure most likely to give me a long term solution to my weight problem. Of course , both techniques can be defeated if one doesnt want to follow the guidleines, but it seemed to me that RNY was the best tool available to lose the weight and to keep it off.

Good luck on your choice.

LisaM · 09-04-2006, 07:20 AM

The key decision point for me between the two surgeries was that, while they're both restrictive (they diminish the amount of solid food you can eat at one time), the roux-en-y GBS physically changes your ability to absorb sugar (for most people) and other carbs. Lap band does not. Lap band patients can drink milkshakes 24-7 if they choose to do so, and I needed a surgery that forced me make the right choices.

Second, I'm a super-absorber--My body hoards calories like nobody's business. My husband and I once ate exactly the same meals for three days. I gained five pounds, he lost two. GBS diminishes the absorption of calories, and I needed that.

Third and finally, GBS is faster weight loss than lap band, which I knew would help me decrease my frustration with the process--I think we are all instant-gratification junkies, and I knew it would be easier for me if the weight fell off faster (and it has).

On the flip side, GBS is much more dangerous, with a longer recovery time; you'll need to take many more supplements, and there are a myriad of possible complications. Those were some of the factors I weighed to decide which surgery would be best for me - you'll need to figure out what yours are, and move the way you choose.

Gina in NY · 09-04-2006, 04:11 PM

I think there have been some problems and I could never have made it if I'd been able to do sugar. That is what made me want my RNY - I can't eat sugar - THANK YOU LORD!! Makes everything easier. Sure, I can eat more than I could at first, but sugar set me off so badly - I didn't know how bad it was until recently. I feel so clear-headed now - like I've come off some drug.

BUT - you have to do tons of research and make your own decision.

Blueyz · 09-04-2006, 07:45 PM

He said at a meeting that he is doing both because of personal choice. I chose RNY because I knew that I would cheat my way around the lap band. I know for me..that was the right choice. I do know that it is very personal.