UuUuLaLa

I've done a bunch of searches on here and i really havent seen an answer. Member after member on this forum do not even know what it is. Is that what a fobi pouch is? I do not want a lap band procedure done, as it requires maintenance and potential that i have to be opened up later on anyway. My doctor brought up that he includes a ring on bypasses. I read that if the Dr. wants a ring it's gotta be an open procedure. Can't this errode and cause problems just like a lap band? I'm so scared of surgery and want a laproscopic procedure done instead of open if i can avoid it.

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Name: Mina, Fontana CA
Age: 34
Height: 5'6"
Surgery RNY Lap: 3/3/08 Dr Krahn
108 lbs lost to date: Goal 175
361/253/175
b4--now--goal

MiladyB

hmmmm, I'm afraid I don't know anything about an extra ring. As far as I know the only surgery that utilizes a ring is the lapband. I do believe that there may be some kind of older variation that doesn't use an adjustable ring but I'm not sure about that. I would ask a lot of questions that's for sure! And yes, I would think the use of any kind of ring would have the potential problem of slippage, erosion, etc...

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Beth

Little Victories; Grand Rapids, MI
Bariatric Support Group


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New Beginnings: My Journey to LIFE

359(BMI: 57.9)/143(BMI:23.1)
Highest/Current

Diabetes, high blood pressure, sleep apnea, high cholesterol,
peripheral vein disease, joint pain and 216 lbs GONE!!


Century Club: July 3, 2006
ONE-derland: Dec. 22, 2006
Double Century: May 29, 2007
Goal: June 15, 2008

Lap RNY: 1/30/06-Dr Randal Baker
TT/BL: 09/21/07-Dr Ronald Ford
PS Revisions: 04/29/08-Dr Ronald Ford
Gallbadder removal: 06/09/08-Dr Randal Baker

Debz

The idea behind the ring is to keep the anastomosis between your new pouch and the small intestine from getting larger. This site has a great visual...

http://www.capellabariatricsurgery.c...ric_bypass.htm

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Debbie
Lap RNY 8/6/07
Highest/Day of surgery/current/goal
251/237/126/130


Goal! I did it!
111 pounds gone since my RNY
125 total pounds gone forever!
Reached my new goal of 130...and I think I want to stop losing now. "Stop losing now".Wow, I never thought I'd ever say that!
Looks like Donna is right though. My body doesn't seem to be done...

BMI 22.3



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electrichoney

Mina, Deb is right about the ring. My surgeon inserted one during my RNY, as Deb said to keep the stoma from stretching over time. The reasoning behind it is to help maintain the sense of fullness we get after eating to help lose weight and maintain the loss over time. The one he used on me a small white plastic or nylon ring -- he showed me one at my pre-surgery appointment with him.

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Rhonda

All-time High 422/Start of Process 388/Current 216/Goal 180?
Open RNY 2/27/07
Century Club Member 5/24/07
Double Century 6/12/08!!
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