Whats YOUR Second Option for WLS?

[paula]

IF something happened to our band, would we chose another weightloss surgery to continue our weightloss journey?

For me, I would.
Not the GBP though, something else... but what?
At this current weight, I wouldnt qualify for another surgery.
So? What are the other options?

Im 30 pounds from goal weight. If my band had to be removed, I wouldnt feel safe having another procedure at this weight - so do I gain 100 pounds to qualify? I cant imagine what this would do to my body.

My MIL had her stomach stapled 20 or so years ago. She still struggles here and there, always needing to lose 20 or 30ish pounds.
But she is healthy.. And Happy!
No malnutrician. No worry of erosion. No reflux. No port flipping or band slipping. No problems with gas...
And this is 20 years later.

I know this is a lapband support group. But Ive been having problems of my own. So I cant offer very much lapband support right now .

I guess I just want to plan ahead. Cause any one of us could be the next Penni or Trish or Jonathon or Darcey... and the list goes on.

And this stuff about trying to do it on my own (bandless) - nope, not me! I need a tool. I couldnt have done this with out something!

So, what other option would you chose, if you had to face being bandless?

[NotSoFunny]

I have no idea what I would do. I would prolly struggle on my own. this was the only procedure that my husband and I felt comfortable with, so I prolly would not get another surgery.

[503-250]

There were two other surgeries I heard of, that I have oddly enough not heard anything else about since.

1. Electro stim, a small stim pad is placed on the stomach and it is gently electrocuted into submission LOL.

2. Gastric Sleeve, similar to the band, but more like a sock then a bracelet.

[HeatherGurl]

I would like to believe that I could do it on my own, but that just wouldn't happen. If I could get the band again, but had to self pay, I would do it again in a heartbeat!

[Stitchy]

I didn't, and still don't, have a second option. For me, this was the only one. If I couldn't get another band, I think I would have to try to maintain without. A dismal thought, but there are others on this forum that do it unbanded. I would have to stay a member here, and try to work it out.

[JoyceGA]

Paula, this is a very supportive group for banded and unbanded.

I will have to self-pay when I get my band, because I didn't have the bariatric rider on my Blue Cross Blue Shield -- they rejected me at 450 lbs. Now, if I didn't need it -- who does???

I got with "this" group after a couple of months on OH. "This" group never commented on my surgery choice or acted like I didn't have a voice because I was pre-op.

There is a possibility, that if I change my lifestyle enough and can maintain, I might choose not to have the lap-band when that time comes. If I can't maintain, I will be the first person in line to get it.

Paula, I'm following the eating and exercising post-ops do. I'm losing doing that. In fact, I am laughing at Kristie's Jenny Craig commercial, cause she has been on THAT for two years, and I have lost the same 75 lbs in 5 months by following the protein diet here.

The most important thing, is to be around supportive people who understand your desire to lose and who can motivate you during the slow periods.

THAT IS THIS GROUP.

[Kim G]

In the 6 months that I have been working at a bariatric center I can say the band is still my first choice...I wouldn't go with the RNY or BPD. Personally they are not right for me. Our surgeon does a vertical sleeve gasrectomy which is just making your stomach into a tube and nothing else. So that would be the only other thing I personally would do.

Oh my gosh please never let me be without my band!!!!

[Txblue_eyedqt]

For me, I feel like if I lost my band tomorrow, I would defintily chose the gastric bypass...I have dealt with being over weight my whole life, and at this point in my journey Im not strong enough to do this on my own....I do think its a "rough" thing to do to your body, but my cousin has been very successful with it.....I just opted for a less invasive surgery on my precious body....

[Diva]

I don't have a plan B. This was it for me.

[Jachut]

There's no second option for me. Firstly they dont do anything other than banding here anyway, all the other procedures have pretty much been phased out due to the risks inherent.

Secondly there's no way on earth I would have the GBP due to the risks and lifestyle factors involved.

For me, I think my lifestyle had just become a bit unbalanced, and exercise had fallen by the wayside. Its well and truly part of my day again now so despite the fact that I've always been an "eater" I kept my weight in check for many many years due to being so active, I only became less active after I had babies. I'm pretty sure I woudnt give up running etc again now and I'm generally far more active as a result of being lighter, so I truly do think that I wouldnt just shoot up to my top weight again. I'm sure it would go on with age as it does for most people, but I never was morbidly obese and really dont have much reason to suspect I would be in the future without my band. I think I had a wake up call pretty early and I do think I could hold my weight steady.

Might be kidding myself, lol.

[Loving-It]

I would be willing to do anything that doesn't involve rearranging muh innards.

[Kathy]

Plan B would be the Sleeve Gastrectomy. Since I'd be self-pay, I'd probably see Dr. C. or Dr. P. for that. If I lost my band, I'd give it a year to see how I maintain my loss. If I'm struggling, I'm signing up.

I'm 20-30 pounds from goal. I'd like to think I could do this "on my own" but I know better. It'd SUCK without my band. :(