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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