tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1092889454395794939.post480964873562831814..comments2022-11-13T00:49:55.264-08:00Comments on Tanya's Lap Band Journey: I'm so confused! Help!Tanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08150278005695339874noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1092889454395794939.post-41775783423188752282011-04-14T16:47:22.835-07:002011-04-14T16:47:22.835-07:00I know several people who've had RnY with vary...I know several people who've had RnY with varying degrees of success. For me the adjustable quality of the band was the selling point. I knew my enthusiasm for dieting would wane and the fact that I can go get a fill if I need it means I don't ever have to "go off" my diet. It was also cheeper.Amanda Kiskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08035180757671095192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1092889454395794939.post-24507559013849074572011-04-12T09:16:54.926-07:002011-04-12T09:16:54.926-07:00I went with it because I get to choose what level ...I went with it because I get to choose what level of help I need. My dad had the bypass done and he got sick and unless he had it completly reversed he had no option on getting more food in him. At least with the band if something happens and I need to be able to eat more I can do that without having the whole expensive thing reversed. That was a major plus for me.tagyourithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13029051142313635929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1092889454395794939.post-22884328302530344182011-04-12T07:15:11.579-07:002011-04-12T07:15:11.579-07:00I think bypass is a good option for some people. ...I think bypass is a good option for some people. I considered it myself.<br /><br />The thing that made me choose the lapband in the end was the adjustability. I look at fills as a pro, not a con, and this is why: with the bypass, what's done at surgery is done. You lose what you're going to lose at the rate that you lose it. And then, if you have trouble with maintenance, you gain what you're going to gain. I like that if I have a period where I mess up and gain, I can get an adjustment and start losing again without having to revise to another surgery. I've seen other lapbanders who have gained almost all of the weight they initially lost-- and then they started over again with fills and are losing it all again. Now of course I hope I don't ever have to do that, but I know with the band it is possible. With the bypass, if you gain it all back you have to have another, different surgery.Lylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09330598009302675050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1092889454395794939.post-60470863160512718852011-04-12T06:34:02.485-07:002011-04-12T06:34:02.485-07:00I feel like the main thing that made me decide to ...I feel like the main thing that made me decide to go for the band was the fact that it was reversible. And no dumping syndrome. (I'm a sweet-aholic after all!)<br /><br />If I had known bypass was reversible I probably STILL wouldn't have gotten it just because I wanted the freedom to overeat sometimes (lol, that's horrible) but you do what you have to do, sweetie! :) We'll support you no matter what you choose!Rhondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02136948771014366470noreply@blogger.com