Not a medical professional here....just a die hard LapBand patient!!!

It's simple...the LapBand goes around the upper portion of the
stomach, which kinda makes your stomach into the shape of an hour
glass. So, your insides aren't all moved around as you get with the
Bypass. With the Bypass, there's cutting, stapling, and rerouting of
the intestines and of the bowel. That's why people who have the
Bypass can have what's called "dumping", which means the simple
sugars that you and I eat go through a Bypass person causing a quick
rush to the bathroom. Sometimes they can feel other symptoms
too...not too fun from what I here from my friend.

I hope this helps you out. Not only am I banded now but so is my
husband. I love the band and how easy it was to go from surgery on
Friday and back to work the next Tuesday. Don't get me wrong,
though. I was sore. I felt like I did about 1,000 sit ups but that
was all.

I wish you great success this year! You have a new you to get to
know. Keep us informed on how it all works out for you.

Sincerely,
EM


--- In drfoxlapband4u@yahoogroups.com, "Johnna Thedford"
<jgthedford@...> wrote:
>
> I can't tell you anything negative about the lap band surgery. I
asked
> the same question before my surgery as well and received this same
> response. The only negative thing was that those who responded,
and
> now I, wish I would have had it sooner. There is a HUGE
difference
> between the lap band and gastric bypass. GB is a ratical surgery
and
> has a much longer recovery time while LB is a quick, easy surgery
with
> a very short recovery time. I could have returned to work within
a
> couple of days (had a desk job) and been fine. With GB, you will
lose
> a lot a weight and quickly! However, you will have a lot of
excess
> skin that you will eventually have to do something with. On the
other
> hand, with the LB surgery, your weight loss will come but is
slower and
> gives your body to "re-form" and the skin is more taut. I
personally
> was not sick after the surgery, but I did have a couple of hours
of
> nausea due to the anesthesia. For that you will receive a
suppository
> and you will be fine. Other than that, no problems at all.
>
> Hope this helps you make up your mind. LB is certainly the way to
go
> and you don't have to take a hand full of pills every day for the
> remainder of your life as you do with GB.
>
> If you have any questions, please let us know. We all had, and
still
> have, questions.
>
> Johnna
>
> --- In drfoxlapband4u@yahoogroups.com, "kbponder29" <kbponder29@>
> wrote:
> >
> > can anyone tell me anything negative that might of come from
your
> > experience? are u less sick with the Lap Band vs. bariatric
surgery?
> >
>