Guest guest Posted May 25, 2000 Report Share Posted May 25, 2000 Hi , It was actually me in Brisbane that was offered the Gastric Bypass and the keep the band. As I was on my second band (not cheap little things) and my doctor was trying to convince me the have the gastric bypass I specifically asked if the band could stay in at the same time. Then when I had lost the required amount of weight I could have the bypass reversed and maintain weight with the band. Basically, as I understand it, the bypass is just an intestinal bypass. You are left with approx 50cm of digestive tract which means you don't have time to soak up all those baddies. It has some major side effects which I wasn't willing to deal with at this time i.e. diahhorea, bad and smelly wind, spotting, all those lovely things you don't need when you work closely with people. That's it for today.... (Brisbane) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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