Monday, May 17, 2010

MY reason to choose Lap-Band over RNY

My standard explanation for having Lap-Band as opposed to RNY has become:

My niece, age 52, has stomach cancer. She has had a perfectly good reason to have 75% of her stomach removed and things to be rerouted. My stomach is still a healthy organ (albeit a bit stretched), disease free. I DO NOT have any reason to have the stomach to be surgically cut upon/altered or anything rerouted. I also have one malabsorption issue with my B-12 levels, I certainly don't need any others.

Sue passed on to the next world almost a year to the day from her diagnosis. Before she weakened too much, she sent me a wonderful note of encouragement for my journey


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