Cathy1980

G'day Everyone, Im new to this site. I have had a quick browse through and it is great to see so many people having so much success, and supporting one another )))) For me, its a different story. I was banded in 2003. I went from 130kgs down to 85kgs. So i was fairly successful. Last year i was diagnosed with a chronic slip, as they weight just kept creeping on. So, all my fill was emptied. Fell pregnant, more weight piles on. Now, i find myself depressed and confused!!!!!!!!! I was given the option of a gastric sleeve - which scares the hell out of me, so it isnt an option. Or, a new lapband.... I'm a bit down and disheartened, as some people have reported that they arent as successful the second time round? To me, as far as weight loss surgery goes, this is my only option? Please, if anyone has had a similar experience (where they have needed their band replaced for whatever reason) can you please tell me how you found it, and whether you have had success. I'm remaining hopefull that it will help me a 2nd time around...as being up around 130kg again is scary & worrying. Hopefully someone can shed some light on this for me ((((( Thanks for reading, Cath.

Hi everyone :thumbup: Im new to this site & its great reading everybodies stories, the up's & down's, the success etc. Here is my story -albeit, one of the not so successful at this stage. I was banded back in 2004 in Sydney. I weighed 120 kgs and lost 86kgs. In 2007 i experienced over-restriction, when i was quite ill in hospital (with the flu), and had all my fill removed. From this point onwards, i neglected to get any fill for about 2 years. I then noticed my weight creeping on (around 100kgs). During this time i had moved interstate to Perth. I decided i would find a new lap-band surgeon who could give me a fill - and get the weight-loss ball rolling again. After having a barium swallow and confirming everything was fine - I had a 2ml fill. I then found it hard to keep fluids down and experienced bad reflux - so i had 1ml taken out, and figured it was too big a fill first time round after having none for so long. So, i sat on 1ml fill. I fell pregnant (2009). During my pregnancy i vomitted quite a bit, had terrible reflux and didn't have it seen too, and now, as a result of, i have a chronic slip and it must be removed! I am faced with the decision a) being re-banded, :thumbup: have a gastric sleeve or c) leave myself with nothing except my willpower. I am leaning towards a) being re-banded. Having 80% of my stomach removed via gastric sleeving would worry me way too much, and is PERMANENT. Also, the risk, albeit small, of having a leaking stomach scares me. c) Relying on willpower isnt an option for me at this point in my life. My surgeon at the moment believes that such a bad slip that occured at some point within the last 2 years, could be due to vommitting too much, or because when i had my lapband procedure done, it was considered early days of for perfoming the procedure and the stitching may not have been tight enough etc. So, decision time awaits me - but regardless, this band must come out anyway. Arghhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! Sorry to whinge - but im still in shock and only found out 2 days ago!!