fluffychick
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Hello,
I currently have a failed lapband. I had the lapband surgery 4 yrs ago and it has been the worse experience of my life. I had just given up on it about two years ago and have not been back to my surgeon. Well over the last 6 months things have gotten progressively worse from horrible acid reflux to not being able to keep solid food down. I went to see a different doctor that opened a clinic closer to me as the other one was about an hour away and I did not see a point in going to see him anyway as I was not having a pleasant experience.
With that said I saw a new doctor earlier this week who took xrays and confirmed my suspicion of a band slip. He is now working with my insurance to give me a revision to a sleeve! I think I will be a lot happier with the sleeve and not having a foreign object(band) in my body.
Complications I have had from the band include: When I would get a fill I would make it almost home and realize that I could not swallow anything anymore. I could swallow the small cup of water they give you in the clinic but by the time I would make it home nothing. I would end up in the ER and have what should be 1-2cc's removed but when they remove the fluid it was never what I saw him put in. twice this happened to me. The final straw was when I left the clinic and made it to the express way but the same thing happened I went back to the clinic that was 15 minutes a way and the door was locked as I always get the last appointment due to work. I went to the ER there instead of by me and the same thing they would remove the fluid but not what he put in.. After that I gave up and decided this would be my life.
I am a bit nervous about the sleeve and hopes this works.