I have to get my lapband out. I have had it for almost 5years. I was sick the entire time. I ate a lot of foods that would slide down. So I would not throw up. I started gaining my weight back almost 2 yrs after. My thryroid went out and they blaimed it on that. I was healthy other than being big. Now, I have low iron, thryoid diease, and twitching. I would never get this done again..I stopped going to get filled in 2007. Because I got to full. Now I have no fluid. I belch all the time....