Danish

I had my operation in may 2010 in the Philippines where i lived at that time. Approx 6 month i got stomach pain a few hours after eating but it stopped a few hours later. I got the same stomach pain 4-5 times the next month and went to the doctor who preformed the operation but he just tole me it was normal and did a fill of the band. Shortly after i moved to Denmark and I got the same stomach pain a few times here as well and went to a local doctor who refereed me to a hospital for gastroscopy to check if every thing is OK. It was found the band had cut through the stomach and the doctor could see the band from the inside. I will now most likely have my band removed and if that is the case it will be hard to keep my weight down. Is this happened to others before? I must say I'm very disappointed with my lapband and with my doctor in the Philippines who seems like he just wanted to make money, I got very little info from him after the operation, and only refill when i when for checkup after the operation.

No, unfortunately that is no longer possible. The place where the band is mounted is already damage and it is not possible to get a new band as it would be placed on the same location, so next step might be by-pass for me or simply try to keep my diet if I can not get another operation.

Thank you for the information. I was now referred to another hospital here for another check and possible removal of the band. Hope they can do something else so i can continue my weight loss, i would hate to start gaining again as i really feel better now with my lower weight. Loose total approx 95 lb.