Takeyoursymptomsseriously

For me, they suspected Barrett's and I forced them into band removal. The results came back benign. But it was the best decision in my case. My port had built up a lot of scar tissue as well.

I had a football size mass removed from my body that had wrapped around my lap band. And the lower 10% of my esophagus removed. It was the start of Barrett's. It was a horrific experience. It took one year to discover the tumor. I had every test under the sum, minus insurance. They thought I was bulimic, because I lost over 100 lbs. in six months. I couldn't keep anything down. I begged my lap band surgeon to remove it finally and it turned into a five hour surgery. He said if they had just took an XRay of my back they would have seen the tumor. I became malnourished, if you have had stomach surgery or issues you cannot absorb B12 effectively and are also folate deficient. So I'm on vitamins to replace those deficiencies. I also now have high blood pressure even though I'm no longer obese. I never had BP issues while obese. To anyone considering surgery read everything! This is not a quick solution or easy thing. Make a list of pros and cons. Get more than two opinions. Question everything. It does not matter how nice your doctor is, mine was supper nice, it's your future. You can lose the weight on your own! Just believe in yourself. Take my story in to consideration before you decide.