Sarie

Hi, I just need a place to rant. My fiance is so supportive but ultimately doesn't understand how I feel about this. I had my band placed back in 2012. I did great the first 5 years. I lost a total of 115 lbs. I started getting sick back in 2017. A year and a half later I found out it was my band, it had eroded. I had emergency surgery to have the band removed last September. Now I am in a HUGE situation. I have gained back all the weight and plus some, have high uncontrollable blood pressure, fatty liver disease, severe edema, chest pain, knee pain, and back pain so bad that I am unable to do anything. I try to go to the gym and workout but I am in so much pain physically I just can't do it. I reached out to my insurance to see if they would help me get a second surgery. Well even after letters from 7 of my Dr's, they denied my appeal for help, not once, but twice!!! I have no quality of life in my eyes and they are unwilling to help. I don't know what to do or where to turn. I am scared to go to Mexico because of the "super bug" infection that is down there, my friends sister got it and she has been miserable ever since. I screwed up my credit when I was young and dumb so a loan is not an option. I feel like I am trapped in this body and there is no hope. Again sorry for the rant, but if anyone has any ideas or suggestions, I welcome them! Thanks

Looking for a good bariatric surgeon with reasonable self pay prices. Preferably in the Utah area but can be anywhere. Any help would be great!

Hi. I got my band placed in 2012. I had great success with it. I lost about 125lbs. At the beginning of 2017, I began getting very sick and unable to tolerate anything by mouth and would get terrible cramping in the left side of my abdomen. After a year and a half of playing the what could this be option, I finally got my primary Dr to order a GI consult and get an upper GI scope. The scope in fact found that my band had eroded into my stomach! I went to my bariatric surgeon and he removed it in Sept of 2018. Since that time I have gained back all of my weight plus much more. My insurance is refusing to pay for another surgery. I am having so many more co-morbitities now then before I had the band placed. Plus I am having more pain in the left side of my abdomen where my band was. Plus its so weird it feels like a baby is moving in that same area, but I am not pregnant. I am looking to find somewhere to get the gastric sleeve done for a decent self pay price. If anyone knows of anywhere I would greatly appreciate the info. Thanks!!!

Hello, I need some help. I am looking into getting a band to sleeve revision. I really wanted to go to Mexico and get this done but unfortunately my dad, who is going to help me finance this adventure, will help me if I go to Mexico. I pleaded and pleaded my case that is was just as safe but he wouldn't listen, Over protective dads, even when the kids are all grown up..lol. Well anyways, I am looking for an affordable self pay revision surgeon. I am not meaning a cheap surgeon just someone who is reasonably affordable. I live in Utah and it is super expensive here. The lowest I can find is $18,000 and the highest is 22,000. I know that there has to be a slightly lower option out there. If any of you awesome people out there know of anyone please let me know. I don't mind to travel, a small vacation would be nice! Thanks everyone

I recently got my first fill in over 8 months. Well I can eat food with no problem, I have the restriction and feel full fast and am not eating too much. But, I can not drink any liquids especially cold ones with out having to make myself puke. I get horrible pains and pressure in my stomach especially around my port. Not sure if I am too tight or if something else is wrong. I plan on calling my Drs office on Monday, but until then, has anyone else had this problem? Sent from my SM-G900P using the BariatricPal App

Anyone from Utah out there?

I feel like I fix the same food over and over. Do any of you awesome bandys have any yummy recipes you would like to share? Thanks in advance! :-)

An any of you awesome bandsters recommend a good food scale. Thanks for any help you can

After my surgery last summer 6/11/12 I got a huge burst of self confidence and went back to school, moved out and crazy enough re-entered the crazy wide world of dating, and now due to all those reasons and some health issues with my parents, I have been doing lots of emotional and stress eating, to the point I have put on 10 lbs and am now beating myself over that too. What are some ways that everyone else deals with their emotional eating? I found a great solution by going running, but due to my school schedule this semester I am tied to the computer doing homework so barely have time for anything else. Any suggestions that you awesome bandsters have would be so incredibly helpful!! Thanks :-)

Well you see most if us are humans and we make mistakes, learn from them and get back on track. Congrats to you for being a perfect robot who never makes a mistake.

I am in the same boat as all of you. I was banded 6/11/12. I am so close to my 75lb mark but keep falling off the wagon. It's so frustrating. I feel like I lost a ton at first and now it's just slowed way down to the point of none. I am trying to get back to it, I know I can I just find for some reason I don't have the same dedication and determination as I did a year ago. Also what is a 5 day pouch test?

Lately after I eat, I get bad left sided abdominal pain. My surgery was 6 months ago and this pain started off and on about a month ago. But lately it has become more frequent and with out eating. Has anyone else had something like this happen?

I have hit my first weightloss platue since having surgery this last June. Its so frustrating. How did everyone else keep motivated when this has happend?

Holy Cow this has been a horrible weekend! So for the first time since my surgery on 6/11/12, I had to face my emotional eating problem. I got into a huge fight with my sister and have been sad and upset since Thursday. Well before surgery when I was upset I would turn to food as my comfort and my support. I have tried doing this the last 3 nights and have just ended up making myself sick! Well with the band I wasn't able to over eat as you all know, so I decided to "drink" my comfort with milkshakes, sugary lemonaide, etc.... Then I was on the phone tonight with a friend and I was explaining my bad mood, and bad decisons and asked in a frustrated voice "I don't know what to do about my emotions, I want to eat, but I can't, I feel sick from all the crap!!" She then replied, "ummmm, why didn't you just go to the gym"? LIGHT BULB burst on in my head shouting you idiot, that is such a better allternative! I honestly never even thought about it! Thank heavens for outside thoughts and opinions! As I type this my stomach hurts and I feel like crap, but honestly I learned a very valuable lesson, the next time I find myself facing this same situation I will remember my friends words and "just go to the gym"! Thank heavens that tomorrow is a new day and new chance to reclaim my weight loss from last week, which I am sure I have gained back plus some after my poor me pity party I threw this weekend.

I had surg 6/11/12, I have been doing so good. I am down 20lbs thus far. I went for my first adjustment last week, but the Rn said I was doing so good she wanted to watch me for another 2 weeks. Well the last 2 days I have been really struggling. I feel like I am constantly hungry and tonight when I ate dinner, I didn't stop when I felt satisfied, I stopped when I felt full. Now I am hurting and beating myself up over it. Is it normal to have days where you just don't feel satisfied? I feel like I have now failed and have ruined everything and let everyone down.

I am struggling with this exact thing myself right now. I know things will get better for us, we just have to stick to our bubs and hang in there! Good luck.

I get my first fill tomorrow. I am nervous but excited!

So I know about staying clear of bread, rice and pasta what about tortillas?

I was banded on 7/11/12, things have been going really well and have felt vet optimistic and upbeat ever since the surgery, until today that is. I don't know if its just feeling run down since going back to work, who knows. Anyone else feel this way?

I was banded on 6/11/12, I immediately started seeing results and lost 13 in the first 3 weeks, but over the course of the last week I have very slowly started to gain some lbs back, its only 3 or 4, but I am now paranoid that I am doing something wrong. Is it normal to go up and down like this?