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I heard Allergan sold or is selling their lapband division. I don't know just saying what I heard. In any case I chose the lapband because I could not see having my stomach cut into and dissected unless I was told I had some serious disease . I was told at my practice that they are staying with the lapband because through their research they've found that the lapband is great. She said they don't even recommend the band with plication. Most of their patients are lapband. If by any chance my band slips or I have some other complication I will just have the band removed. Hopefully not though. I've had my band for over 3 years and even though I had a bad period of emotional eating and some regain my band is still in great shape. Like they say, I'll cross that bridge when & if I come to it.

I'm doing well since switching surgeons last Tuesday. They scheduled me for a fluoro first thing. It showed all was well with my band and also that I didn't have much restriction. Then I saw a PA that took my vitals . Then I saw a nutrionist, that talked to me and gave me her myfitnesspal user name so that she can follow me. I don't really like having to remember what I ate & logging in but I will start doing it because I have to be completely different than before cause that wasn't working for me. Then I saw my new Dr. Who reviewed everything and decided to give me a fill. I have restriction now. I was a little worried at first because I could barely eat up until yesterday I was eating broth & Greek yogurt. I was able to eat about 3/4 cup of chili I made today but slowly to give each bite time to chew and go down. I'm hoping that I'm at my sweet spot & that my band will loosen up just a bit. I've lost 5 lbs since last Tuesday. Overall, I'm happy . Woo hoo!!

Just start over. I know it's so much easier said than done but it can be done. I saw my new surgeon on Tuesday and I'm already back down 5 lbs. I know what it is to be frustrated and to eat out of stress and emotion. Your not alone. There is a lot of help here that's why I came back. Some can be a little harsh. I was on the site earlier this morning and witnessed an e fight but most are very helpful. And ready to give sound advice to help. Don't give up just go back for your fill, I was dreading it and embarrassed and ashamed but I bit the bullet and back on the losing track. You can do it. You lost 140 lbs, you can do it again.

Useful posts. I had a fill Tuesday and I think I'm still swollen. I was to do 2 days liquid , 2 days purée but I can't get much down still as of today. I can still sip Water and I had 2 cups of tea & half cup of Cappuccino . I'm going to stay on liquids a couple more days before I start thinking infill.

This kinda answers my thoughts. I've been banded for 3 years lost 50 lbs In the first year and then maintained that for about a year then 2 family members were diagnosed with cancer and that led me to emotional eating . To make a long story short I hadn't had a fill in a year. I got with a new surgeon had a barium swallow. He told me that my band was in great shape I had no problem with the liquid going through but he could see I didn't have good restriction. He took me from almost 6cc to 7 this past Tuesday I was told to have 2 days of liquids and 2 days of puréed. Thankfully I did that well because I was not hungry. I'm not doing all of that bad stuff like coughing up & burping but I still can't eat much at all. I made some split pea Soup which is as good as purée I had about 3 tbsp tonight and I was feeling stuck. So I will be eating some broth , Greek yogurt & trying to have a Protein shake tomorrow . I kinda feel like at last maybe I'm hitting my sweet spot but is it like this . I've lost 5lbs since Tuesday . Which is good. Should I be concerned? Does it sound like I'm too tight? I don't mind not being Hungry but eventually I will have to eat a little more. Maybe it's just prolonged swelling of my pouch , stoma whatever. Sorry I had to break into this thread but I can't start threads yet.

Congrats, SandyM, Yes, I had my surgery 3 years ago. At that time I hadn't heard of plication and was not offered that option. If I was I may have opted for that. I cannot see cutting off a piece of my stomach unless I was seriously ill. So I didn't want to do sleeve or bypass. Though I'm not putting them down it was just not for me. I have a friend that got the sleeve just this past June and she's already down over 60 lbs. I lost 50 lbs my first year and then it stopped & I maintained for over a year but because of stress & emotional eating & drinking I'm now on the regain . This is so sad.

I'm starting over too. This coming Tuesday I have an appt with a new surgeon that will hopefully be of more help to me . I hope everything will be ok with my band as I haven't had a fill in over a year but because of eating improperly I have gotten stuck a few times. I would hate to do a revision but if given a choice I'd do lapband w/ plication. I'm going to start over like I just got banded. Like someone up thread said I think this Fall & Winter will be a great time to get back to business and I'm going to do it .

It may be easier to find a new Dr than you think. I posted up thread about my dilemma. I was banded back in 8/2010. I went to my 1st info seminar at NYU because my primary dr recommended Dr Fielding to me. I went through all the beginning paperwork to then be told that their Dr's do not accept my insurance . I was so disappointed but I was then so ready for my surgery so I decided to go with another Dr at another hospital that did accept my insurance. He was great. He did a great job and I didn't have a drop of pain. Only thing was that his office staff is horrible . I hated dealing with them. On top of that I've never been to a support group because they are at inconvenient times and out of the way. He is also very conservative with the fills after a year I was and am only about 5cc. Which may be good for some. I have also had my own issues with emotional eating because of serious illness in the family. Anyway, I got an email from NYU saying that they now accept my insurance . I knew that I was in desperate need of help and support so I called the office explained my situation and asked if I could come to them . Thankfully, they said yes !! They even have a dept. Called surgery elsewhere. I called my former surgeons office and after much hassle with the snippy assistant they finally sent NYU my medical records. I'm so happy to be having my first appt with them next Tuesday. I'm looking at it like a fresh new start with my band. Hey, I had surgery if I don't make this work what will I do? I know I've made mistakes but I have to succeed with this.

Thank you so much for your responses and support. Just wanted to get back to let you know that I'm in the process of having my surgeons office release my medical records to s surgeon that will be better available for me. They have more of a support system and the office staff is a pleasure to deal with. My former surgeons office staff are ridiculously rude and callous. I'm looking forward to starting over again.

This thread is for me. I am failing my band and I'm confused as to where to go next. My poor results are basically my fault. I got banded back on 2010 and lost 50lbs. I needed to lose a little over 100lbs. There was never much support from my surgeons office. The dietitian was pitiful and no help. Doing my research before being banded I saw that many had lots of supports and would have binders full of info from their surgeons. I got a few pages of hand outs . So I bought many books about banding even weight loss surgery for dummies. My surgeons office is kind of out of the way for me so I was not able to get to support meetings. Then my sister & Niece were diagnosed with cancer and that just really threw me off. I have not been back to my surgeons office in about a year now. I don't know what to do. Should I go back to him? Should I find another Surgeon that is easier for me to get to for fills & support? I'm back to researching & looking for diets and I hate that. I have a lapband . I need to work that.