Hi I’m new here. I was banded 7/05, was doing well for 17 months when my band slipped. I lost down to my surgeons goal weight for me because I was barfing my brains out for a few weeks and had pneumonia. Life was complicated at the time and I just didn’t put all the pieces together, duh. I had the slipped band repositioned and it just hasn’t worked right since. I have a tiny bit of fill that doesn’t give me restriction and have lots of heartburn and reflux. They’ve checked the positioning twice and it’s the same as when they fixed it. I gained 10 pounds right away, slowly put on 15 and now after I had a hysterectomy last year I’m 50 pounds heavier than when they repositioned my band. Makes me so upset with myself. Unfortunately, I can eat normal size meals and nearly any type of food EXCEPT dense Protein, go figure, and I often justdon’t feel well after I eat.
I’ve made an appointment to get unfilled to see if my heartburn and reflux improves and another appointment with my surgeon to see about a revision. I would like to get the sleeve, but from what I’ve read here my insurance won’t approve a revision to the sleeve. I haven’t decided if I’m willing to go RNY, it scared me in 2005 and still does. I think I am brave enough to self-pay and go to Mexico, but I’m not sure if my hubby will be so keen on that. He’s very supportive of me getting either revision, he wants me to feel good about myself.
I have some questions if anyone is willing.
* What kind of weight loss results are you getting from the sleeve?
* Does losing with the sleeve take complete focus, or can you just go on with life making good (not perfect) choices and lose weight? (does it always feel like you are dieting?)
* Do you have heartburn or reflux?
* Did you have it with the band?
Thanks!
