Glenn Abrahams

I was banded at TLBC in 2007 and have had major complications the last few years and just recently have been advised the problem stemmed from the lapband, which I felt all along. Now a call to SB and I am told that TLBC went out of business and SB took over, hiring Dr Yao and honoring the TLBC lifetime support but for only 5 years. I need to get this band removed and I am getting the run around all over the place. I called Dr Yao's office and while I was leaving a message a woman picked up the phone and told me he see's patients once per month, and he gets a lot of calls from TLBC patients. I asked her what he did the rest of the month and she seemed to understand the question and replied "I don't know". My health has been getting worse over the past few years due to this band and what has previously been diagnosed as Barrett's Esophagus and then esophagitis. I am bringing up 'bile' like liquid at night, coming out of my mouth and nose and its very bad, there is no rhyme or reason to this, even if I don't eat anything after lunch I can still have a bad night. I cough like there is no tomorrow also which is also affecting my partners ability to sleep as well as my 18 month old little girl that sometimes gets woken up by daddies coughing. I need this to end and soon. Glenn