chris73

My current surgeon, Has explained that it is short sighted to believe these can stay permanently. I still can't understand how anyone would accept 15% failure rate as acceptable! Thank you bandarella for making the point. If you like the band have at it. However it's not a matter of if it will fail, or cause damage but when. I was head over heels and thought I found the holy grail until I dug a little deeper. Allergen as well as many of the facilities that sold the bands are suing each other, it will only be a matter of time before there is a recall or ban. This is my opinion. I wish you were right and I did not Needs another surgery.

Best of luck !

No need to take my word for it look around the boards. 10-15% is a huge number! The band doesn't help diabetics losing weight does, and that makes the other surgeries more effective. I have been extremely compliant, I eat very clean and still had problems. The band is a short term solution, and is not meant to be left In permanently, you will eventually need surgery to either replace it, repair it, revise the surgery all together. Had I been told that up front I would have opted for the sleeve. Additionally the "older" the band is meaning, getting past 3-5 years the incident a of failure and removal moves up sharply. It is NOT a safe device, and has not been marketed with full disclosure

My band has failed and caused issues to my esophagus. Rather than just remove, they will do a sleeve. Which by my research is probably the safest, and effective. Bypass is very hard on the body, malabsorption does crazy things.

August 28th- kaiser South Bay, Dr Belzberg, revision surgery approved same day. Yeah me

Dr Belzberg- at Kaiser South Bay, I love in Corona. Revising from a band to sleeve due to complications. Amazing dr, Kaiser has been awesome. I have only been insured with them for 2 months and no issue switching it out!

Stay away from the lap band! It is failing at an alarming rate. In my case as with many others I have dilated my esophagus and have been in horrible pain. Vomiting in my sleep. I have been completely unfilled and have severe cramps and sickness. I lost about 50 lbs at my best and gained 20 back in the last few months, going right in line with the failure of the band. Ask your dr directly, "is the band meant to be permanent?" The answer is no! I was not told this up front and would have chosen differently. I am being revised to the sleeve, I feel this is probably the safest choice, after all we are modifying something from its original. The foreign body thing, fillings are hardly a comparison.